ta4, come now. You expect anyone in the gun business to treat their livelihood as a business and not a hobby? For shame. What's the rule of the gun business? Come on now, repeat it together, "people do not enter the gun business to make any money, they enter the gun business to tell other people 'NO!'"
Bob Landies gave me a new one perspective this weekend: what percentage of gun dealers are only children? 99.999% How can you tell? "No, this is mine, and this in mine, this is not for you, no."
Solid show. I love the
mercatus of the gun culture, but I could do without all the flea market rubbish that they let in. Wish that would stop. I can only impact it by not buying any of it.
Matt was late coming into Indy. I hung with the nephews and my parents until Matt blessed us with his presence. We got to the show at 10AM and stayed until 3PM.
I traded a rifle for two pistols, bought odds and ends (slings, parts, dummy rounds, cleaning stuff), books, bunch of AR mags, a stripped AR lower and ammo (RSA 7.62x39, and Baltic .308).
Matt bought an AR lower at the same time, ammo and a minty K31 with the beech/birth stock. Have not seen a K31 this minty in 3 years or so. The bluing shone like a SW revovler from the '50s, only missing a little bluing on the magazine follower. No dings at all on the stock and no name under the butt plate. Amazing, must have been a parade rifle or something.
I passed on an M14 (Title I) for $1200. I am amazed by my discipline but I just paid '06 and 3d quarter so I am always restrained at the fall show.
I pawed a Microtech AUG clone. Dealer told me he had problems with it initially but Microtech corrected it and the weapon is running fine. I hope this project goes well. Wait and see.
I almost bought a Salsa from Spyderco. Always like to have plenty of Chicago legal knives around, but thought the price was too high. I'm keep looking.
See everyone in January. Maybe we should wear name tags next time.