Disposable Heart
Grandmaster
So, Saturday, went to the 1500. Parking was okay, didn't have to drive far, admission, meh.
I'm at Jack's Stuff, wearing a small backpack, and apparently, another guy wearing a backpack pushes his way through a throng of bunged up people. Someone behind me mutters, "I'll show that backpack up yer ***" right in my ear. I turn to ask him what? He says, no, it was someone else. I shook my head and told him, "I'm sorry you are having a bad day and I hate crowds too. Makes me feel penned in and honestly, sometimes, you have to push through. But, between you and I, something to think about: You know, it's not a good idea to pick a fight with folks at a GUN SHOW, some aren't as stable as others..." He looked confused for a second, thanked me for the advice, moved on muttering. lol
I see that Nick at Glock Doc has Glock Certified Armorer certs posted up at his booth!! "No way!" I exclaim to myself. Further scrutinizing showed that they were ALL, every one posted, out of date. But sure enough, he had the suckers lined up.
$75 bulk packs of .22lr, not even 550 rounders, but 500 rounders. 225 rounders going for $40 a crack. One guy was buying two of the $75 packs, saying that he can't get them anywhere else but saw them online for $40. I actually brought two packs with me to sell for $40 to "rescue" someone from paying higher (make the sellers sit on 'em!) but didn't even bother. Why, right? If they are willing to pay that price, why bother trying to save someone who doesn't want to be saved.
LOTS of new guns, barely any used, and the used prices were a little out of touch. Grouchy old guys trying to hock brand new Glock 22 pistols at their tables for $600 and grumbling when they didn't sell them. ARs, well, there was nothing of note: All 1:9 twist, all looking the same, miserably despondent with out rear sights, all lined in a row. Lots of .223, but at pricing that would steer me to even the higher priced online elements. No revolvers unless some mangle-um or a small roscoe. Where are all the medium framed guns?!
Millions made, nothing available.
My fav: reloading powder. Standard even good pricing on powders, unless it was popular. HP-38 going for $35 a pound, with a pound of Titewad next to it going for $19.99. Unique selling for $40, with a pound of IMR4985 next to it for $25. Sad.
The sound of cheap stunguns snapping every 10 seconds made me nauseous. Some idiot is accidentally going to shock someone else in the crowd one day, so some chinese-made junk seller can flip an unreliable and cheaply made toy to an unsuspecting rube seduced by the static discharge and loud sound.
What else did folks notice that made them chuckle? Any stories?
I'm at Jack's Stuff, wearing a small backpack, and apparently, another guy wearing a backpack pushes his way through a throng of bunged up people. Someone behind me mutters, "I'll show that backpack up yer ***" right in my ear. I turn to ask him what? He says, no, it was someone else. I shook my head and told him, "I'm sorry you are having a bad day and I hate crowds too. Makes me feel penned in and honestly, sometimes, you have to push through. But, between you and I, something to think about: You know, it's not a good idea to pick a fight with folks at a GUN SHOW, some aren't as stable as others..." He looked confused for a second, thanked me for the advice, moved on muttering. lol
I see that Nick at Glock Doc has Glock Certified Armorer certs posted up at his booth!! "No way!" I exclaim to myself. Further scrutinizing showed that they were ALL, every one posted, out of date. But sure enough, he had the suckers lined up.
$75 bulk packs of .22lr, not even 550 rounders, but 500 rounders. 225 rounders going for $40 a crack. One guy was buying two of the $75 packs, saying that he can't get them anywhere else but saw them online for $40. I actually brought two packs with me to sell for $40 to "rescue" someone from paying higher (make the sellers sit on 'em!) but didn't even bother. Why, right? If they are willing to pay that price, why bother trying to save someone who doesn't want to be saved.
LOTS of new guns, barely any used, and the used prices were a little out of touch. Grouchy old guys trying to hock brand new Glock 22 pistols at their tables for $600 and grumbling when they didn't sell them. ARs, well, there was nothing of note: All 1:9 twist, all looking the same, miserably despondent with out rear sights, all lined in a row. Lots of .223, but at pricing that would steer me to even the higher priced online elements. No revolvers unless some mangle-um or a small roscoe. Where are all the medium framed guns?!
Millions made, nothing available.My fav: reloading powder. Standard even good pricing on powders, unless it was popular. HP-38 going for $35 a pound, with a pound of Titewad next to it going for $19.99. Unique selling for $40, with a pound of IMR4985 next to it for $25. Sad.
The sound of cheap stunguns snapping every 10 seconds made me nauseous. Some idiot is accidentally going to shock someone else in the crowd one day, so some chinese-made junk seller can flip an unreliable and cheaply made toy to an unsuspecting rube seduced by the static discharge and loud sound.
What else did folks notice that made them chuckle? Any stories?
