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Posted: 1/26/2011 6:33:51 AM EDT
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It's usually a pretty good show. The place is an old factory, and has one huge open room with flourescent lighting. Usually pretty well attended by dealers. I'll have a couple of tables of militaria, C&R guns, and stuff to help clean out my garage. My wife lets me do that about twice a year as long as I come back with less than I left with!
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Posted: 1/26/2011 5:08:36 PM EDT
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This is an RK show & is usually pretty decent. Now that the SHOT show is over with, folks like J&T should be there in force, IMO.
Big John tells me there's also a RK show in Feb in Franklin. Looks like RK might be trying to out-Goodman the Goodman shows & have one every month somewhere in mid-TN? Sadly, the more shows we have, the more the quality goes down, IMO. 
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Posted: 1/27/2011 1:46:59 PM EDT
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Anybody know if the Glock Specialty dealer is going to be there? I ask as I need a couple things for the New Model 20 I traded for.
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Posted: 1/27/2011 2:55:51 PM EDT
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Anybody know if the Glock Specialty dealer is going to be there? I ask as I need a couple things for the New Model 20 I traded for. There's usually two different Glock guys there. Not sure which one you mean. One is a former Marine, FWIW. As an owner of a 20SF myself, may I ask what you're upgrading/changing? |
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Posted: 1/27/2011 4:12:43 PM EDT
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Adding extended slide release, mag release catch, steel main spring rod, and extended take down release. Basic reliability add ons. Later on I plan on replacing the current dim night sights.
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Posted: 1/29/2011 8:23:52 AM EDT
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I just left. Its ridiculous. You can't look at anything there are so many people. Every time I stopped to look at something, give people would crowd around me to look st the same thing. They're going to end up getting shut down by the fire marshall
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Posted: 1/29/2011 2:40:24 PM EDT
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Sat is always THE worst day to go. Sun is the day to go, IMO.
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Posted: 1/29/2011 3:14:53 PM EDT
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Wasted trip for me as NEITHER Glock guys were there. Alot of normal dealers were NOT there this time also.
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Posted: 1/29/2011 3:51:46 PM EDT
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Wasted trip for me as NEITHER Glock guys were there. Alot of normal dealers were NOT there this time also. Agreed, the gun show was a waste. Though, the day wasn't a total loss. I did buy this at On Target. 
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Posted: 1/29/2011 4:16:33 PM EDT
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Wasted trip for me as NEITHER Glock guys were there. Alot of normal dealers were NOT there this time also. Define "normal".............. 
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Posted: 1/29/2011 5:37:00 PM EDT
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My Buddy didn't want to make the drive, so we ended up meeting at the one in Hopkinsville, KY.
It was small, packed, and almost everyone thought their stuff was worth top dollar. Think I will hit the next Nashville Show when it comes around. |
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Posted: 1/29/2011 5:49:06 PM EDT
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I saw some decent prices on ammo, some interesting C&R guns, and saw some decent bargains in guns. There seems to be a run on M16 magazines again. I sold a bunch of mine.
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Posted: 1/30/2011 4:08:02 PM EDT
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Wasted trip for me as NEITHER Glock guys were there. Alot of normal dealers were NOT there this time also. Agreed, the gun show was a waste. Though, the day wasn't a total loss. I did buy this at On Target. http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn183/bdawg998/012911184805.jpg I saw that Kimber and was SORELY tempted! You evidently did good. Congratulations. Bob 'normal' is such a relative term. LOL Did not see the two Glock guys, Steve from Knoxville, Dan that used to own VOW and a couple more that used to always make the M'boro show. It did however leave a large area in the back for folks to do private sales and trades, which was a relief from in the aisles and in front of dealers tables. |
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Posted: 1/30/2011 4:38:15 PM EDT
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Any jump in the Saiga shottie pricing there?
