This was a last hurrah before Wash. state laws and procedures change July 1st. It seemed to me that a lot of nice guns came out of the woodwork, with their owners thinking that it might be more difficult to sell after the change in the law.
The new changes will cause headaches for buying/selling semi-auto rifles. All of which have been classed as "assault rifles." Also going into effect, waiting period for all handgun transfers, including for people holding a concealed carry permit. This has to do with the technicalities of how the background check is done, as I understand it. For temporary venues such as gun shows, the difficulty is the seller or transfer agent (FFL dealer) will have to impound the firearm until the background check is completed. I think I read they can release it after ten days, but I'm not certain about that, just read it in the WAC News.
The problem is, under these circumstances, a person doesn't want to buy a gun from a seller who is too distant from his place of residence. Because you are gonna have to pick the gun up some time later. This is gonna be an issue for gun shows, whose attendees come from all over.
Anyway, I didn't go to this show with any object in mind but I did buy this nice Colt Official Police revolver in .22 LR:
Very nice revolver, made in 1960. I'm basically a Smith & Wesson guy but I sure appreciate the action of a nice Colt like this. These were basically a practice gun for police officers who had the same service revolver in .38 Special. I have a couple of Smith & Wesson Model 18's, which was their .22 practice version of the Combat Masterpiece. I prefer the indirect firing pin of the Smith, as the Colt strikes directly. But this Colt is a real nice piece of machinery. The previous owner said this gun "had been in hiding for a long time."
I got some other stuff, several boxes of bullets at the right price. A brick of brand new CCI Mini-Mag .22's for $22, the same thing that cost $50 about three years ago. Remember that noise? Got some brass for reloading, like I need more.
The year that Colt was made, 1960, the cost to mail a First Class letter was four cents.
The new changes will cause headaches for buying/selling semi-auto rifles. All of which have been classed as "assault rifles." Also going into effect, waiting period for all handgun transfers, including for people holding a concealed carry permit. This has to do with the technicalities of how the background check is done, as I understand it. For temporary venues such as gun shows, the difficulty is the seller or transfer agent (FFL dealer) will have to impound the firearm until the background check is completed. I think I read they can release it after ten days, but I'm not certain about that, just read it in the WAC News.
The problem is, under these circumstances, a person doesn't want to buy a gun from a seller who is too distant from his place of residence. Because you are gonna have to pick the gun up some time later. This is gonna be an issue for gun shows, whose attendees come from all over.
Anyway, I didn't go to this show with any object in mind but I did buy this nice Colt Official Police revolver in .22 LR:
Very nice revolver, made in 1960. I'm basically a Smith & Wesson guy but I sure appreciate the action of a nice Colt like this. These were basically a practice gun for police officers who had the same service revolver in .38 Special. I have a couple of Smith & Wesson Model 18's, which was their .22 practice version of the Combat Masterpiece. I prefer the indirect firing pin of the Smith, as the Colt strikes directly. But this Colt is a real nice piece of machinery. The previous owner said this gun "had been in hiding for a long time."
I got some other stuff, several boxes of bullets at the right price. A brick of brand new CCI Mini-Mag .22's for $22, the same thing that cost $50 about three years ago. Remember that noise? Got some brass for reloading, like I need more.
The year that Colt was made, 1960, the cost to mail a First Class letter was four cents.
