The big Missoula gun show this is this weekend and its a little…underwhelming. But part of that is because, frankly, theres not much left I need and even less that I want. But, I have people visiting me this weekend and we’re making a gun safari of it…hitting the gun show and all the gun shops up and down the valley. Interestingly, it wasnt at the gun show but at a shop in Hamilton where I spent the most money. This is the same shop that, back in February, I got a decent deal on a Trijicon dot. Well, they had another. And they also had an Eotech XPS-2 that was used. Wound up buying both f(used) or a good discount. Its an interesting gun store…not a lot of old stuff, but alot of used stuff. And theres some pretty interesting oddballs….for example I saw a Ciener Mini-14 .22 kit which I almost bought until I remembered Cieners reputation with his AR .22 kits. Its a pretty good shop and I highly recommend it.
Since Im playing host to out of towners from a place that doesn’t believe in freedom, theres a big range day planned today. Might take some pictures, might not. But….thats the weekend.
Yea, it wasn’t a snooze-fest, but a lot of the same-o, same-o. The one thing that I was tempted on was the semi-auto browning 1919 belt fed, but he wouldn’t budge on the price.
Thanks for the tip on the gun shop. Next time I’m going down there to the butcher shop for a protein run I’ll stop by. It’s the Hamilton Packing Company. Great store. They will also process Wild game if you got lucky during hunting season.
HPC is great. Had a fantastic time at Naprs too-on the roof!
Hamilton Pack just sold and has new owners. I hope they can keep up the quality the last two owners maintained.
Lot of the smaller shows down here are starting to have some interesting stuff show up. Last show I went to I did an impulse buy on a 10.5 inch 7.62X39 AR-47 upper made in Brazil of all places. Now I just need to build an AR-47 lower that uses AK mags. Thinking along the lines of a poor man’s blackout – or just another toy, heh.
“And they also had an Eotech XPS-2 that was used. Wound up buying both f(used) or a good discount. Its an interesting gun store…not a lot of old stuff, but alot of used stuff.”
Dude. I was in that store buying a Hi-Power and a suppresor when you bought those EOTechs! Did you hear the S&W historian that was in there talking to the older guy that works there about his revolver?
That S&W historian was my guest.
It amazed me how much the guy knew. Pretty cool!
Trust me, he’ll be happy to tell you everything he knows at the drop of a hat.
We talked a bit about the 1884 Springfield that I got from my dad.
Can is already approved. That’s quick!
I think it is awesome that you are hosting “out of towners from a place that doesn’t believe in freedom”, to the range to shoot some freedom seeds. Carry on Good Sir!
I always tried to do that when my relatives from Illinois made the trip south…
Was reading your blog a while back and you got me looking. Found HK 21 kits, numbers matching. Got a build started. Nothing like a buddy to help me spend my money. Lol
You know you read too many of the same bloggers in the same subject matter space when more than one mention their visit to an obscure small gun show near the Idaho border. You didn’t happen to run into Rawles there, did you?
How many tables are at the show? Just trying to get some perspective to those in my area (central to southern Florida).
Several hundred, but not as many as there used to be when it was held at the univiersity field house. Still, I think its one of the biggest although the Billings or Great Falls show might be close.