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| George |
 Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:56 am |
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Cross Roads Gun Shows had a show in Las Vegas at the Tropicana this weekend.
Admission was $10 you can go to their website and print out a coupon for $1
off.
I went looking for 7.5X55 Swiss GP11 ammunition and came away empty handed.
I did find some Winchester .223 62 grain FMJ ammunition for $4.50 a box. I
will try it to and see what sort of results I get with my Bushmaster DCM.
One table had a large selection of Century (CIA) firearms including a rack
of K31s but no ammunition.
There were the standard tables full of SKS/AK/AR-15/M-16 accessories.
The selection of firearms seemed to be good. Magazines were abundant.
I haven't kept current on prices lately but most of what I saw for modern
production firearms seemed reasonably priced.
An interesting sight. There was a table with German WW II machineguns on it
that had a sign explaining that he was displaying historical firearms, not
making a political statement.
I found two or three retail shops in town I hadn't heard of.
One table had 50 round boxes of centerfire ammunition for a Spencer at $90
something a box. I had to fight real hard to put the box down and walk away.
If they had the replacement breech block to convert my old Spencer I might
have given in. They did have a new production carbine, I think it was priced
right around a grand.
It seems all of the transfers have to be made through a dealer. There was a
sign at the south entrance warning there were undercover police looking for
violations. The NICS was down for maintenance so all of the transfers had to
wait until Tuesday to be processed. I know Machine Gun Kelly's was handling
transfers for one of the dealers. I believe they were doing them for
everyone.
There was a guy walking around in German camouflage and cowboy boots
carrying a book. It looked like it had Hitler in the title. I figured if he
couldn't get boots to match the uniform there was probably something strange
going on.
I am of the opinion that unless you have a Curio and Relic FFL it is
probably cheaper to buy that type of firearm from the local BIG 5 than a
local dealer. The draw back is they only carry the California legal SKS
without the grenade launcher/ flash hider. No I don't intend to launch live
grenades. The rifle does look odd with the "muzzle break" they weld on
though..
George in Las Vegas
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| Ka'imi |
| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:17 am |
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these gun shows always amaze me with what you can find if you "reallY take
the time to look. Being from Hawaii I just drool whenever a gun show is
coming to town. Of course I am usually broke for a week or two after these
shows. Great stuff and also great people with great info.
Can hardly wait for the next one. BTW, I did see two undercover metro cops
lurking around the transfer area.
Ka'imi
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| JEB |
| Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:17 am |
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I also attended the Las Vegas gun show. However, I was disappointed in the
number of firearms for sale. Seemed like there were more knives and
accessories than guns.
Think the same shows in Reno have more guns and a better mix. The "Big
Reno Gun Show" at the Hilton is a must.
Just my opinion.
John in Reno
"George" <gkbiv@cox.net> wrote in message
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# Cross Roads Gun Shows had a show in Las Vegas at the Tropicana this
# weekend.
# Admission was $10 you can go to their website and print out a coupon for
# $1
# off.
#
# I went looking for 7.5X55 Swiss GP11 ammunition and came away empty
# handed.
# I did find some Winchester .223 62 grain FMJ ammunition for $4.50 a box. I
# will try it to and see what sort of results I get with my Bushmaster DCM.
#
# One table had a large selection of Century (CIA) firearms including a rack
# of K31s but no ammunition.
#
# There were the standard tables full of SKS/AK/AR-15/M-16 accessories.
#
# The selection of firearms seemed to be good. Magazines were abundant.
#
# I haven't kept current on prices lately but most of what I saw for modern
# production firearms seemed reasonably priced.
#
# An interesting sight. There was a table with German WW II machineguns on
# it
# that had a sign explaining that he was displaying historical firearms, not
# making a political statement.
#
# I found two or three retail shops in town I hadn't heard of.
#
# One table had 50 round boxes of centerfire ammunition for a Spencer at $90
# something a box. I had to fight real hard to put the box down and walk
# away.
# If they had the replacement breech block to convert my old Spencer I might
# have given in. They did have a new production carbine, I think it was
# priced
# right around a grand.
#
# It seems all of the transfers have to be made through a dealer. There was
# a
# sign at the south entrance warning there were undercover police looking
# for
# violations. The NICS was down for maintenance so all of the transfers had
# to
# wait until Tuesday to be processed. I know Machine Gun Kelly's was
# handling
# transfers for one of the dealers. I believe they were doing them for
# everyone.
#
# There was a guy walking around in German camouflage and cowboy boots
# carrying a book. It looked like it had Hitler in the title. I figured if
# he
# couldn't get boots to match the uniform there was probably something
# strange
# going on.
#
# I am of the opinion that unless you have a Curio and Relic FFL it is
# probably cheaper to buy that type of firearm from the local BIG 5 than a
# local dealer. The draw back is they only carry the California legal SKS
# without the grenade launcher/ flash hider. No I don't intend to launch
# live
# grenades. The rifle does look odd with the "muzzle break" they weld on
# though..
# George in Las Vegas
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