Well, I just dropped a metric buttload of money on a piece of property, why not head to a gun show and inflict further financial damage? So, off to the Hamilton show we went.
First up was a Thompsen Contender with a 14″ .223 barrel with rings, frame, pistol grip, stock, and one of those older 10″ .45 Colt barrels that had a removable choke. No paperwork. Alright, I’ll take that.
(I took the .45 barrel and gifted it to a buddy, kept the .223 barrel.)
Also from the same guy, a Thompson Encore frame and stock with one 7mm Rem Mag barrel with Leupold Vari-x IIc 4-12x, and a muzzleloading barrel with a Leupold Vari-X II 3-9x on it. Again,no paperwork.
I have no love of the 7mm Mag, nor was I keen for an inline muzzle loader (although I am looking for a traditional one to take advantage of late season antlerless elk tag next year). What I was keen on , though, was the frames, stocks and the two Leupold scopes. I’ll unload the barrels somewhere and pick up a .308 barrel (or, Crom willing, a 7×57 or 7-08).
Did I see anything else of interest at the show? Not particularly although the same guy that sold me these Thompsons also had a night vision scope and a thermal scope that I was rather tempted by. But….one thing at a time. I really didnt wanna spend the money but couldnt pass up the deal. I need to show a bit more restraint since I have a rather lengthy list of things to spend money on next spring.
But….good show. If youre down Hamilton way, stop in at the fairgrounds.
Now that T/C is back in production, the prices have been high on barrels – frames and stocks. So they are in demand and the ability to switch round and barrel lengths will likely keep that going.
Spending the funds after purchasing land will not hurt the bottom line much.
Really, I just wanted them for the scopes and frames. I’ll sell off the two Encore barrels, then find myself a decent .308 barrel or 7-08/7×57 barrel.
Are you really going deprive yourself the pleasure of getting all 3 as soon as you come across them me thinks not
So this guy was a personal sale then? Were the nods and thermal old models or something. Kind of surprised anyone would be selling that right now.
Pretty modern commercial stuff.
Brother, You need NVG’s and FLIR way, way more than you need new guns.
Yeah…probably thermal viewer first.
Ryan is right-to the point that it would make sense to sell some guns and get thermal and NV.
“Probably.”
Really?????
I suspect 1/10th of your reserves could payoff your property. 1/4 of your reserves could payoff your property and provide some shelter. I’ve been reading your blog for about 30 years. You’ve brandished (shown) your (singular) firearm maybe twice in that timeframe. You can afford to sell a couple of firearms. Don’t get me wrong. I really enjoy your content. Dude, know your limits. You are legal abiding citizen who doesn’t causes problems. The government won’t look at your White self.