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Posted: 4/14/2021 11:54:37 PM EDT
[#1]
I'm thinking I'll be at Market Hall this weekend. I'm trying to round up some folks for a Market Diner breakfast/brunch in another thread (where I take over N TX meetups). I need nothing, but am bored, bored, bored. The right single action wheelgun could cause me to dip into my budget for another toy.
Sorry to hear I'm going to miss Rebel and Back. Maybe at Mesquite. |
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Posted: 4/15/2021 12:47:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By The_Dog: I'm thinking I'll be at Market Hall this weekend. I'm trying to round up some folks for a Market Diner breakfast/brunch in another thread (where I take over N TX meetups). I need nothing, but am bored, bored, bored. The right single action wheelgun could cause me to dip into my budget for another toy. Sorry to hear I'm going to miss Rebel and Back. Maybe at Mesquite. Link to thread? If you've got a place & time in mind, post it up & I'll throw it in the OP. |
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Posted: 4/15/2021 12:54:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Link to thread? If you've got a place & time in mind, post it up & I'll throw it in the OP. I don't have a specific time in mind, but Market Diner is the place if others are interested. I'd like to be in the show before noon. |
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Posted: 4/15/2021 9:54:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By The_Dog: I don't have a specific time in mind, but Market Diner is the place if others are interested. I'd like to be in the show before noon. 11:00, then? |
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Posted: 4/15/2021 5:26:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: 11:00, then? Yeah, that sounds good. I was trying to catch up with a couple of non-arfcommer buddies to see if they were going or maybe had tables. They're not and don't. So sorry for the delayed reply. |
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Posted: 4/15/2021 5:49:12 PM EDT
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Updated OP w/ address & time for lunch in Dallas Saturday. Sorry I can't join you.
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Posted: 4/16/2021 9:26:03 AM EDT
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See you for lunch
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Posted: 4/16/2021 10:30:55 AM EDT
[Last Edit: The_Dog]
[#8]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: See you for lunch 11am is good for you? @HenryKnoxFineBooks |
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Posted: 4/16/2021 6:17:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By The_Dog: 11am is good for you? @HenryKnoxFineBooks No problem, but am flexible if we get others in on the deal. |
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Posted: 4/16/2021 7:26:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: No problem, but am flexible if we get others in on the deal. Lemme tell ya how flexible he is w/ 3x sangrias. 
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Posted: 4/16/2021 7:32:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Lemme tell ya how flexible he is w/ 3x sangrias. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: No problem, but am flexible if we get others in on the deal. Lemme tell ya how flexible he is w/ 3x sangrias. As the keeper of the Keg O Death, I know about being flexible. Check your pm in a second, HenryKnox... |
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Posted: 4/16/2021 9:29:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2021 1:12:54 AM EDT
[#13]
I may try a hit and run through Market Hall to get some moon clips for my .45 revolver.
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Posted: 4/17/2021 11:10:54 AM EDT
[#14]
Pulling out for Market Diner and the show in about 15 minutes. Meet at the diner at 11am if interested.
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Posted: 4/17/2021 11:35:42 AM EDT
[#15]
I can see downtown from here but am in line for a dentist.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/17/2021 2:59:24 PM EDT
[#16]
I'm sitting here at winnsboro about to doze off....night shift stinks! But having fun. Did trade into an aero m5 16" build though. Never fired. So will be seasoning this barrel along with my wwsd builds I'm doing. Might hit sonic up on the way back to tyler.
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Posted: 4/17/2021 9:54:16 PM EDT
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Best Market Hall I've seen in quite awhile. Main hall was pretty packed with vendors and buyers. Line to get in was relatively quick. Parking was a PITA, but that's just Market Hall. Ammo prices are still redonkulous. Some gun prices are the same. But parts seemed reasonable and about half the mag vendors were reasonable. I picked up Glock mags, a barreled upper, charging handle and patches.
Good to meet you, @HenryKnoxFineBooks. |
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Posted: 4/17/2021 10:14:12 PM EDT
[#18]
Market Hall parking is at least free and plenteous, unlike Mesquite & Fort Worth.
