Tales from Tanner

[copfish]

sorta sounds like a pueblo walmart...

Same people, no entry fee...

[TEAMRICO]

I have brain lock, what is C&R?

It is code for Ghost Gun....shhhhhh.

[yz9890]

Interesting, I've never paid for parking to attend the Tanner, the rest of your points I agree on.

Was speaking mostly of gun shows in general.

One of the first guns I bought was a late 90's Colt Pocketlite off a guy at a show for $140. I miss those days. I'm sure there are still good deals to be found at shows if you're early and lucky.

[SSChameleon]

Same people, no entry fee...

And the ammo prices are better.

[Calculated]

Remind me never to make a bet with you!

Story?

I think I'm like 4 for 5000 lifetime, betting me is usually a pretty good idea.

I have a friend from Boston that bartends in Ft. Collins. I used to be quite the regular there and he and I would arm wrestle, have slap contests, and made several bets, pretty much all of which I lost. He always had a way of getting me to go again...

Well anyway during an evening of time traveling at the bar he and I were cussing and discussing about his beloved Patriots. I grew up in Oklahoma so I was always a Cowboys fan, and low and behold they were playing in two days. I think the Pats were undefeated at that point(maybe 5-6 years ago?) and in a moment of what can only be called as whiskey fueled intuition I had run the numbers in my head and I bet him that the 'boys were gonna put the hurt on Brady and crew. He said he didn't want to bet money because it was boring and he wanted to make in "interesting". He was probably pretty confident the win was in the bag. I'd stumbled across a couple videos around the YouTube of cops tazing each other for "training purposes" earlier that day, and since I felt 10ft tall and bulletproof I figured loser gets tased. Brilliant!

When I woke up and realized what I had done I knew I was screwed.. The good Lord must've taken pity on me, cause the Cowboys won. I still can't believe it to this day. And I haven't collected on my bet yet either. But when I do, I'm gonna video tape it and I'll post it here. He's a class act though he really wants me to do it. Good times up in FoCo at that place.

ETA: Correction, he gave me a 5pt spread and they lost by 4.

[spqrzilla]

Wait. You bet on the Cowboys?

[Martinjmpr]

I think my last gun show was around 2006, maybe 2007? Glad to see I'm not missing much (and WTF, $10 to get in AND you have to pay to park?



I think 3 things have killed gun shows (at least for me):

1. The change in the law which allowed stocking dealers to sell at gun shows means that now going to a gun show is just like going to a LGS except I don't have to pay to get into an LGS (back in "the old days" stocking dealers could only sell at their address which meant that if someone was selling guns at a gun show they were a private citizen or collector - prices were much better and they were willing to haggle.)

2. Big box stores. I used to go to gun shows for good prices on ammo but big box stores (which, again, I don't have to pay to get into) have stolen a lot of that thunder. And finally....

3. The internet. Better selection, better prices. Yes, I do have to pay shipping and FFL fees but I can figure those out ahead of time.

It's too bad, though, the passing of an era. I went to my first gun show at the old Arapahoe County Fairgrounds off of Belleview and Santa Fe in Englewood (anyone remember that?) circa 1982 - 83 I think. Over the years I went to quite a few - the best ones, hands down, were the ones they had in Fayetteville, NC in the early - to mid-1990's when I was stationed at Fort Bragg.

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I think I'm like 4 for 5000 lifetime, betting me is usually a pretty good idea.

I have a friend from Boston that bartends in Ft. Collins. I used to be quite the regular there and he and I would arm wrestle, have slap contests, and made several bets, pretty much all of which I lost. He always had a way of getting me to go again...

Well anyway during an evening of time traveling at the bar he and I were cussing and discussing about his beloved Patriots. I grew up in Oklahoma so I was always a Cowboys fan, and low and behold they were playing in two days. I think the Pats were undefeated at that point(maybe 5-6 years ago?) and in a moment of what can only be called as whiskey fueled intuition I had run the numbers in my head and I bet him that the 'boys were gonna put the hurt on Brady and crew. He said he didn't want to bet money because it was boring and he wanted to make in "interesting". He was probably pretty confident the win was in the bag. I'd stumbled across a couple videos around the YouTube of cops tazing each other for "training purposes" earlier that day, and since I felt 10ft tall and bulletproof I figured loser gets tased. Brilliant!

When I woke up and realized what I had done I knew I was screwed.. The good Lord must've taken pity on me, cause the Cowboys won. I still can't believe it to this day. And I haven't collected on my bet yet either. But when I do, I'm gonna video tape it and I'll post it here. He's a class act though he really wants me to do it. Good times up in FoCo at that place.

ETA: Correction, he gave me a 5pt spread and they lost by 4.

That is awesome! Please do post it, that would be good fun. Find some crash mats too.

[funkymonkey1111]

I think my last gun show was around 2006, maybe 2007? Glad to see I'm not missing much (and WTF, $10 to get in AND you have to pay to park?



I think 3 things have killed gun shows (at least for me):

1. The change in the law which allowed stocking dealers to sell at gun shows means that now going to a gun show is just like going to a LGS except I don't have to pay to get into an LGS (back in "the old days" stocking dealers could only sell at their address which meant that if someone was selling guns at a gun show they were a private citizen or collector - prices were much better and they were willing to haggle.)

2. Big box stores. I used to go to gun shows for good prices on ammo but big box stores (which, again, I don't have to pay to get into) have stolen a lot of that thunder. And finally....

3. The internet. Better selection, better prices. Yes, I do have to pay shipping and FFL fees but I can figure those out ahead of time.

It's too bad, though, the passing of an era. I went to my first gun show at the old Arapahoe County Fairgrounds off of Belleview and Santa Fe in Englewood (anyone remember that?) circa 1982 - 83 I think. Over the years I went to quite a few - the best ones, hands down, were the ones they had in Fayetteville, NC in the early - to mid-1990's when I was stationed at Fort Bragg.

spot on--virtually everything you can get at a gun show is available cheaper online. ammo? that's a laugh. plus, you don't have to deal with the goobs.

plus, i'd venture a guess 5280 has more guns on display and for sale (and at better prices) than the entire tanner show. And, it's free. (you can crap on 5280 all you want, but that doesn't change their massive inventory)

in the late 80s and early 90s, i couldn't wait for gun shows. now, they're a joke.

[Delfuego]

• The number of gang bangin' cocks with the pants around their ankles looking for this loophole thing was amazing

The loophole is that thing your belt goes through, keeps your pants from falling down. They must have missed it....