Hanna gun show

[oldgutpile]

Another good outing at the show in Hanna yesterday. Anyone looking for powder, should make an attempt to get down there. I honestly believe there was thousands of pounds of powder available at this one show. Also, a good assortment of bullets from the various vendors.
Gun prices were the usual assortment of highs and lows, but I thought for the most part, they were reasonable. Even saw a couple pre-64 model 70's
under a thousand bucks! The negatives, would have to be rimfire prices (.22 ammo at 8-10/box) and old cooey rifles that have been found in a closet for 350.00!
Myself, I like going to these shows for the odd and unusuals. The treasures that are found in the junk boxes of odds and ends. Anything from unique knives, vintage reels and lures, optics, and of course my biggest addiction of late; hammer guns!
I did not find any suitable hammer guns at this show, but not for lack of trying. In all honesty, I have never seen such a collection of dinged up barrels on vintage guns ever! A word of caution to anyone searching out these old guns (or any shotgun for that matter) you go looking for a set of barrels. The rest of the package is just "pretty"! Without solid barrels, they are wallhangers, and I buy them to hunt!
What I did find at the show for myself, was a Puma "little buddy" in near mint un-sharpened condition for 150.00. Also picked up a swarovski BT scope, and about 90% of the reloading components I came in search of.
I should have known it was gonna be another great show, when I started the day over breakfast with Lee and Redfrog. Froggy, it was great to meet you in person!

[Dewey Cox]

Went there yesterday afternoon with two of my girls.
There was definitely some interesting stuff there to look at.
Always worth the trip.
It's my favourite gunshow.

[roger]

my intention was to visit the event, but the alternator couldnt be trusted on my sunday-go-to-meetin' car. so i resolved to go hmr'n gophers instead.

[wwbirds]

In Hanna yesterday? Got too busy with birds and dogs to go up including shooting some trapped chukars over my latest little puppy and a friends 5 month old lab with your "old" 101 410 Jim.

Was kind of thinking of sneaking up today after chores until the wife reminded me that our daughter had booked a restaurant for our 39th anniversary dinner tonight. For some reason she didnt feel I could be trusted driving to a gun show in Hanna and getting back on time??
Yesterday would have been easier to do!!!

[Redfrog]

We missed you ROb. Your ears must have been burning.

Met Lee and Jim and Lloyd at Cactus. We had breakfast and talked for an hour about guns and dogs and women and how fast those trucks can go.
The more we talked the more I realized how small the hunting world is and how many mutual friends and hunting places we shared.

We made our way to the show and once again I was impressed on how many people were there. It's a good show with some regular 'gun show' vendors as well as some not so regular

I didn't need anything but when a vendor asked me what i was looking for, I said 'I'll know it when I see it."

I have far more knives than I need, but I was standing in front of a table of beauties, all custom made and shiny like, The vendor said , "you can touch them, they won't bite" HAAAA! That's what yes dear told me many years ago. Ended up married.

A lot of guys travel to get here. I met guys from Brooks, Camrose, Donalda, Provost Etc.

A great way to spend a day.

[wwbirds]

and the hair is getting thin so it no longer protects my scalp, length didn't help at all unless I roll wrap it. I have been going to Hanna for the last 2 years so this year was an exception and of course the whole gang shows up! With 2 deuce shooters I would have felt intimidated anyway. Next you will tell that there were some good chocolate labs there for sale.