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Posted: 4/17/2021 10:19:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Market Hall parking is at least free and plenteous, unlike Mesquite & Fort Worth. Parking was kind of a PITA today. People were slow crawling to find a close space. I parked across the street after waiting what I thought was an excessive amount on the street waiting to turn in. |
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Posted: 4/17/2021 10:24:33 PM EDT
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I've been finding spaces SW of the garage the last few years, behind the hotel.
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Posted: 4/17/2021 10:37:20 PM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: I've been finding spaces SW of the garage the last few years, behind the hotel. You couldn't get there because of all the lot vultures waiting for a space to open. All entrances into the parking area were stacked up bad, with cars backed up into the streets. I parked at Trade Mart West. |
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Posted: 4/17/2021 10:45:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By The_Dog: You couldn't get there because of all the lot vultures waiting for a space to open. All entrances into the parking area were stacked up bad, with cars backed up into the streets. I parked at Trade Mart West. Which way are you guys coming in from. Over the years I have always come down Harry Hines to Market Center and come in from the north. Rarely have I ever had a long wait to get into the lot. The hotel at one time was towing show overflow if they parked on the west side. Construction has been a problem there for years. |
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Posted: 4/17/2021 10:50:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gopher: Which way are you guys coming in from. Over the years I have always come down Harry Hines to Market Center and come in from the north. Rarely have I ever had a long wait to get into the lot. The hotel at one time was towing show overflow if they parked on the west side. Construction has been a problem there for years. HenryKnox and I were coming from Market Diner on Harry Hines, so we came in from the North on Market Center Blvd. I'm not sure if he waited to pull in that north entrance by the parking garage or not. I peeled off after several minutes of not moving and parked across the street. This was just about noon. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 12:08:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By The_Dog: HenryKnox and I were coming from Market Diner on Harry Hines, so we came in from the North on Market Center Blvd. I'm not sure if he waited to pull in that north entrance by the parking garage or not. I peeled off after several minutes of not moving and parked across the street. This was just about noon. Guess I've been lucky then. The biggest goatfuck I have seen there for parking was the weekend they had a craft show in the north hall and a gun show in the other. The big hall and the upstairs were crammed full of guns and a bridal and craft show in the other hall. At least one ticket got you in both sides. Many couples were happy that weekend. 
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Posted: 4/18/2021 12:39:59 AM EDT
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I don't think I've ever seen guns upstairs, even when they had a Huey helicopter in the smaller hall.
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Posted: 4/18/2021 12:55:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: I don't think I've ever seen guns upstairs, even when they had a Huey helicopter in the smaller hall. Back in the late 80s/early 90s during the early Clinton years, the show was huge, as was the show downtown at the then Convention Center. Seems like then it was the main hall and the upstairs area. When they allowed beenie babies/baseball cards/ NASCAR stuff in with no limits, some of the gun dealers got shuffled upstairs along with the concessions. IMHO it was better when the concessions were upstairs because you could eat a meal and overlook the show for some prime people-watching.
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Posted: 4/18/2021 10:33:25 AM EDT
[Last Edit: The_Dog]
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They were doing beerbug vax shots for UTSW in the space under the mezzanine, so it was completely blocked off from the show. That put extra pressure on the two sets of bathrooms. I expect that contributed a bit to the traffic.
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Posted: 4/18/2021 11:21:31 AM EDT
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We got there about noon, and were able to walk right in, the morning crowd was leaving as we arrived. When I left at about 2:30, there was a line to get in as the afternoon crowd showed up. Don't know what they were going to buy, as inventory was thin if you were looking for a firearm.
The rows were spaced out to account for loss of vendors / vendors using fewer tables and accommodate the crowd. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 7:50:33 PM EDT
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I will probably hit the Mesquite show around noon on Sat. I might do lunch if anyone else wants to, but I won't make the dinner. Lug1 has organized a NTX meetup for that Saturday night.
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Posted: 4/18/2021 8:22:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By The_Dog: I will probably hit the Mesquite show around noon on Sat. I might do lunch if anyone else wants to, but I won't make the dinner. Lug1 has organized a NTX meetup for that Saturday night. Link? Lemme guess, it's across town from Mesquite. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 9:51:17 PM EDT
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@Lug1 - so you have the gunshow schedule two months out.
