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Centralia Gun and Knife Show this weekend?

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Nosrac

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Has anyone been to this show and is it worth the drive?

I'm currently looking for an SD barrel for my Rem 870 so either a 18.5" Moss 500 or Rem or maybe longer and I'll cut it down.

I also want to look around at 1911's I've been kicking it around and I just talked to my dad and he wants to pick one up too. He lives in central washington but if I can find something in his price range I'll pick it up for him.
 
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This is one of the shows I like better than WAC, but alas they make you unload and tie your gun too. Last time I went they had no unload barrel either.
 
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Bear 45/70 wrote:
This is one of the shows I like better than WAC, but alas they make you unload and tie your gun too. Last time I went they had no unload barrel either.
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Correct. The June event in Puyallup they had a clearing barrel out front. One does wonder what would happen if there was a ND while clearing? Possible charges??

Although they zip tied the 45, it was so thin it will not keep you from using it if you had to. I broke mine charging the slide to the rear to reload. Very thin & flimsy vinyl, not the hard poly stuff most think about.
 
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M1Gunr wrote:
Bear 45/70 wrote:
This is one of the shows I like better than WAC, but alas they make you unload and tie your gun too. Last time I went they had no unload barrel either.
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Correct. The June event in Puyallup they had a clearing barrel out front. One does wonder what would happen if there was a ND while clearing? Possible charges??

Although they zip tied the 45, it was so thin it will not keep you from using it if you had to. I broke mine charging the slide to the rear to reload. Very thin & flimsy vinyl, not the hard poly stuff most think about.
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WAC or Centrailia? I was referring to the southern show.
 
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M1Gunr wrote:
WAC or Centrailia? I was referring to the southern show.
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I was at the WAC show in Puyallup.
Must rmember what thread I am writing about...:banghead:
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You can always claim it's caused by an old war injury................Too much alcohol!
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Not worth the drive or the entrance fee, IMHO. Last time I went down the street to the gun store and found much better deals. They said gun show day is a good business day for them.
 
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You can always claim it's caused by an old war injury................Too much alcohol!
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had I been spending that money at the gun shows instead of some club... lord knows what my collection would look like...
 
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M1Gunr wrote:
You can always claim it's caused by an old war injury................Too much alcohol!
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had I been spending that money at the gun shows instead of some club... lord knows what my collection would look like...
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I quit drinking and smoking in 1967. Race cars, race boats, guns, ATVs, pleasure boats, cars as a hobbyall paid for because I didn't drink or smoke.:D
 
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t3rmin wrote:
Not worth the drive or the entrance fee, IMHO. Last time I went down the street to the gun store and found much better deals. They said gun show day is a good business day for them.
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This is usually true of most gun shows. But every once in a while you find that good steal, or you find a private seller with something nice or you at least make contacts with certain people...

One of the more recent Spokane ones was a Gun Show and an Antique Show connected... Got nothing from the gun section, butIended up getting an early 1900'scopy of the"Modern Prometheus" (frankenstein) that was in fantastic shape for a dollar.
 
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