This was one of my more fruitful visits to a gunshow. Picked up a bunch of reloading stuff, small pistol and large rifle primers, and 9mm and 40S&W Rainer plated HPs. I was surprised that the HPs were just a little more than the FMJs. I also got an electronic reloading scale, a powder trickler, some rifle powder, and some rifle cartridge boxes to hold my reloads. I already had those for pistol rounds.
The most interesting thing I found was at one of those tables along the left wall that had odds and ends. They had devices that were designed to set off a shotgun primer via a trip wire. How cool is that? Just the thing for perimeter alarms, so I bought a few. They were $5 and came with 5 primers each. They also had bags of thermite, lol. I love America!
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And then just before I left I came across a LEO trade in Gen 3 G22 with 3 std cap mags for what I thought was a good price. I've got a Mech Tech upper in 40 cal with a dedicated Glock lower so this will be the perfect companion. Now I'll be able to swap mags between pistol and carbine. A 40S&W carbine is nothing to sneeze at: > 800ft/lbs muzzle energy with 135gr Corbon. That's more than the same bullet in 10mm out of a 5" handgun barrel.
I've had LEO trade in G22s before and they all had varying amounts of holster wear, but all were shot little as evidenced by little wear on the internal parts. This one however had grip tape on it and that should have clued me in that this guy was a shooter. Once I got it home and cut the cable tie off of it I noticed the damn thing rattles when you shake it. Not a lot, but the slide does move side to side a bit and the barrel lockup is loose. The barrel has so much wear that I thought someone had taken steel wool to the damn thing, hardly any of the original finish left. Will Glock refurb these things for a reasonable price? It's really not that bad but I doubt it's bench rest accuracy would impress anyone.
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All in all though I don't think I did too bad, except for spending so much time there I didn't get to hunt this afternoon like I had planned. I think I'm going to have to skip the next show or two so my gun budget can catch up, lol.
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The most interesting thing I found was at one of those tables along the left wall that had odds and ends. They had devices that were designed to set off a shotgun primer via a trip wire. How cool is that? Just the thing for perimeter alarms, so I bought a few. They were $5 and came with 5 primers each. They also had bags of thermite, lol. I love America!
And then just before I left I came across a LEO trade in Gen 3 G22 with 3 std cap mags for what I thought was a good price. I've got a Mech Tech upper in 40 cal with a dedicated Glock lower so this will be the perfect companion. Now I'll be able to swap mags between pistol and carbine. A 40S&W carbine is nothing to sneeze at: > 800ft/lbs muzzle energy with 135gr Corbon. That's more than the same bullet in 10mm out of a 5" handgun barrel.
I've had LEO trade in G22s before and they all had varying amounts of holster wear, but all were shot little as evidenced by little wear on the internal parts. This one however had grip tape on it and that should have clued me in that this guy was a shooter. Once I got it home and cut the cable tie off of it I noticed the damn thing rattles when you shake it. Not a lot, but the slide does move side to side a bit and the barrel lockup is loose. The barrel has so much wear that I thought someone had taken steel wool to the damn thing, hardly any of the original finish left. Will Glock refurb these things for a reasonable price? It's really not that bad but I doubt it's bench rest accuracy would impress anyone.
All in all though I don't think I did too bad, except for spending so much time there I didn't get to hunt this afternoon like I had planned. I think I'm going to have to skip the next show or two so my gun budget can catch up, lol.
How were the crowds and line?
