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<blockquote data-quote="sethk" data-source="post: 2332408" data-attributes="member: 31522"><p>Yeah, I like SSP a lot. I'm close the north store and check in fairly often to see what they've got. I do like to cast a pretty wide net since I'm my interests are pretty specific, my budget is limited, and I'm the sort of guy that likes digging around flea markets and junk shops for small "treasures" anyway. I can't envision any time in the new future where I'm going to go into a shop (even a very reasonable one like SSP) and ask them to order me a factory new anything. That's part of why I think gun shows might be fun. Sure, it'll be crowded with possibly annoying people and a bunch of AR stuff and survivalist gear that I'm not interested, but I love the idea of running into an old fella that got, say, an old H&R break-top revolver sitting on his table (maybe a little rough cosmetically, but is a shooter, and he'll take $190 for it...that sort of deal). </p><p></p><p>So far, between Big Boy's, the GBO forum classifieds, and Tom's Pawn I've got a setup that I'm pretty happy with for the time being. I can shoot 30-06, 12ga, and 357 mag. and I've just barely crossed the $500 mark. I figure if I'm patient enough, I might just be able to find comparable deals on the handful of other stuff that I'd like to pick up at some point. Maybe a gun won't do that for me every-time, but heck, it's still cheaper than a lot of movie theaters these days even if I don't buy anything.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sethk, post: 2332408, member: 31522"] Yeah, I like SSP a lot. I'm close the north store and check in fairly often to see what they've got. I do like to cast a pretty wide net since I'm my interests are pretty specific, my budget is limited, and I'm the sort of guy that likes digging around flea markets and junk shops for small "treasures" anyway. I can't envision any time in the new future where I'm going to go into a shop (even a very reasonable one like SSP) and ask them to order me a factory new anything. That's part of why I think gun shows might be fun. Sure, it'll be crowded with possibly annoying people and a bunch of AR stuff and survivalist gear that I'm not interested, but I love the idea of running into an old fella that got, say, an old H&R break-top revolver sitting on his table (maybe a little rough cosmetically, but is a shooter, and he'll take $190 for it...that sort of deal). So far, between Big Boy's, the GBO forum classifieds, and Tom's Pawn I've got a setup that I'm pretty happy with for the time being. I can shoot 30-06, 12ga, and 357 mag. and I've just barely crossed the $500 mark. I figure if I'm patient enough, I might just be able to find comparable deals on the handful of other stuff that I'd like to pick up at some point. Maybe a gun won't do that for me every-time, but heck, it's still cheaper than a lot of movie theaters these days even if I don't buy anything. [/QUOTE]
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