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Posted: 4/18/2021 9:55:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: @Lug1 - so you have the gunshow schedule two months out. There is never any intent to face anybody or upset the natural flow of things. Just doing something different. Sorry you won't be making the Hard Eight. I do appreciate all the invites to the gun shows. |
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Posted: 4/18/2021 11:52:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lug1: Sorry if I have stepped on your toes. My basic premise for organizing things is my work schedule. On 24/off48. Lots of things occur that I miss because of this schedule. There is never any intent to face anybody or upset the natural flow of things. Just doing something different. Sorry you won't be making the Hard Eight. I do appreciate all the invites to the gun shows. No man, you didn't step on my toes. We've eaten @ Hard 8 for the old Lewisville gunshow, it was good BBQ. The big FW show is coming up next month, hoping I can make it. Even if you can't make the shows, perhaps you can make some of the dinners. I'm always up for a good new place to eat, and for getting people together. |
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Posted: 4/22/2021 3:00:40 PM EDT
[#35]
Saturday dinner 5:30 @ Kearney's Feedyard, 3602 N Belt Line Rd, Sunnyvale TX 75182, 469-857-3093 This is 1 mi E of I635 off Town East Blvd.
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Posted: 4/23/2021 10:18:01 PM EDT
[#36]
motown & I are set up in the far SW corner, to the right as you come in the door. He'll be replaced by Jeffb1911 on Sunday. Reble Yell is set up towards the NE corner, w/ the bunny rabbit hanging from his Fuzzy Bunny Tactical sign.
Y'all stop by & come to dinner. Fatalwishes' good buddy is scheduled to join us for dinner IOT see the boy. |
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Posted: 4/23/2021 10:23:05 PM EDT
[#37]
In for dinner
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Posted: 4/23/2021 10:29:03 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HenryKnoxFineBooks: In for dinner Whoop! RebleYell's wife was asking about you today,"Who is that nice ARFCOMer that always dresses so sharp?" |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 12:12:26 PM EDT
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My son and I will be there on Sunday. We'll both be wearing an ARFCOM hat. Stop us if you see us.
Any chance of finding some pistol powder need some for 9mm. . |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 7:32:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TxLewis: My son and I will be there on Sunday. We'll both be wearing an ARFCOM hat. Stop us if you see us. Any chance of finding some pistol powder need some for 9mm. There's powder. Don't look at the price. |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 9:45:07 PM EDT
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April 24 Big Town
1) Appeared that every gang in DFW was present with girlfriends to straw purchase for them. Estimate over 30% of the sardine packed crowd. Interestingly a lot appeared to be selling or they were just waving their guns around. Can't do that at Whole Foods. Haven't had so many masked dudes point AKs in my face since I was last in Somalia. One dude was literally walking around carrying two 5" stacks of bills with $100s facing out. Like $120k if all 100s. WtfLol. 2) Parking lot was 100% packed. Had to park over a curb in a mud swamp. 3) Never seen so many actual purchases - ever. See crowd #1 above for majority of purchases. Way overpriced purchases. Didn't appear to be any shortage of firearms or ammo, just way overpriced. ----- $79 - $100 100rnd boxes of 9mm FMJ in brands never heard of ----- $100 bricks of 550 .22 LR bulk ----- $100 50rnd boxes of 38spl Round Nose ------ Most if not all guns >70% over MSRP ------------$949 Sig 365X ------------$499 Ruger LCP2 .22LR ------------$399 Taurus TX22 black ------------ Used PS90 at $3599 LOL, I should have paid that $700 back in 2012 ------------$149 Stripped Anderson Lowers 4) The now 81 yr old Latino guy I've talked to at shows since the 80s and bought the VHS Clinton Chronicles from was selling remote bomb detonators and how-to booklets. Nice. 5) I bought some purple brass knuckles from a cool dude who talked to me about curing cancer and assorted maladies by drinking chlorine dioxide.