Well darn,,, Wannenmacher's was a bust this year.

aarondhgraham

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Well darn,,,
Wannenmacher's was a bust this year.

I went there with a Grand of disposable money,,,
I ended up spending a total of $20.00,,,
And $10.00 of that was admission.

I hit the floor at 9:30 exactly,,,
It took me until 5:30 to walk every aisle.

I was looking for two specific rifles,,,
A DSM-34 .22 trainer or a KKW .22 trainer,,,
But I was keeping my eyes open for any .22 single shot rifles.

I found no KKW's at all,,,
Not even at the big Mauser dealer table.

I only found three DSM's,,,
One was priced at $3,400.00,,,
It had a metal plate inlaid into the stock,,,
Apparently it was won as a prize by some German marksman.

One was a generic version but in nice condition,,,
But the seller was asking $1,350.00,,,
And wouldn't budge from that.

The last caused my heart to flutter a bit,,,
It was clean with nice blue and good wood,,,
It even had the correct leather sling that was still good.

The dealer had an $850.00 tag on it,,,
I was trying to control my excitement at this.

But as I pulled the bolt to inspect the bore,,,
I saw the four ragged holes where someone had tried to mount a scope.

They had done a terrible job,,,
The left side of the receiver was mangled.

I went back and looked at it twice,,,
but I knew I wouldn't be happy with it,,,
The owner said he could go down to $800.00.

I decided to pass on it.

I was also keeping an eye out for a nice Polish M-44 Nagant Carbine,,,
I found several incredibly ragged Chinese models,,,
And a few reasonable Russian guns,,,
The highest was $325.00.

But since I want this rifle to pair with a Polish WZ-48,,,
I decided to let those stay on the rack as well.

The last firearm I was looking to find,,,
Was a Rossi R-98 .22 revolver,,,
No luck there either.

What I did see all over the very large show,,,
Was outrageously high prices on just about everything.

I saw a dozen or more Winchester 67's,,,
The cheapest was $165.00.

Run of the mill .22 rifles were going for well over $200.00,,,
Anything a bit special was well overt that price.

Even the prices on brand new guns was above on-line retail prices,,,
I saw a lot of people looking up prices on their cell phones,,,
In short I didn't see many people filling out 4473's.

So after walking my poor old feet to painful stubs,,,
I ended up buying a set of three Chinese made throwing knives,,,
They will be end up as Christmas presents to the three sons of a work friend.

I had a good time though,,,
I got to smell gun oil and handle many guns,,,
But I sure wish I could have found one of my quest guns.

Oh well,,,
Maybe the next show will be better for me.

Aarond

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There is that one bright side,,,

There is that one bright side,,,
It will be fun to put that cash back into my Mad money account. :)

Aarond

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You got about 8 hours of entertainment for a ten spot. Not bad, dude.

You also got a great work out without a gym membership. Right on.

You got to spend 8 hours with gun folks, looking at guns and talking about guns. What a great day!

It's always very difficult to look for something specific. Yeah, prices are high at shows lately. Seen the prices on Gunbroker?
 
The prices are at the level people are willing to pay - maybe not you, bot SOMEONE is - whether it is a particular gun, .22lr ammo, or anything else.
 
Gun show bomb

Well darn. I was looking forward to seeing what you got! Was at the evil pawn shop a couple weeks ago, but didn't see anything I needed!
 
Well darn,,,
Wannenmacher's was a bust this year.

I went there with a Grand of disposable money,,,
I ended up spending a total of $20.00,,,
And $10.00 of that was admission.

I hit the floor at 9:30 exactly,,,
It took me until 5:30 to walk every aisle.

I was looking for two specific rifles,,,
A DSM-34 .22 trainer or a KKW .22 trainer,,,
But I was keeping my eyes open for any .22 single shot rifles.

I found no KKW's at all,,,
Not even at the big Mauser dealer table.

I only found three DSM's,,,
One was priced at $3,400.00,,,
It had a metal plate inlaid into the stock,,,
Apparently it was won as a prize by some German marksman.

One was a generic version but in nice condition,,,
But the seller was asking $1,350.00,,,
And wouldn't budge from that.

The last caused my heart to flutter a bit,,,
It was clean with nice blue and good wood,,,
It even had the correct leather sling that was still good.

The dealer had an $850.00 tag on it,,,
I was trying to control my excitement at this.

But as I pulled the bolt to inspect the bore,,,
I saw the four ragged holes where someone had tried to mount a scope.

They had done a terrible job,,,
The left side of the receiver was mangled.

I went back and looked at it twice,,,
but I knew I wouldn't be happy with it,,,
The owner said he could go down to $800.00.

I decided to pass on it.

I was also keeping an eye out for a nice Polish M-44 Nagant Carbine,,,
I found several incredibly ragged Chinese models,,,
And a few reasonable Russian guns,,,
The highest was $325.00.

But since I want this rifle to pair with a Polish WZ-48,,,
I decided to let those stay on the rack as well.

The last firearm I was looking to find,,,
Was a Rossi R-98 .22 revolver,,,
No luck there either.

What I did see all over the very large show,,,
Was outrageously high prices on just about everything.

I saw a dozen or more Winchester 67's,,,
The cheapest was $165.00.

Run of the mill .22 rifles were going for well over $200.00,,,
Anything a bit special was well overt that price.

Even the prices on brand new guns was above on-line retail prices,,,
I saw a lot of people looking up prices on their cell phones,,,
In short I didn't see many people filling out 4473's.

So after walking my poor old feet to painful stubs,,,
I ended up buying a set of three Chinese made throwing knives,,,
They will be end up as Christmas presents to the three sons of a work friend.

I had a good time though,,,
I got to smell gun oil and handle many guns,,,
But I sure wish I could have found one of my quest guns.

Oh well,,,
Maybe the next show will be better for me.

Aarond

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Hey! This sounds just like a thread I read somewhere else. [emoji6]
 
I used to go to every gun show I could within a reasonable drive from my house. Now, I think I have been to two of them the entire year. It used to be (maybe it is nostalgia talking) that deals could be had at the gun show, but now I see the same prices that I can get walking into any LGS. In most cases, it is the LGS setting up a table, and taking $10 off their "in store" price.

I have had great luck at local, in person auctions recently though. Just last week picked up a like new Rem 700 CDL in 30-06 for $240 ($290 after auction fee and tax). I was actually packing up to leave as it was the 180th lot of out 194, and all the lots I was interested in had already come and gone when I heard him announce the gun and a starting price of $230. I did not even hesitate, threw my number up in the air, and won it for $240. Was not even quiet sure what I had won until I picked it up after paying and paperwork. Well, the description was spot on as it was "like new" and looks great, even had bases and rings on it. Have not shot it yet, but hope to soon.
 
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