What did you buy yourself today - PART 1

[39flathead]

You've caught more good deals at a single gun show then the rest of the board has in all of 2017. I think that's proof that the gun shows or your way are not the same as they are on the eastern edge. Good to see that

I've always felt the smaller shows produce the best deals.
The CZ came from a private seller with a table full of Colts.
It definitely didn't fit in with his obvious collecting habits, so I figured he took it on trade and made an offer, me having a C&R meant he didn't have to leave his table to wait for a transfer to be done.

The guy with all the reloading stuff just wanted to get out of reloading in his shop, I know he was selling at cost or below.

One could have had their pick of sub $500 ARs, half of which were private sellers.

Now don't get me wrong, there were most certainly sellers with grossly overpriced crap.

One of them I had the following interaction with.
I was carrying around a Romanian M69 .22 with a replacement magazine and that someone had removed the sights from and added a cheap scope.
One dealer who had piles of mags asked if I was selling, I said yep, or trade, he asked what I wanted for it and I told him $125.
He goes into how he's been in the business for years and he couldn't sell it for a profit for that, how he didn't want to insult me with an offer...
I said I'd do $75 in trade from his table.
Noooo, no money in it...
I turned and a guy standing there says did you say you wanted $125 for that?
I said $100 cash takes it.
He took it and that dealer huffed off.
It was pretty funny.

[Maropowered383]

Been saving up for a FN Fiveseven, go to the gun shop to handle it and bring it home, but then in the corner with the rest of the 1911's it caught my eye. In all its glory was a Coonan .357 Automatic. I asked to hold it. It was love at first sight. It was in unfired condition with adjustable trijicon sights, 3 mags, 2 custom holsters, and 2 sets of grips. I took it to the range and put 100rds down the pipe with 0 issues.

[gghbi]

Been saving up for a FN Fiveseven, go to the gun shop to handle it and bring it home, but then in the corner with the rest of the 1911's it caught my eye. In all its glory was a Coonan .357 Automatic. I asked to hold it. It was love at first sight. It was in unfired condition with adjustable trijicon sights, 3 mags, 2 custom holsters, and 2 sets of grips. I took it to the range and put 100rds down the pipe with 0 issues.

Hey 5-7 versus 3-5-7! Seems close enough. Sounds like a neat find. What are the FNs going for these days?

[Daycrawler]

In all its glory was a Coonan .357 Automatic.

I had to look this up and found a picture. It says that it shoots .38 also. Is that correct?

https://goo.gl/images/9ZWbhR

[Maropowered383]

$1250 OTD for the FN

[Maropowered383]

Yes it comes with a lighter spring you have to change to shoot the .38s. It also recommends in the book to break it in with .357 at least 250-300 rds

[cruzans]

Weak again today. I love my Llamas, and when I found a harder to find one, mint, with box and all paperwork at a great price - I just can't resist. Llama love ; ( 9mm btw )

[fallenleader]

a belt, tensioner and full set of idler pulleys for the f-150 because.... it's an f-150. shop wanted over $360 for less.
figured, since it's down, replace them all. only one wasn't gritty. $140 and what'll end up being an hours work.

[cruzans]

Ammunition Depot ran a special last week on 50 cal cans, 2 for $19.99 with free shipping. Can never have too many cans. Probably should have got more !

[mpan72]

Ammunition Depot ran a special last week on 50 cal cans, 2 for $19.99 with free shipping. Can never have too many cans. Probably should have got more !

How are they? Do you think they are U.S.A. made? We were wondering that last week. Many passed because Ammunition Depot was not sure themselves.