Syracuse Gun Show

[airedale]

Heading out to one of my favorite events that I hit twice a year, don't need a darn thing but you never know what can strike your fancy to pull the trigger "Pun Intended."

Al

[sbuff]

Should be a good crowd 

[airedale]

Well I could not resist adding to my single shot collection, a little Star rolling block 30-30 priced right. I have been wanting a rolling block forever, have stayed away from them because most are chambered in 45-70 Buffalo rifles weighing 10 or 11 pounds and some pretty high prices. Small calibers are rarely seen.

This little Star carbine is in pristine condition with a shiny mirror finish bore that has not been shot much. I picked up a couple of boxes of Remington ammo and as soon as I got out of the truck at home I walked back to my range put in a cartridge and took a shot at one of the steel plates at 50 yards and hit it dead center. Next on my list is a Sharps single shot.

I am pleased.

As for the gun show there was plenty of ammo to be had and a decent collection of firearms priced fairly.

Al

Edited April 24, 2022 by airedale

[SpacemanSpiff]

Nice score! The last few gun shows i have been to have been mostly turkey calls and jerky. 

[wolc123]

44 minutes ago, airedale said:

Well I could not resist adding to my single shot collection, a little Star rolling block 30-30 priced right. I have been wanting a rolling block forever, have stayed away from them because most are chambered in 45-70 Buffalo rifles weighing 10 or 11 pounds and some pretty high prices. Small calibers are rarely seen.

This little Star carbine is in pristine condition with a shiny mirror finish bore that has not been shot much. I picked up a couple of boxes of Remington ammo and as soon as I got out of the truck at home I walked back to my range put in a cartridge and took a shot at one of the steel plates at 50 yards and hit it dead center. Next on my list is a Sharps single shot.

I am pleased.

As for the gun show there was plenty of ammo to be had and a decent collection of firearms priced fairly.

Al

Was there a lot of 30/30 ammo available ?  What kind and how much money per box ?

I haven’t seen any at Runnings in over a year.  

[Trad bow]

I went today and the show was pretty good, picked up a bunch of little things I needed, an old Stevens box call for my collection and some turkey ammo.  There’s a Remington 141 that I’m kinda regretting not buying and may call the vendor and buy it.  The 30-30 was assorted brands most I looked at were in $35 a box range.

Edited April 24, 2022 by Trad bow

[airedale]

14 hours ago, wolc123 said:

Was there a lot of 30/30 ammo available ?  What kind and how much money per box ?

I had no problem finding 30-30 ammo both Remington and Federal, I went with Remington 150 gr. It was selling in the mid thirty dollar range.

Al

[wolc123]

2 hours ago, airedale said:

I had no problem finding 30-30 ammo both Remington and Federal, I went with Remington 150 gr. It was selling in the mid thirty dollar range.

Al

Thanks, that’s good to know.  One of the primary reasons that I opted for a 30/30 over a .35 Rem, when I was rifle shopping a few years ago, was to assure future ammo availability.   The .35 Rem might be a tad better deer cartridge, but not if you don’t have ammo for it. 

[Trad bow]

Airedale I’m pretty sure I saw you with that rifle very good buy .  Does anyone know who the guy from camilus was that had a couple tables full of guns?  Wishing I had picked up the 141 he had …

[Nytracker]

Tims guns i think

[Otto]

3 hours ago, Nytracker said:

Tims guns i think

Great local gun shop.  I have bought several guns from them.