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 10:20:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Supra: April 24 Big Town 1) Appeared that every gang in DFW was present with girlfriends to straw purchase for them. Estimate over 30% of the sardine packed crowd. Interestingly a lot appeared to be selling or they were just waving their guns around. Can't do that at Whole Foods. Haven't had so many masked dudes point AKs in my face since I was last in Somalia. One dude was literally walking around carrying two 5" stacks of bills with $100s facing out. Like $120k if all 100s. WtfLol. 2) Parking lot was 100% packed. Had to park over a curb in a mud swamp. 3) Never seen so many actual purchases - ever. See crowd #1 above for majority of purchases. Way overpriced purchases. Didn't appear to be any shortage of firearms or ammo, just way overpriced. ----- $79 - $100 100rnd boxes of 9mm FMJ in brands never heard of ----- $100 bricks of 550 .22 LR bulk ----- $100 50rnd boxes of 38spl Round Nose ------ Most if not all guns >70% over MSRP ------------$949 Sig 365X ------------$499 Ruger LCP2 .22LR ------------$399 Taurus TX22 black ------------ Used PS90 at $3599 LOL, I should have paid that $700 back in 2012 ------------$149 Stripped Anderson Lowers 4) The now 81 yr old Latino guy I've talked to at shows since the 80s and bought the VHS Clinton Chronicles from was selling remote bomb detonators and how-to booklets. Nice. 5) I bought some purple brass knuckles from a cool dude who talked to me about curing cancer and assorted maladies by drinking chlorine dioxide. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69574/Screenshot_20210424-203810_Gallery_jpg-1917796.JPG I guess he is pulling out new old stock he's had stored away since the Clinton years. In the days after Waco and OKC it wasn't cool to sell that stuff anymore. Guess he figures WTF. The girlfriend buying the gun has been a thing for about the last three years. It's obvious what's going on but the dealers don't seem to care. |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 10:48:45 PM EDT
[#43]
I sold one gun and bought three.
I need to stop going to gun shows. |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:40:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By motown_steve: I sold one gun and bought three. I need to stop going to gun shows. You just need a girlfriend to buy the guns for you. Why on earth did you buy the Marlin? Had one as a kid? |
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Posted: 4/24/2021 11:41:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By motown_steve: I sold one gun and bought three. I need to stop going to gun shows. I may be a bad influence because I buy guns, I don't sell guns. |
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Posted: 4/25/2021 2:56:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gopher: The girlfriend buying the gun has been a thing for about the last three years. It's obvious what's going on but the dealers don't seem to care. I've witnessed it going on for a lot longer than 3 years, but yesterday was unbelievable. Instead of a few purchases (circa my last show Thanksgiving), try hundreds and the vast majority of all purchases I saw. Leaving the show there was a group of a dozen masked gang bangers leaning on some other guy's (still inside show) Challenger with their AKs (mags in) and Glocks with drum mags pointed at the camera girls and intentionally everyone walking past. Guess it's ok because it's at a gun show? Never seen anything like that in the middle of the day even in the worst parts of Chicago, Baltimore, and St Louis. Maybe it wasn't like that today (Sunday) because they were all in church. |
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Posted: 4/25/2021 3:32:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Supra: I've witnessed it going on for a lot longer than 3 years, but yesterday was unbelievable. Instead of a few purchases (circa my last show Thanksgiving), try hundreds and the vast majority of all purchases I saw. Leaving the show there was a group of a dozen masked gang bangers leaning on some other guy's (still inside show) Challenger with their AKs (mags in) and Glocks with drum mags pointed at the camera girls and intentionally everyone walking past. Guess it's ok because it's at a gun show? Never seen anything like that in the middle of the day even in the worst parts of Chicago, Baltimore, and St Louis. Maybe it wasn't like that today (Sunday) because they were all in church. What do you want to bet that there were some Mad Mommies there undercover who got it all on camera for "feelings". |
