A Field Guide to Gun Shows

[gunman1911]

Boy Marshalite  did you hit the nail on the head! I have not seen a real to goodness honest person at a gun show for god knows when last one I went to a guy called himself a pistol smith and tried to sell me a .45 auto that he said was all Colt to bad it was on an Essex frame that did not match the slide and the botched up lowered ejection port and wobbled out feed ramp and wanted a whooping $1000.00 for his screw ups. So I do not go any more cause I gets to scared and my handS a start shakin and my knees start a knocking an I scream FEETS DON'T FAIL ME NOW!

[Pathfinder]

Boy Marshalite  did you hit the nail on the head! I have not seen a real to goodness honest person at a gun show for god knows when last one I went to a guy called himself a pistol smith and tried to sell me a .45 auto that he said was all Colt to bad it was on an Essex frame that did not match the slide and the botched up lowered ejection port and wobbled out feed ramp and wanted a whooping $1000.00 for his screw ups. So I do not go any more cause I gets to scared and my handS a start shakin and my knees start a knocking an I scream FEETS DON'T FAIL ME NOW!

Too bad. Here in ND most are honest, mostly local FFls and collectors; guns are pretty good, $5 to get in (not 3 but then not 8 either). You do have to watch out for the charlatans, though.

One guy was buying and selling coins, and I had a certified gold coin - he basically offered me its value in gold, even though he showed me a newsletter that clearly showed its value as more than twice what he offered. Also bad mouthed the certification agency, tried to convince me that they were never accurate! Anything to make a buck, I guess.

Caveat emptor.

Not the same panache as molan labe, but it still works!