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The SC Arms Collectors show was in town this weekend, so you know where I was going on Saturday. The only bummer was that my wife had Guard drill so she couldn't go with me. So I got to carry my son (2.5 months) in the front-load bundle-of-joy carrier. Unfortunately, I forgot my Molon Labe hat.
Actually, the day started off excellently even before I got to the show. Earlier in the week I had seen an ad in the Thrifty Nickel offering an SVT-40 for sale. Stopped by the gentleman's house on the way to the show. Beautiful rifle. 1941 Izhevsk arsenal, non-sniper, Matching #s on receiver and stock, re-arsenaled bolt EP'd to match, great finish on all the metal. Minor chipping in the shellac on the wood. $400 and it was mine.
Then on to the show. The SCAC shows are pretty good for their size. Nobody selling beef jerky, and minimal folks selling old militaria. On the downside, there wasn't much in the way of ammo (GA Arms and one other) or reloading supplies. One cool display of WWI stuff, just a display, not for sale. Not as many milsurps for sale as the last time they were in town, with the reduced numbers especially dramatic in the Yugo SKS department. But I did find one good deal on another rifle high on my Wish List. Guy had two Finnish M39s for sale-a 1944 Sako for $200 and a 1941 VKT for $160. Given that I'd already spent $400 on the SVT and only had $200 in my pocket (and 7.62x54R isn't in my ammo inventory) I grabbed the VKT. Beautiful metal, very nice wood (one good ding in it though). Also bought 100 rounds of Czech silvertip to go with my new toys.
Lesson learned: If you have a C&R license, always take a couple of copies to the gunshow. Buying the M39 was as simple as hand the seller the cash and my license, he hands me the rifle and a copy of his license. Awesome.
Interesting side note: this show was actually advertised on local cable TV. I did find it interesting that while the ad had plenty of shots of hunting rifles, milsurp rifles, knives, etc., there wasn't a single solitary picture of an EBR or any modern pistols.
Actually, the day started off excellently even before I got to the show. Earlier in the week I had seen an ad in the Thrifty Nickel offering an SVT-40 for sale. Stopped by the gentleman's house on the way to the show. Beautiful rifle. 1941 Izhevsk arsenal, non-sniper, Matching #s on receiver and stock, re-arsenaled bolt EP'd to match, great finish on all the metal. Minor chipping in the shellac on the wood. $400 and it was mine.
Then on to the show. The SCAC shows are pretty good for their size. Nobody selling beef jerky, and minimal folks selling old militaria. On the downside, there wasn't much in the way of ammo (GA Arms and one other) or reloading supplies. One cool display of WWI stuff, just a display, not for sale. Not as many milsurps for sale as the last time they were in town, with the reduced numbers especially dramatic in the Yugo SKS department. But I did find one good deal on another rifle high on my Wish List. Guy had two Finnish M39s for sale-a 1944 Sako for $200 and a 1941 VKT for $160. Given that I'd already spent $400 on the SVT and only had $200 in my pocket (and 7.62x54R isn't in my ammo inventory) I grabbed the VKT. Beautiful metal, very nice wood (one good ding in it though). Also bought 100 rounds of Czech silvertip to go with my new toys.
Lesson learned: If you have a C&R license, always take a couple of copies to the gunshow. Buying the M39 was as simple as hand the seller the cash and my license, he hands me the rifle and a copy of his license. Awesome.
Interesting side note: this show was actually advertised on local cable TV. I did find it interesting that while the ad had plenty of shots of hunting rifles, milsurp rifles, knives, etc., there wasn't a single solitary picture of an EBR or any modern pistols.