Sunday, January 25, 2009

Tyler Gun Show

  It's a pretty good one.  I've never had to park in the far end of the lot though, or stand in line with more than five people.  The line was about 40 long yesterday.  Same price to get in (six bucks) but you could hardly move.  Great guns for sale but no bargains.  Expensive ammo.  Fun to be in a big crowd.  Going back today for some specialty items since I sold a 1895 Chilean carbine.  Forgot to look for a flash hole reamer to replace my two broken ones.  Also a little M1 carbine reloading stuff.  Speaking of M1 carbines you could have your pick of about 10 CMP guns off one of the tables, but you were going to need 700-800 American Dollars.
  Hard to overemphasize the education effect of a gun show.  You get to see it all...priced.  Hard to find anything quite like it.  Like Gunbroker in real time.

  In the afternoon I took a father and son shooting at the range.  Included the Kid so he could shoot a little offhand out of his jacket with his TSRA AR.  They got to shoot several pistols, AR, Garand, suppressed 10/22.  The works.  I'd picked up two bricks of subsonic .22lr.  Very quiet.  Other folks around and we shared and swapped rifles.  Everyone needs to shoot suppressed .22.  Never turn down an offer to shoot an unfamiliar firearm.

  Greasy brass and guns to clean.  Thank God for reloading.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Robert,

How would you like to go into ordering M1 carbine slugs off the internet. There is a company, Pat's Reloading, showing 110gr pulled GI slugs for 1000. Might get a discount if we order in bulk! I've emailed him for a price quote. Or if you have a better idea I'd sure be interested!

Paul

Anonymous said...

Yes, if Obama gets his way, those gun show lines are going to get a lot longer!

Big Brother's new target: Tracking of all firearms
By Drew Zahn
© 2009 WorldNetDaily


Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill.

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., is hoping to pass a firearm-licensing bill that will significantly rewrite gun-ownership laws in America.

Among the more controversial provisions of the bill are requirements that all handgun owners submit to the federal government a photo, thumb print and mental heath records. Further, the bill would order the attorney general to establish a database of every handgun sale, transfer and owner's address in America.

The bill claims its purpose is "to protect the public against the unreasonable risk of injury and death associated with the unrecorded sale or transfer of firearms to criminals and youth."

Columnist David Codrea of Guns Magazine, however, calls it a "ridiculous affront to liberty."

"This is nothing less than a declaration of war on American gun owners," Codrea writes on Gun Rights
Rush's proposed bill, H.R. 45, is alternatively known as "Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009," named after an Illinois teenager killed by a gunshot.

To obtain a "Blair Holt" license, an application must be made that includes a photo, address, all previous aliases, thumb print, completion of a written firearm safety test, release of mental health records to the attorney general and a fee not to exceed $25.

Further, the bill makes it illegal to transfer ownership of a qualifying firearm to anyone who is not a licensed gun dealer or collector. Exceptions to this rule include transfer to family members by gift or bequest and loans, not to exceed 30 days, of a firearm for lawful purposes "between persons who are personally known to each other."

The bill also requires qualifying firearm owners to report all transfers to the attorney general's database. It would also be illegal for a licensed gun owner to fail to record a gun loss or theft within 72 hours or fail to report a change of address within 60 days.