Sunday, December 2, 2012

Cousin Wallace at the Abilene Gunshow.

Cousin Wallace, who is convolescing from a gunshow wound he received from the police...(he was running a training class and got hit by a splatter off a steel target) went to the Abilene Gun Show and makes this report:

Wasted the gas and $5 admission this afternoon to attend the gunshow @ fairgrounds 

Same old folks with mostly the same old guns....just higher prices. Decent crowd but not crowded. 

Never in my born days have I seen so many rifles chambered to 7mm Rem Mag for sale...is the 7mm Mag going out of fashion?

 
Quite a few Salvage 99's too...have always thought this rifle should be voted "most ugliest"....
 
Lotsa pistolas of various makes & types. High prices,  of course....
 
Folks there from Fredricksburg advertizing "Build your own AR15 for $795" You could choose the upper & lower you wanted...Im sure the price would get higher for more bells & whistles...  

Not much ammo for sale...

Too many knives for sale....well, guess that depends on one's interest. Knives are better than jewelry & beenie babies...

Saw two original Colt Bisleys and a couple of old Colt DA revolvers (Lightening or Thunderer models)

Beautifull condition FN49 in calibre 8mm for $800.
 
Mosin-Nagant rifles way overpriced....looking for a sucker to come along.
 
Carbines $800 & up
 
Garands, just a few $1000 up to $1200
 
One Rem 1903A3 w/straight stock that looked to be in good cond for $600 
 
One K-31 priced @ $325
 
3 or 4 nice Brit Enfields $275 -$375 range...
 
Quite a few Pre-64 Model 70's in various calibres, some nice & some pretty ragged, all fairly pricey
 
Saw a couple of women gun shoppin' on their own....new trend?
 
Lots of interest in the AR15...glad I've already got what I need....
 
Primers still way over priced...think the dealers bought when high & arent willing to sell for less...cheapest was $35 brick & the boxes were ragged looking...some were $47 brick! (Remington brand)
 
Glad I'm not desperate for supplies or guns...might oughta hang on to what ya got!     

2 comments:

Old NFO said...

Concur with that... NOT seeing any prices I can afford/willing to pay for much of anything...

Anonymous said...

Robert,
Could you explain more on the wounds Cousin Wallace received?