I see you wint to publik skool and are hyly edjewcated. Everybody loves the grammar police.*you're
I see you wint to publik skool and are hyly edjewcated. Everybody loves the grammar police.*you're
I used to set up at this venue. It was a "good enough" show until about seven or eight years ago when the new owner took it over, then it was a VERY different show. Lots of broke people who looked like they spent their last dime on admission to get into the show, but no money to spend once they got inside. Silly me, I brought OGC quality guns to a show being held on the west side of Indianapolis! I lost count of the times I had to tell guys to "please don't cycle the bolt, you'll will mar the jeweling down" {on a 1950s Browning Safari}. "Please don't turn the cylinder" {2nd generation Colt SAA near mint in the box} and the constant lever workers on my pre 1898 Winchester Models 1876 and 86. Not to mention the place looked like a casting call for a Tarzan movie. I cased up and left early. The promoter saw me and came over and said: "Don't come back". I told him not to do me any favors and laughed.
My take was this: If you have quality, collector grade arms, this is not the place for them. This is for common fare stuff and junk you want to dump. Nobody has any real money at this show, $500-$600 tops {not counting some dealers who do obviously}. I got spoiled doing shows in the south Florida area for twenty years where there is a healthy functioning economy and people have money to spend. Coming back to Indiana was an eye opener into just how bad things have gotten here. All the retirees from the closed down factories are well into their seventies and eighties now, and no longer are buying or even attending shows for the most part. It's sad from what I remember, but it is what it is as they say. I can't speak for the other shows in the area, but the Stout Field show is definitely a no-go for me.
Nobody cut them Einstein, the tie wasn't so tight that the bolt couldn't be opened enough for the bore to be seen. Same with the cylinders. Does the prosecution rest from their cross examination?
I have conversed with a couple of good guys on here, but like any place, there are some real jerks too, That's alright, I'm a big boy. How do I get one of those "site supporter" labels so I have a license to bully the new guys, and they can get threatened to "slow their roll" when they speak up for themselves? Some pretenders on this site I see. Claim to respect the Second Amendment while they dump all over the First.@GraySmoke you may want to slow your roll, or you're not going to last long here
And what feeble point are you trying to make?
Yes, you usually can. There are exceptions to every rule, but for the most part, yes you can. If they are dressed like the Amish, they are loaded.I remember going to a Morgan Co. tax sale several years ago. A mature but not old woman & a younger man (presumably her son) dressed in what could have been Walmart or Goodwill clothing, spent over 1M (cash) that day. Can't really tell by looking at someone what they can afford.
Yes, you usually can. There are exceptions to every rule, but for the most part, yes you can. If they are dressed like the Amish, they are loaded.
I'm talking about a gun show {and an Indiana gun show at that}. I've known old farmers that used to carry thousands of dollars in the bib pocket of their overalls. "Just in case, because you never know" one used to say.We will have to agree to disagree, my 27 years as a broker I have learned otherwise.
And you're starting to come as one yourselfthere are some real jerks too,
Real simple. Link below. But being a site supporter doesn't give you free reign to be an ass.How do I get one of those "site supporter" label
Not everyone here is an ass, but you sound like you probably are. You didn't even bother to say welcome to the site or introduce yourself. Your a fine example of that world famous "Hoosier hospitality".If you wake up in the morning and everyone you meet that day is an ass••••, You might just be the ass••••.
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*You're, as in, you're welcome.Not everyone here is an ass, but you sound like you probably are. You didn't even bother to say welcome to the site or introduce yourself. Your a fine example of that world famous "Hoosier hospitality".
You may not believe this but not everyone lives on this site. But you’ve been here what, two days, and the first thing I read from you is a hit piece attacking a gunshow and its vendors and patrons. You also seem to have a distaste for the state in general.Not everyone here is an ass, but you sound like you probably are. You didn't even bother to say welcome to the site or introduce yourself. Your a fine example of that world famous "Hoosier hospitality".