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Gun Shows Suck If You Are A Hunter!
I went to the Bill Goodman's Gun & Knife Show today at the Fairgrounds in Nashville,TN. They advertised all kinds of hunting guns and equipment would be there. I paid $6 to walk around and look at assault rifles and daggers with a bunch of redneck Uni-bomber wanna be's. It was a rip off for hunters. They had a few shotguns, but were priced high. They had arny camo pants for $25 a pair. We went to Bass Pro Shop afterwards and they had MO BU camo shirts and pants for $14.88 each. It will be the last time a gun show gets my money! BPS is more expensive than Walmart, but they do have good stuff that Walmart doesn'y carry. Like MO BU NWTF turkey vests! Good calls! Good decoys! And good guns at a reasonable price!
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DRG, I experienced the very same thing here in NY as well. Lot's of Miltary stuff, as a matter of fact, way too much!! Your much better off going to the sportsman shows!!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
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It must have to do with where you live as to what kind of guns you see at gunshows .I have seen some assault rifles here at the gunshows, but not that much ,most of it is sporting rifles . I'm not into assault rifles either .
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Got a question, Just what makes a rifle an assault rifle, is it the looks or the wood? Why is a SKS considered an assault rifle and a model 7400 Rem a sporting rifle. Sometimes I think us hunters get carried away with the terminology of the anti's, lets becareful.
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I stopped going to guns shows in my area years ago. I can only look at so many booths selling rebel flag knives and belt buckles. Seriously though, I seem to remember when I was a kid the shows were so much better. They always had unique guns and lots of items that catered to the sportsman. Honestly, I think most of these shows are losing a lot of quality vendors because of the heat gun shows have come under in recent years.
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Brian you are exactly right my friend!!The legality's involved with the buying and selling of firearms is a giant pain in the a$$!!It very's where you live across the country but here in Calif,the background check and waiting periods are just part of the stuff we have to put up with!!!
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The only reason I go to the gun show in Kansas City anymore is to buy reloading supplies. When buying primers and powders at the show, you save the hazardous shipping fee that they tack on if you mail order. My experience has been that guns and such are way overpriced. But I'm sure there are a few bargains to be had for the intrepid shopper at all gunshows if you are willing to look hard enough and bargain with the sellers.
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Gun shows here in Arkansas are hit or miss. Sometimes, there's good ones, sometimes there's not. A bunch of the good vendors have quit going to gun shows because of all of the flack they get from the libbys and govt. It's left a bunch of other boothes like, knives and clothes to fill their spots. You're gonna keep seeing, more and more junk, and less and less quality firearms sells at gun shows.
I'm in Arkansas though...I think geographical location probably does have an affect on the types of gun shows you have. Peace Through Strength |
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Louisville, KY has a real good gun show about three times a year. There are always a lot of individuals walking around with guns to sell. You just have to be careful, and know what you are buying.
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Louisville, KY has a real good gun show about three times a year. There are always a lot of individuals walking around with guns to sell. You just have to be careful, and know what you are buying.
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Brian L hit it on the head. These things have become shows for paramilitary fan. Lots of junk for the most part and prices no sane person would pay for a used gun.
The "unabomber wannabes" is an accurate description of what I saw at my last gun show a couple of years back. It's scary to see what kind of people are there walking around bristling with guns and knives bought and for sale. I think they have a right to have the shows, but I won't be attending any more. Give 'em a barrel! |
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"A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." Theodore Roosevelt http://tscott.fws1.com ONE NATION UNDER GOD! Edited by - TScottW99 on 02/10/2003 14:23:20 Edited by - TScottW99 on 02/10/2003 14:24:00 |
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TScottW99,
Okay, ya slammed me on this post. Did I offend you or something? Sorry, I thought we were all here on the same accord. No, I am not single minded about anything. I am probably one of the most open minded hunters you will ever meet. I do get excited when I discover a call, gun, or ammo that is superior to what I have seen before. I guess I do get a little carried away sometimes. Maybe that is why have had success as a new turkey hunter. I read, listen, and learn alot from other and try to apply it when I go into the field. I have not and will not ever tell a person I think the are hunting wrong as lond as it is legal what they are doing. I do not agree with killing jakes or roost shooting. But, those are my rules I go by. Not what I push on everybody else. Sorry if it seems like everything is "my way or the highway!" If that was true I would not be on a message board reading everybodies post trying to learn something. I am also a member of the NWTF and try to do everything capable to promote the wild turkey! I bet "Bear Bryant" would have been a "Turkey Hunting Warrior!" |
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I wasn't trying to "slam" you. I just took offense to the whole uni-bomber and "assualt" weapon deal. Gun shows have always been about an assortment of guns. I have been to ones where their were more "hunting" guns and I've been to them where they had more "other" type guns. As a hunter, police officer, veteran and good ol' gun nut I like them all. I was just trying to say talk to the promoters. If you want more hunting guns then ask for it. I'll edit my originial post to make it less "slam" like.
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personally i ahve found rifles to be over priced at the gun shows and many of the "many shot capable, synthetic, pistolgripped, nightvision scoped" rifles are also more expensive than id like but i dont have a use for them anyway other than fun. though handguns are a different realm. the indy 1500 gun show has some good deals on handguns. comared to the shops around me that ive been too any way. reloading compnents are a steal compared to most stores though. and once fored brass is also plentiful. though i am getting tired of all the crap they have there
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At gun shows, you have to take the good with the bad. I don't even look at 60% of the tables I pass at gun shows. However the promoter allows anyone to leglly sell any type of firearm, and that is the way it should be. Places to find guns are becoming more scarce every year. The military guys may not like to sort through muzzleloaders and turkey guns either. I seldom buy anything at gunshows anymore, unless an individual is walking around with a really good deal on a gun I've been interested in. It's a day out of the house. When gun shows are gone, only Walmart will be left. I agree that some of the gun shows can be a waste of time, but I do like to go to the big ones in Louisville and Indianapolis. I've blown $6 on worse entertainment.
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Brokenbucket,
See that's a problem with todays gun owners. An AR-15 is as much as an "assualt weapon" as a semi-automatic deer rifle. When you divide the guns up like you have you are asking for them all to be taken away. Anti-gun groups know this, this is why they attack one type of firearm at a time. Before you know it they are all gone. Look over in Germany. They just outlawed pump shotguns several months ago because the Anti's said it was way too powerful. That's your and my turkey gun! All an AR-15 is, is a semi-automatic rifle with a fancy black stock. With today's laws, the high cap mags are starting to disaper or getting so high no thug/criminal is going to buy them. Remember when they come to take your "too powerful" turkey gun that someone else had drawn a line somewhere. Besides an AR-15 is fun to shoot like most AR owners will attest since most use it for target practice or predator hunting. The other owners usally served time in the military and like to remember when, just like your and my grand dad's M1 Garand. The father of "assualt weapons". "A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." Theodore Roosevelt http://tscott.fws1.com ONE NATION UNDER GOD! |
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Please tell us what an assault rifle is. Which is more deadly your so called semi-automatic rifle that you call an assault rifle or a 12ga shotgun loaded with buckshot. THE NRA, WHERE WOULD YOU AS A GUN-OWNER BE WITHOUT THEM. GUN-OWNERS, UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL. |
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only gun show i went to was probably 80% military stuff (m-16's ak-47's and who knows what else). and 20% hunting guns and most of those were old pieces of junk!!! the best part was seeing a man from my church and he was saling hunting guns ONLY and they were nice (remmy 1100 etc...) so yea my only gun show sucked.
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