Every Monday morning, there is a huge flea market in Webster, FL.
Webster is off of 301 (to the east) and right about even with the Brooksville exit from 75. I think that is about fifty miles north of Tampa.
It starts at about 8:00 am every Monday and generally is all finished up by about 2:00 pm. You can park pretty close for three bucks.
Vendors come from long distances.
There are probly a dozen vendors there who sell firearms either exclusively or at least substantially.
I saw a very good condition Pietta 1860 for 120.00. There were many revolvers which were either original or very good fakes.
Most of the firearms being sold were recent cartridge weapons. Prices marked were not great but everyone seemed to be will to negotiate.
Most of the vendors are more careful than is required by BATFE policy regarding sales through C&R. I can't blame them because I was told by a couple of the vendors about an undercover purchase which resulted in confiscation of a vendor's entire stock because of a faulty transaction. (Don't know if it is true....These things are easy to talk about and difficult to verify.)
I picked up a Belgian made Frontier Army in what is purported to be .44-40. I am skeptical of this revolvers because I have another (an 1877 Colt clone) which is very similar in character. In that clone the chambers are nowhere near what the manufacturer said was the caliber. The barrel of that revolver is engraved with ".38 S&W Special and .38 LC Cartridges". Today, those two cartridges are different enough that IMO, they should not be fired in the same revolver. And neither of those present day bullets work in this 77 clone. Cases expand way too much.
I gave eighty dollars for the revolver I bought yesterday and I think that is about all it is worth. But still I am glad to have it.
My point is, that this flea market is worth a trip to Webster to check it out.
Webster is off of 301 (to the east) and right about even with the Brooksville exit from 75. I think that is about fifty miles north of Tampa.
It starts at about 8:00 am every Monday and generally is all finished up by about 2:00 pm. You can park pretty close for three bucks.
Vendors come from long distances.
There are probly a dozen vendors there who sell firearms either exclusively or at least substantially.
I saw a very good condition Pietta 1860 for 120.00. There were many revolvers which were either original or very good fakes.
Most of the firearms being sold were recent cartridge weapons. Prices marked were not great but everyone seemed to be will to negotiate.
Most of the vendors are more careful than is required by BATFE policy regarding sales through C&R. I can't blame them because I was told by a couple of the vendors about an undercover purchase which resulted in confiscation of a vendor's entire stock because of a faulty transaction. (Don't know if it is true....These things are easy to talk about and difficult to verify.)
I picked up a Belgian made Frontier Army in what is purported to be .44-40. I am skeptical of this revolvers because I have another (an 1877 Colt clone) which is very similar in character. In that clone the chambers are nowhere near what the manufacturer said was the caliber. The barrel of that revolver is engraved with ".38 S&W Special and .38 LC Cartridges". Today, those two cartridges are different enough that IMO, they should not be fired in the same revolver. And neither of those present day bullets work in this 77 clone. Cases expand way too much.
I gave eighty dollars for the revolver I bought yesterday and I think that is about all it is worth. But still I am glad to have it.
My point is, that this flea market is worth a trip to Webster to check it out.
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