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Posted: 4/25/2021 3:40:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By The_Dog: What do you want to bet that there were some Mad Mommies there undercover who got it all on camera for "feelings". I don't know about that. The reception they got on at least two of their little "protest" at Market Hall didn't go exactly the way they planned. The reaction they got wasn't what they were hoping for. Now channel 4,5,8, or 11 news undercover, maybe. Have you seen the anti-circumcision protestors at gun shows or various places around town? Dressed in blood-spattered white clothing, an odd bunch to say the least. |
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Posted: 4/25/2021 5:15:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gopher: Have you seen the anti-circumcision protestors at gun shows or various places around town? Dressed in blood-spattered white clothing, an odd bunch to say the least. Apparently not. I guess they walk among us. And you're probably right about Mad Mommies. They'd look so out of place that people would probably figure it out. Bummer about the bangers though. |
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Posted: 4/25/2021 7:29:35 PM EDT
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1-2 May
Corsicana - Whipp Farm 22-23 May Fort Worth - Premier - backbencher, kells81, & RebleYell have tables. Longview - Classic Paris - All Tex 29-30 May Mesquite - Premier - backbencher & RebleYell have tables. 5-6 June Fort Worth Will Rogers - Lone Star Itasca - Whipp Farm 19-20 June Mesquite - Premier 26-27 June Fort Worth Will Rogers - Premier Nacogdoches - G&S North Texas gun show organizers: All Tex - http://alltexgunshows.com/ American Legion Post 320 - https://centennial.legion.org/texas/post320 American Legion Post 340 - http://www.alpost340.com/ Audie Murphy Museum - http://www.amacmuseum.com/ Big Mule Guns - https://www.facebook.com/bigmuleguns Brownwood Gun Show - (405) 223-5657 Buffalo Chamber of Commerce - http://www.buffalotxchamberofcommerce.org/civic_center.htm Classic Arms - http://capgunshows.com/shows/ DACA - https://www.dallasarms.com/program-small-with-tab-name/ DSC - https://www.biggame.org/convention/ G&S - http://gandsgunshows.com/ Great Texoma - http://ggavendors.com/ Heartland Militaria - http://heartlandmilitariashow.com/index.php/texas-show/ Lone Star Antique Arms - https://www.lonestarantiquearmsconvention.com/ Lone Star - https://www.lonestargunshows.com/schedule/ New Frontier - https://newfrontiershow.com/index.php/dallas-gun-western-show/ Parker County Sportsman Club - https://www.parkersportsman.com Premier - https://www.premiergunshows.com/show-schedule/ Real Texas - http://www.therealtexasgunshow.com/ Riesel Lions Club - https://www.riesellionsclub.com/ Silver Spur - https://www.silverspurtradeshows.com/shows/ T&K - https://tandkpromotions.com/show-schedule/ Wanenmacher's - http://www.tulsaarmsshow.com/home.html (Not Texas, but you should go to this show.) Whipp Farm - http://whippfarmproductions.com/events.html YourNewGun - https://www.Facebook.com/yournewgun N Texas Gun Show Krewe: backbencher generally visits a show every weekend unless he has drill or is deployed douglasmorris99 has AR stuff FatCat1 Gopher visits two shows in a weekend HenryKnoxFineBooks generally hits the Dallas & Mesquite shows jeffb1911 hits as many shows as he can, sharpens knives in E Texas. kells81 sells ammo motown_steve is a revolver nut, often joins backbencher for lunch 98kGuy used to do the DACA show, got busy w/ work RebleYell is set up @ many of the D/FW area shows and goes as far afield as Amarillo and Missouri 75149 usually hits Mesquite The_Dog can usually be persuaded to join you for BBQ for the Mesquite shows txtj79 competes with backbencher to see how many shows they can visit villageidiot usually turns out for the Fort Worth shows If you want to be included in this list, or removed, or if you're going to have a table @ an upcoming show, hit me up. Gun show schedule sites: https://www.gunshowminute.com/gunshows/texas/ https://www.gunshowstoday.com/gunshows/category/texas/ https://gunshowtrader.com/gunshows/texas-gun-shows/ http://www.gunshows-usa.com/texas/ https://www.igunshows.com/gun-shows/Texas/ http://texasgunshows.us/ https://tsra.com/events/gun-shows/ Our usual dining haunts: - we usually meet on Saturdays for lunch or dinner: The Butcher Shop, 102 Lehigh St, Longview The Dove's Nest, 105 W Jefferson St, Waxahachie Milano's, 3416 W 7th St, Fort Worth Railhead BBQ, 2900 Montgomery St, Fort Worth Soulman's BBQ, 1125 Gross Rd, Mesquite Texas Roadhouse, 1420 N. Peachtree Rd, Mesquite |
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