The Southern Side By Side gunfest in North Carolina

[Big Bad]

Pretty good story from The Vintage Gun Journal. It's about a bi-annual sale of English SXS guns that takes place in NC every year. Lots of photos.


https://www.vintageguns.co.uk/magazine/the-southern-side-x-side?fbclid=IwAR0611_tPO3xnRS_Gnim022Rgj__z2QTvCq0fkkvW1FDKuVZuURwQSLxKcM

 

[sillymike]

Tks for sharing!

 

[ParksPipes]

Ditto, that’s a bucket list event
Hopefully one day!

 

[9.3mauser]

I need to steer clear of that place; too much temptation.

 

[sillymike]

I need to steer clear of that place; too much temptation.

I was going to say: Need to steer clear of that place, not enough $$

The ticket prices will alarm all but the very wealthy but their way of doing business is to 'fly a kite'; meaning they put a seriously high number on a gun, then haggle to find the 'real price'. To Brits (apart from Yorkshiremen) it is a little unseemly but you get used to it. I watched a gun listed for $75,000 sell for $35,000 the last time I was here.

 

[canvasback]

Ditto, that’s a bucket list event
Hopefully one day!

All we have to do is plan it.

 

[ParksPipes]

All we have to do is plan it.

It’d be great to see these guns in person.
And I bet there’d be deals to be had for all too.
One would just have to save up before going!

For now great thing our SxS Classic is coming up next week!

 

[BigUglyMan]

If I wanted to make myself feel bad I'd try to pick up a 20 year old at the bar. This place would just hurt my feelings!