You snooze you lose at a gun show

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I went to the Burnaby gun show at 830 am today looking for a couple of sported Enfield #4s. A quick scoot around and none to be had with full length barrels. All were cut down. So I did my secondary crawl looking for something interesting.I spotted a sported Ross, full length at a table. It was going for $125. It was in nice overall condition. I thought it over and decided to get back after a look at another table. A couple of minutes later I headed back to make an offer. :eek: Some other guy was looking it over. I stood beside him politely waiting for him to put it down. No luck He offered $100 and it was sold. Dumb ass me. You have to be quick.
I did however, come away with a very nice condition sported P14 Mk1 Remington. No star. These are a bit more scarce. I got it for $125 and it is a good candidate for a restore.
I should have grabbed that Ross though:HR:
 
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I went to the Burnaby gun show at 830 am today looking for a couple of sported Enfield #4s. A quick scoot around and none to be had with full length barrels. All were cut down. So I did my secondary crawl looking for something interesting.I spotted a sported Ross, full length at a table. It was going for $125. It was in nice overall condition. I thought it over and decided to get back after a look at another table. A couple of minutes later I headed back to make an offer. :eek: Some other guy was looking it over. I stood beside him politely waiting for him to put it down. No luick He offered $100 and it was sold. Dumb ass me. You have to be quick.
I did however, come away with a very nice condition sported P14 Mk1 Remington. No star. These are a bit more scarce. I got it for $125 and it is a good candidate for a restore.
I should have grabbed that Ross though:HR:
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AArrgghh..and here I was working all day like a fool when there was guns to be bought..I guess I'd better keep a closer eye on the schedule..ovrec
 
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I went to the Burnaby gun show at 830 am today looking for a couple of sported Enfield #4s. A quick scoot around and none to be had with full length barrels. All were cut down. So I did my secondary crawl looking for something interesting.I spotted a sported Ross, full length at a table. It was going for $125. It was in nice overall condition. I thought it over and decided to get back after a look at another table. A couple of minutes later I headed back to make an offer. :eek: Some other guy was looking it over. I stood beside him politely waiting for him to put it down. No luick He offered $100 and it was sold. Dumb ass me. You have to be quick.
I did however, come away with a very nice condition sported P14 Mk1 Remington. No star. These are a bit more scarce. I got it for $125 and it is a good candidate for a restore.
I should have grabbed that Ross though:HR:
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Was that the one with the side mounted scope?
 
There was a sporterized (or commercial??) Ross in the middle table there... was that the one?

I know what you mean about "you snooze you lose"... that guy in the left corner selling all those 22s/bolts and overpriced 7.62x54 stripper clips ALWAYS snaps up stuff I want before I can even get there! :bangHead:
 
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I walked away happy with my purchases, but I was looking for the guy who had a Ross Cadet .22 and the other dude who had the well worn Izzy M91/30 for negotiable prices that have been at the shows for a few months....but, what the hell, like I said I can't complain;)
 
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WELCOME to the "I should have bought it right now" CLUB.

There have been many times over the past 60 years that I have walked into a Gun Show, and there on the first few tables were something that was underpriced or that I might have liked. But, it was early and there were a lot more tables to look at.

About 3 minutes later, and three tables down, it finally gets between your ears that it WAS a good deal, and you turn back to pick it up. Guess what? Someone else thought it was a good deal too, and he is walking away with it.

Now, if I think it is a good deal or well underpriced, I have learned to buy it.
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Can I join the club, too?

About 8 or 10 years ago, walked past a friend's table at Brandon. He usually has highgrade shotguns and such, so I didn't look. Ten minutes later a fellow comes up to me, "Was this a good deal at $325? I got it from ######x."
























Trials Number 4.

Enfield, 1931.

BEAUTIFUL condition.

I very nearly threw up.



ALWAYS LOOK.

And if it's good..... GRAB IT NOW!!!!!!
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The temptation at gunshows is to scope out the whole room and then return to the items you're interested in. Don't do it, I have learned the hard way. There are few really "good deals" at shows, when you see one grab it, it won't be there for long.
 
I got real lucky one year, a guy had an excellent condition Toyo Kogyo T99 for $150 :)eek:), but I only had $100 on me. I don't think anybody realized what kind of rifle it was, because when I sidled past the table an hour later, the guy said "I really don't want to take this home with me. For $100 it's yours." :eek::eek:


 
The web site for the club is ( www.hacsbc.ca ). They hold a guns show in Burnaby ever month.
Their best show was the 2 day show in Chilliwack, March10 & 11 in 2012.
See their web site for future shows.
 
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