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Gun shows aren't like the old days. Low ceiling buildings all smoky. Old guys selling all types of hunting and target shooting firearms, ammo, reloading supplies and paraphernalia. The smell of gun cleaner and oil. No jerky, teddy bears or blinding flashlights. Even when I wasn't shopping for something I usually went. To support the shooting way of life. I figured the few buck I spent and another tally on the attendance total would help keep gun shows alive. It was like the wife shopping for shoes. Enjoy a lot of looking. You never know, you might find something you can't life without.
Hard to go now. Hard to justify the expense of parking just to look at new items I can get at Sportsman's or Keith's, or on line. Last month at Vancouver, I counted 5 different venders. Five! One big vender selling all new firearms, no trades ins. Talked with one single table vender and when I commented on attendance, his reply was he hadn't sold at Vancouver for a few years. He said, "What happed to all the people?" It was my last visit for Vancouver and probably Portland too.
Hard to go now. Hard to justify the expense of parking just to look at new items I can get at Sportsman's or Keith's, or on line. Last month at Vancouver, I counted 5 different venders. Five! One big vender selling all new firearms, no trades ins. Talked with one single table vender and when I commented on attendance, his reply was he hadn't sold at Vancouver for a few years. He said, "What happed to all the people?" It was my last visit for Vancouver and probably Portland too.