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Posted: 1/30/2011 6:55:32 PM EDT
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Wasted trip for me as NEITHER Glock guys were there. Alot of normal dealers were NOT there this time also. Agreed, the gun show was a waste. Though, the day wasn't a total loss. I did buy this at On Target. http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn183/bdawg998/012911184805.jpg I saw that Kimber and was SORELY tempted! You evidently did good. Congratulations. Bob 'normal' is such a relative term. LOL Did not see the two Glock guys, Steve from Knoxville, Dan that used to own VOW and a couple more that used to always make the M'boro show. It did however leave a large area in the back for folks to do private sales and trades, which was a relief from in the aisles and in front of dealers tables. Yeah, everything I read about it just screamed good deal. They told me the guy that traded it in took it out on the range, fired two rounds through it, brought it in and said he didn't want it and to trade it for something. So I'm sure he got hosed on the trade or something. Oh well, worked out for me. I got a chance to put a hand full of rounds through it last night. Fired 21 rounds flawlessly. I know it's not a lot but I may have a chance to go put some more through it in the morning. The only problem I've found is that it doesn't have the Kimber take down tool so I'm going to have to order one unless someone knows how to tear it down without it. |
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Posted: 1/30/2011 7:50:28 PM EDT
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Wasted trip for me as NEITHER Glock guys were there. Alot of normal dealers were NOT there this time also. Agreed, the gun show was a waste. Though, the day wasn't a total loss. I did buy this at On Target. http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn183/bdawg998/012911184805.jpg I saw that Kimber and was SORELY tempted! You evidently did good. Congratulations. Bob 'normal' is such a relative term. LOL Did not see the two Glock guys, Steve from Knoxville, Dan that used to own VOW and a couple more that used to always make the M'boro show. It did however leave a large area in the back for folks to do private sales and trades, which was a relief from in the aisles and in front of dealers tables. Yeah, everything I read about it just screamed good deal. They told me the guy that traded it in took it out on the range, fired two rounds through it, brought it in and said he didn't want it and to trade it for something. So I'm sure he got hosed on the trade or something. Oh well, worked out for me. I got a chance to put a hand full of rounds through it last night. Fired 21 rounds flawlessly. I know it's not a lot but I may have a chance to go put some more through it in the morning. The only problem I've found is that it doesn't have the Kimber take down tool so I'm going to have to outset one unless someone knows how to tear it down without it. Tearing down is easy. Putting it back together... well you didn't say anything about that. 
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Posted: 1/31/2011 2:52:41 AM EDT
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The only problem I've found is that it doesn't have the Kimber take down tool so I'm going to have to order one unless someone knows how to tear it down without it. It's a 1911, yes? So what is the take-down tool for, exactly? |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 3:59:18 AM EDT
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The only problem I've found is that it doesn't have the Kimber take down tool so I'm going to have to order one unless someone knows how to tear it down without it. It's a 1911, yes? So what is the take-down tool for, exactly? My memory is a bit blurred on which manufacturers have done this, but I think Kimber is one that did use a full length guide rod in their compact versions of the 1911. On the reviews I have read on the topic (can't remember if I've read this specificly about Kimber or not) a tool is needed for normal field stripping, since you can't just turn the barrel bushing to take the compression off the recoil spring. If I recall correctly (never tried it myself on a model that had a full length guide rod), taking it apart can be done by fighting the spring and moving the slide to the point where you can pull the slide catch, but putting it back together is a bit more trouble. And why is it that when I'm trying to figure out how far I can stretch my tax return toward materials for a house foundation, people keep posting pictures of stuff that makes me go "I could buy one of those when I get my return"?
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Posted: 1/31/2011 5:22:11 AM EDT
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Went Saturday, got rid of an AR, picked up some other stuff I needed. I guess with the President planning on making an announcement pretty soon about "Gun Control" People really seemed to be out to get it before they cant anymore. Normal prices from what I could tell. Its been a long time since I have seen that many people at a gun show.
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Posted: 1/31/2011 6:10:29 AM EDT
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Only Saiga I saw was $1400.
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Posted: 1/31/2011 7:45:49 AM EDT
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Anyone know when and where the next Nashville area show will be? |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 7:52:48 AM EDT
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The only problem I've found is that it doesn't have the Kimber take down tool so I'm going to have to order one unless someone knows how to tear it down without it. It's a 1911, yes? So what is the take-down tool for, exactly? My memory is a bit blurred on which manufacturers have done this, but I think Kimber is one that did use a full length guide rod in their compact versions of the 1911. On the reviews I have read on the topic (can't remember if I've read this specificly about Kimber or not) a tool is needed for normal field stripping, since you can't just turn the barrel bushing to take the compression off the recoil spring. If I recall correctly (never tried it myself on a model that had a full length guide rod), taking it apart can be done by fighting the spring and moving the slide to the point where you can pull the slide catch, but putting it back together is a bit more trouble. And why is it that when I'm trying to figure out how far I can stretch my tax return toward materials for a house foundation, people keep posting pictures of stuff that makes me go "I could buy one of those when I get my return"? This is correct, Kimber uses a full length guide rod. The tool helps by holding the tension off the spring, I believe. This is the first 1911 style pistol I've ever had so I've never had one apart. Working somewhere that sells guns, I've had just about everything else apart, Sigs, Glocks, Springfields, Taurus, Ruger, etc., but never the 1911s. I wasn't interested in them until recently. |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 7:55:04 AM EDT
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Anyone know when and where the next Nashville area show will be?
