NVcurmudgeon
11-19-2006, 09:27 PM
Saturday I visited the BRGS with Urny, a perfect companion for the day's activities. Urny has almost identical interests to mine, which seem to be all guns but black guns, and lukewarm interest in art, jewelry, clothes, or scrimshaw. So there was no difference about which tables to visit. In fact, we managed to see all that we wanted to in one day, quite an accomplishment in a show that is advertised to occupy over two acres and contain umpteen million dollars worth of guns. first stop was at "the mould guy's table." This gentleman specializes in used loading equipment and always has a god selecton oof moulds, dies, etc. For once, neither of us came home with another new mould, but Urny picked up something for a friend. then it was off to systematic coverage of tables. I found a set of like new in box Lyman All American dies in .22 Hornet and the lady in charge of the table haggled herself down from $20 to $15. I couldn't turn that down, even though I don't own a .22 Hornet, but am thinking about one. Eventually we arrived at "the sight guy's table' where I managed to pick up an aperture disc for the Lyman tang sight on my Remington M 141 pump gun in .30 Rem. Then Urny had a fairly serious flirtation with a fine European rifle, but didn't buy it, though he did pick up a card from the dealer. By then it was time for lunch, which was a Rocket Burger at a restaurant inside the venue where the show was held. Rocket has excellent food and nice clean cut young help that speak english like born Americans, which they are! After lunch we did more aisle cruising and I found a brand new set of RCBS .308 dies plus file trim die, dated 1974, at a good price. Not a big deal with major purchases, but lots of fun, and filling in gaps in equipment. Now it's just a matter of deciding WHICH Hornet to buy, and saving up the money! But you all know how a die or mould purchase can drive a gun buy.