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Gun show junk. #8364415 03/14/25 09:30 AM 03/14/25 09:30 AM
Joined: Oct 2021 South central Minnesota. O Old pup OP trapper
Old pup OP trapper O Joined: Oct 2021 South central Minnesota.	Wife and I worked a booth this past weekend at a knife and gun show. We did a walk around just to see what was out there. You can find all kinds of neat stuff at shows. I was amazed at how many vendors had tables of junk from Temu. They must have gone crazy ordering the crap. I was in the market for a knife so I asked a couple of vendors about a knife. They had no idea what kind of steel it was, where it was made or what kind of blade it had. I think I ticked off one guy when he told me that, with the tarrifs, the price of a good knife will only go up. I told him good knives AND these knives. A good knife is seldom cheap. ergo, bibamus.

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8364463 03/14/25 10:46 AM 03/14/25 10:46 AM
Joined: Oct 2015 wisconsin M Muskratwalt trapper
Muskratwalt trapper M Joined: Oct 2015 wisconsin	Where was the show at? Our WTA district 5 had an informational booth in Eau Ciaire last weekend at a gun show. Walt legge

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8364489 03/14/25 11:29 AM 03/14/25 11:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State	I have a friend who buys interior decor items by the 40-foot container load from China. She ends up throwing about 1/3 of it away due to poor quality. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8364547 03/14/25 01:36 PM 03/14/25 01:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2023 MO B BC-Buck trapper
BC-Buck trapper B Joined: Dec 2023 MO	Originally Posted by Old pup Wife and I worked a booth this past weekend at a knife and gun show. We did a walk around just to see what was out there. You can find all kinds of neat stuff at shows. I was amazed at how many vendors had tables of junk from Temu. They must have gone crazy ordering the crap. I was in the market for a knife so I asked a couple of vendors about a knife. They had no idea what kind of steel it was, where it was made or what kind of blade it had. I think I ticked off one guy when he told me that, with the tarrifs, the price of a good knife will only go up. I told him good knives AND these knives. A good knife is seldom cheap. I retired from tool and die trade and always worked with tool steels. Buck was my go to because they used D-2 tool steel at 58 RC hardness. New guy started work and talked about new die steels called CPM. Saw bench made brand was using all these high tec steels and RC 60 to 62. Bought one and amazed how long these knifes hold a excellent edge. Use to sharpen my buck once or twice a month. This bench made Iv sharpened 3 time in the year Iv owned it. Yes expensive but that CPM steel is expensive and tuff to work with.

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8364548 03/14/25 01:37 PM 03/14/25 01:37 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin	good knives shouldn't change , there isn't that much steel in a knife and a good knife is already made in the USA America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8364550 03/14/25 01:40 PM 03/14/25 01:40 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin	there is a show here in a few weeks , good show typically. but I am just having little interest in shows lately , and yes SO much junk and then a few god things problem is the guys with good stuff get fewer and older every year. the amount of junk and ridiculous prices higher every year America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8364563 03/14/25 01:54 PM 03/14/25 01:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Williamsport, Pa. J jk trapper
jk trapper J Joined: Dec 2006 Williamsport, Pa.	There is always a little goodie just around the corner under the table in an old cardboard box to look at......jk Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8364564 03/14/25 01:54 PM 03/14/25 01:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 barton county kansas Sasquatch91 trapper
Sasquatch91 trapper Joined: Dec 2007 barton county kansas	Hope yall didnt buy any sharpeners best sharpeners lol "You skin that one pilgrim."

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8364567 03/14/25 02:01 PM 03/14/25 02:01 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Midland, Michigan Rusty Axe Camp trapper
Rusty Axe Camp trapper Joined: Aug 2007 Midland, Michigan	They get worse and worse. Around Michigan at least. The guys who want to wheel and deal are replaced by the big shops selling NIB stuff that are asking exactly what they sell for online and the price is what it is. The rest of the tables are selling chinese knives, pampered chef kitchen tools, chip dips, beef jerky and imported leather belts. Erik Johnson

