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Offline andrewtheelder38

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Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« on: October 25, 2006, 11:20:22 AM »
....went to a gun show this past weekend and oh boy were there some good finds....first, a 30-06 Ultra-Comp rifle, used with a cheap scope and a sling for $285.......also, a 1997 whitetail limited edition 45-70 rifle with scope mount and two boxes of factory ammo for $225......and last but not least, a 1996 Elk foundation ultra hunter limited edition with the long barrel for $385.....I boutht a huntsman 12-guage blackpowder shotgun for 60-bucks and a 20-guage single shot sb1 shotgun for a box of ammo and 73 bucks......happy with both.....
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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2006, 11:25:56 AM »
OT but what gunshow was this?
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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2006, 02:15:28 PM »
it was the waterville maine gunshow.....175 tables, and enough good deals on ammo to keep the sales zinging....all the dealers i talked to sold out of 30-06....opening day is this saturday for residents, monday for everyone......
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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2006, 03:40:21 PM »
Hi All

Where in Maine do ya hail from?  I am in the Presque Isle area.

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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2006, 06:18:23 PM »
Good to hear. I went to Wannamachers gun show this weekend and didnt find anywhere near what you found. Thing is so huge if you took 18 hours to walk through it would give you 16.2 seconds to look @ each table.

www.tulsaarmshow.com

I didnt find as much as you but passed a couple of good deals..
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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2006, 05:01:01 AM »
It's not a Handi rifle or even a single shot, but a few weeks ago at a show I got a great deal on a marlin 81.  It was grubby and missing the rear sight, but for $45 out the door and a bunch of elbow grease, it sure cleaned up nicely.  I added a used Williams receiver sight and brought my total up to $65.  With this setup and my less than perfect eyesight, federal bulk pack will group roughly 1.5" at 50 yds.  With some more range time and maybe some eye surgery, I could probably tighten the groups up, but it is now my favorite close range groundhog gun.  By the way, it holds 25 shorts in the tube.

There are lots of good deals out there, but unfortunately many vendors at shows greatly overcharge.

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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2006, 01:40:28 PM »
Lotus - is that a 22 rimfire?  If so, try some Winchester Power Point ammo - it is THE most accurate 22 rimfire out there.  At least, that won't break the bank.

I use this exclusively in my 10/22 and a couple of bolt rifles.  I EXPECT 1" groups to point of aim...at 100 yards.  No bull.
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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2006, 01:46:55 PM »
...monsieru coteau: I am from southern maine.....however, I have been eyeing old farms with some land up your way for seven or eight years now....have even made three trips there as far south as houlton and as far north as madawaska and st. agat".....will buy a farmhouse with land there as a "second" home for now and move there asap.....i am only a truck driver and the wife a teacher but should be able to swing it with leveraging the home down here.....
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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2006, 05:18:12 AM »
Quote from: acloco on October 26, 2006, 01:40:28 PM
Lotus - is that a 22 rimfire?  If so, try some Winchester Power Point ammo - it is THE most accurate 22 rimfire out there.  At least, that won't break the bank.

I use this exclusively in my 10/22 and a couple of bolt rifles.  I EXPECT 1" groups to point of aim...at 100 yards.  No bull.

Thanks.  I was able to try them this morning and they did well.  I shot a bunch of groups at 50 yds with them around the rain storms.

My smallest group was 9/16" (5 shot) and the largest was 1 1/8" (10 shots).

I will definitely need to get some more of these rounds.
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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2006, 05:54:15 AM »
Pills:  I also went to the Tulsa show, did you attend the 2 days and was you there when the gun went off and shot 2 people?  We were outside when it happened on sat. morning it was a lot slower this fall than it was in the spring or it seamed that way to me as the aisles wernt as crowded, saw vary little money changing hands but we enjoyed both days there ;D   JIM
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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2006, 04:53:17 PM »
Went Saturday morning. Walked in right after the gunshot. Lots of stuff overpriced.
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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2006, 06:55:27 PM »
I was at a show in Georgia a few years ago and saw a young teenager get shot in the head.  It was tragic and simply illustrates how important it is to be safe with firearms.
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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2006, 07:49:49 AM »
Every individual that walks in with a firearm has that gun inspected. If you are a dealer or have a table you can bring em all in and no one checks to see if they are loaded.

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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2006, 01:04:21 PM »
Quote from: pills on October 30, 2006, 07:49:49 AM
Every individual that walks in with a firearm has that gun inspected.





Really????   :o  Are you sure?
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Re: Gun Show Finds!!!!!
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2006, 02:14:31 AM »
didnt go to the what a over priced maker gun show in tulsa did go to the one before it ,bought a tradtion in line for 25 bucks ....was dirty and lock time was sloowww....man dry fired it twice to show me,,,,,,went outside to smoke,looked down the barrel to see a big 44 h.p. bullet in a sabot............ :o :o
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