Stillwater Gunshow - Dec 9 & 10 - Anyone going?

[aarondhgraham]

It's been a couple of years since anyone did a gunshow here in Stillwater,,,
The last one was pretty small and had nothing I needed,,,
But I'm going anyways just to get out of the house.

I am not in the market for anything,,,
Especially not for a new gun,,,
But, who knows.

In any event I'll support the sponsor with my entry fee,,,
Maybe it will induce them to do more shows here.

Aarond

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[THAT Gurl]

Have fun!!

 

[aarondhgraham]

Anyone else going?

Aarond

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[SPDguns]

No. Same promoter as the last one here. The promoter had over half the tables loaded with his own stuff to make the room look full. No one was even at his tables all day both days.

 

[aarondhgraham]

It was a bit of a disappointment,,,
I walked the entire show, twice, in less than 45 minutes.

Lots and Lots of bolt action hunting rifles,,,
Only a few mil-surp rifles and they were way overpriced.

Or maybe I'm just behind the times as far as current prices go,,,
I mean is a $700 price tag on a beater Chinese SKS valid.

The Russian one was tagged at $1,000 even.

Normally I don't ever say anything about a man's asking price,,,
But when I saw a Kel Tec P17, obviously used, with 3 mags,,,
And his asking price was $375 I had to speak out.

I only spoke out because he was actively trying to sell it to me.

"You do know I can order a new one from Gunbroker for $214.95"?

"Not the OD Green ones." he replied,,,
"They are collector's items."

I couldn't restrain myself,,,
I laughed in his face and walked off.

The high point of the show was running into an old colleague of mine,,,
A professor who teaches at the college from which I retired,,,
We had a nice conversation catching up on gossip.

I need to do some research on the value of my handguns,,,
According to the prices I saw on the show tables,,,
All of my S&W revolvers are appraised low.

An absolute beater Model 10 with bull barrel - $675
An absolute beater Ruger Single Six - $425
A reasonably nice Model 36 snubbie - $1,200
A very nice Model 629 6" - $2,800

I was there for over an hour and didn't see one gun sale take place,,,
The vendor selling biscuits and gravy for $6.00 a plate,,,
Was the only one doing any business.

Oh well,,,
I had a nice outing in any case.

Aarond

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[SPDguns]

Yeah, at this same last show a guy was selling an 870 that was rusted shut for $600

 

[aarondhgraham]

Yeah, at this same last show a guy was selling an 870 that was rusted shut for $600

I picked up to handle an H&H 20 gauge single-shot,,,
I don't know if it was rusted shut or not,,,
But it wouldn't open past 1/4 inch.

The price tag was $275,,,

Aarond

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[aarondhgraham]

The only gun that really caught my eye was a Nagant revolver,,,
It was in very clean shape with good blue finish,,,
It came with the holster and lanyard,,,
And 80 rounds of ammo.

I love the looks of the turn of the century military revolvers,,,
Their build and shape remind me of the 1800's steam locomotives.

Remembering when they were going for around $100-150 with holster,,,
I flipped over the price tag and saw the $695 asking price.

Like I said,,,
I need to rethink the value of my handguns.

Aarond

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[Fyrtwuck]

The only gun that really caught my eye was a Nagant revolver,,,
It was in very clean shape with good blue finish,,,
It came with the holster and lanyard,,,
And 80 rounds of ammo.

I love the looks of the turn of the century military revolvers,,,
Their build and shape remind me of the 1800's steam locomotives.

Remembering when they were going for around $100-150 with holster,,,
I flipped over the price tag and saw the $695 asking price.

Like I said,,,
I need to rethink the value of my handguns.

Aarond

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I was in there yesterday about 2:00. Don’t know if it was the same pistol but the one I saw with ammo was $300.00.

Everything was high. I left with a bag of 5.7 brass for $10.00. The seller had it marked at $20.00.

 

[kwaynem]

I bought brass in Stillwater yesterday but not at the gun show and had a great visit with spdguns