According to the link in the FAQ thread. Feb 5-6 Nashville, Al Menah Shrine, 1354 Brick Church Pike 250 tbls $45 www.greatamericanpromotionsllc.com and then Feb 12-13 Franklin, Williamson County Ag Expo Park, 4212 Long Lane RK Shows 563-927-8176 |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 8:00:00 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Anyone know when and where the next Nashville area show will be? According to the link in the FAQ thread. Feb 5-6 Nashville, Al Menah Shrine, 1354 Brick Church Pike 250 tbls $45 www.greatamericanpromotionsllc.com and then Feb 12-13 Franklin, Williamson County Ag Expo Park, 4212 Long Lane RK Shows 563-927-8176 Thanks. After I posted, I told myself not to be so lazy and click on/search myself. Going to stand in the corner for my timeout.......................................>  Thanks again. |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 8:24:35 AM EDT
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Anyone know when and where the next Nashville area show will be?
According to the link in the FAQ thread. Feb 5-6 Nashville, Al Menah Shrine, 1354 Brick Church Pike 250 tbls $45 www.greatamericanpromotionsllc.com and then Feb 12-13 Franklin, Williamson County Ag Expo Park, 4212 Long Lane RK Shows 563-927-8176 The Goodman show, at the Nashville Fairgrounds, is also listed as Feb 12-13. And in March, the Goodman show is the same weekend as the Murfreesboro RK show.
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Posted: 1/31/2011 8:36:51 AM EDT
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The only problem I've found is that it doesn't have the Kimber take down tool so I'm going to have to order one unless someone knows how to tear it down without it. It's a 1911, yes? So what is the take-down tool for, exactly? My memory is a bit blurred on which manufacturers have done this, but I think Kimber is one that did use a full length guide rod in their compact versions of the 1911. On the reviews I have read on the topic (can't remember if I've read this specificly about Kimber or not) a tool is needed for normal field stripping, since you can't just turn the barrel bushing to take the compression off the recoil spring. If I recall correctly (never tried it myself on a model that had a full length guide rod), taking it apart can be done by fighting the spring and moving the slide to the point where you can pull the slide catch, but putting it back together is a bit more trouble. And why is it that when I'm trying to figure out how far I can stretch my tax return toward materials for a house foundation, people keep posting pictures of stuff that makes me go "I could buy one of those when I get my return"? This is correct, Kimber uses a full length guide rod. The tool helps by holding the tension off the spring, I believe. This is the first 1911 style pistol I've ever had so I've never had one apart. Working somewhere that sells guns, I've had just about everything else apart, Sigs, Glocks, Springfields, Taurus, Ruger, etc., but never the 1911s. I wasn't interested in them until recently. I've handled one or two that had the full length guide rod, but have only taken apart 1911's that did not have the full length guide rod, so I can't offer much more than saying I don't think I would want to try to put it back together without the tool. Sorry I can't be of more help. |
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Posted: 1/31/2011 4:59:13 PM EDT
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My memory is a bit blurred on which manufacturers have done this, but I think Kimber is one that did use a full length guide rod in their compact versions of the 1911. On the reviews I have read on the topic (can't remember if I've read this specificly about Kimber or not) a tool is needed for normal field stripping, since you can't just turn the barrel bushing to take the compression off the recoil spring. If I recall correctly (never tried it myself on a model that had a full length guide rod), taking it apart can be done by fighting the spring and moving the slide to the point where you can pull the slide catch, but putting it back together is a bit more trouble. Actually, Springfield has a FLGR in their 1911 Micro model. Yes, it can be a bitch to get the rod out & they did in fact include a handy little plastic hald-moon device that clipped onto the rod to keep the spring compressed. But after a couple of times with mine, I no longer used the plastic device & easily slipped out the guide rod over the bbl foot. No clue if the Kimber is like this as I've never taken one of them down. Seems like Kimber has a hole in their FLGR to allow a paper clip to slip thru in order to keep the spring compressed? Or am I thinking of another model? 
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Posted: 1/31/2011 5:03:12 PM EDT
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Anyone know when and where the next Nashville area show will be? Goodman show in Nashville every month. Another RK show in Franklin in Feb. as I understand it. The Dec. Franklin show really sucked according to those who went. |
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