Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
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Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
Show hours open to the public
Friday May 18 2018
CGCA Gunshow 11:00am - 5:00pm - Addmission with 3 days pass only
Saturday May 19 2018
CGCA Gunshow 9:00am - 5:00pm - General admission $10
Sunday May 20 2018
CGCA Gunshow 9:00am 3:00pm - General Admission $10
http://www.cgca.com/index.html
Friday May 18 2018
CGCA Gunshow 11:00am - 5:00pm - Addmission with 3 days pass only
Saturday May 19 2018
CGCA Gunshow 9:00am - 5:00pm - General admission $10
Sunday May 20 2018
CGCA Gunshow 9:00am 3:00pm - General Admission $10
http://www.cgca.com/index.html
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
Dan's the man. Not only CGCA but Sharps Collector Association show also. More Sharps rifles than you will see anywhere in the country. bobw
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
Glad none of you guys showed up I was able to score a nice pile of 45 basic 2 3/4" for less than a dollar each. bobw
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
Now you're just rubbing it in Bob
rgds.. Gavin.
ps. ...was a bit far to come for the weekend
rgds.. Gavin.
ps. ...was a bit far to come for the weekend
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
I reckon your right on that JB. Hope to see you at the Q. bobw
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
Was a good show lot of very nice Guns there. Had a chance to look at some original patched bullets for a 32-40 used in the schuetzen rifles. Looked at some English and canadain long range muzzle loading rifles. Spent a lot of time visiting with and old friend. There is so much knowledge there that will disappear in the next 20 years.
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
orville,
interesting you saw patched scheutzen bullets in 32 cal.
it is generally considered that scheutzen is all about greasers, but every now and again pp evidence rears the ugly head of truth.
keep safe,
bruce.
interesting you saw patched scheutzen bullets in 32 cal.
it is generally considered that scheutzen is all about greasers, but every now and again pp evidence rears the ugly head of truth.
keep safe,
bruce.
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
Have to wonder Bruce, for those 32-40 bullets to have survived this long maybe they were not accurate enough to make it to the firing line?
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
Well Bob now that you have some cases maybe you can load some up and go to a match sometime.
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
zack,
you give me no rest.
could that be no rest for the wicked
keep safe,
bruce.
you give me no rest.
could that be no rest for the wicked
keep safe,
bruce.
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
Bruce I'm pretty sure that some of the early schuetzen shooting was done with patched bullets. In one of the books I have there is mention of a famous shooter patching his bullets in the (train?) car while on his way to the match. Those would have been dry patched of course...
I have shot some patched .32-40 bullets myself. They are quite tricky to patch
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I have shot some patched .32-40 bullets myself. They are quite tricky to patch
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
not for the bumble fingers eh?
and also wear your glasses if you need them.
keep safe,
bruce.
and also wear your glasses if you need them.
keep safe,
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
brucem, did see 1 gun you would have been interested in.... It was a roller with a false muzzle for using Chase crosspatch with in 45 2 7/8". IIRC it was $1500 and did sell. Don, I go to all the matches that I can afford to time wise. bobw
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
At the same place with the patched 32 bullet was also some of Farrow’s bullets also patched. Also picked up a 2 volume set of books on old loading tools, Reloading Tools of the Black Powder Era By Tom Rowe & Ed Curtis lots of color photographs. In volume 2 is the only photograph I have ever seen of the tools sharps sold to trim the nose and base of the bullet after it was swaged.
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Re: Colorado Gun Collectors Association Gun Show 2018
I wonder why they would want to do this.......Orville wrote: In volume 2 is the only photograph I have ever seen of the tools sharps sold to trim the nose and base of the bullet after it was swaged.
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