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Rusty Axe Camp] #8364575 03/14/25 02:22 PM 03/14/25 02:22 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Green County Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Rusty Axe Camp They get worse and worse. Around Michigan at least. The guys who want to wheel and deal are replaced by the big shops selling NIB stuff that are asking exactly what they sell for online and the price is what it is. The rest of the tables are selling chinese knives, pampered chef kitchen tools, chip dips, beef jerky and imported leather belts. here you would be lucky if they were selling NIB guns for the internet price here take a couple bucks of MSRP or add a little to MSRP , they play on the gun shows are a deal more than once someone bought at a gun show , brought their purchase to the local shop looking for magazines and found out the same thing was 20 dollars less at the store and came with 2 magazines. America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8365027 03/15/25 07:19 AM 03/15/25 07:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2018 Henry Co, IL 3 3togo trapper
3togo trapper 3 Joined: Jan 2018 Henry Co, IL	BC-Buck, CPM steels have been around for quite a while. When I was doing tool design in the late 90's for powder metal dies and punches we always spec'd CPM10V or CPM15 depending on the material composition being pressed. Pretty tough steel, and it does hold a great edge once sharpened.

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8365068 03/15/25 08:26 AM 03/15/25 08:26 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 USA MN Snowpa trapper
Snowpa trapper Joined: Jan 2008 USA MN	Very few deals to be had at Gun Shows, About 100 bucks higher prices for guns at shows . Not a fan . Never Confuse Stupid With Crazy

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8365119 03/15/25 09:39 AM 03/15/25 09:39 AM
Joined: Oct 2021 South central Minnesota. O Old pup OP trapper
Old pup OP trapper O Joined: Oct 2021 South central Minnesota.	I'm not a big fan of any big crowd event. We go to see what's out there, meet friends and grab a meal. Meals are usually fund raisers for some outdoors group. This year the funds from the meal were going to a local high school trap team. ergo, bibamus.

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8365201 03/15/25 12:22 PM 03/15/25 12:22 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 S.C. Montana M MTtraps trapper
MTtraps trapper M Joined: Mar 2010 S.C. Montana	Going to go to the gun show in Bozeman today. I've had good luck at the last few shows both buying and selling, so far sold what I brought and brought back home something new. Running out of trading pieces but I meet up with my son and we browse the show, have him carry the guns, then get something to eat

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8365244 03/15/25 01:58 PM 03/15/25 01:58 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Ohio S stinkypete trapper
stinkypete trapper S Joined: Apr 2010 Ohio	The shows are designed for all participants. If there wasn’t a market for the stuff. Nobody would be buying it. The trick is. You have to look for what you want. There are a lot of people coming to the shows now as newcomers. What maybe garbage to you. Maybe a Gem to them. I buy and sell. Do many shows per year. The one thing I was taught. Bring merchandise for all ages and price ranges. USA made is still the best. But not everyone can afford top of the line.

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Rusty Axe Camp] #8365252 03/15/25 02:25 PM 03/15/25 02:25 PM
Joined: May 2011 Garden,Michigan B Buck (Zandra) trapper
Buck (Zandra) trapper B Joined: May 2011 Garden,Michigan	Originally Posted by Rusty Axe Camp They get worse and worse. Around Michigan at least. The guys who want to wheel and deal are replaced by the big shops selling NIB stuff that are asking exactly what they sell for online and the price is what it is. The rest of the tables are selling chinese knives, pampered chef kitchen tools, chip dips, beef jerky and imported leather belts. That,right there is whats turning me off to gun shows.I've been to some all over this state and more and more I'm seeing products that have nothing to do with guns or knives.Like Chinese made trinkets. Buck(formely known as Zandra)

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Muskratwalt] #8365340 03/15/25 04:15 PM 03/15/25 04:15 PM
Joined: Oct 2021 South central Minnesota. O Old pup OP trapper
Old pup OP trapper O Joined: Oct 2021 South central Minnesota.	Originally Posted by Muskratwalt Where was the show at? Our WTA district 5 had an informational booth in Eau Ciaire last weekend at a gun show. Wells, MN last weekend. ergo, bibamus.

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8365437 03/15/25 06:30 PM 03/15/25 06:30 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 ND M MJM trapper
MJM trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 ND	Tables are $40 here in Minot. So two tables the drive in and a cup of coffee a day is $100. On 10% you have to sell $1000 and all you did is break even. So then you need to sell another $1000 to make it worth sitting there for nine hours. I would bet $40 is on the low side for a table. "Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Old pup] #8365469 03/15/25 07:38 PM 03/15/25 07:38 PM
Joined: Jun 2022 Manitoba Shakeyjake trapper
Shakeyjake trapper Joined: Jun 2022 Manitoba	Do some guys try and sell a fairly new rifle for $40 more than the brand new one too? I think their wives tell them that they have to sell some guns but they don’t want to. Then they can come home and say that they just didn’t sell. Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew

Re: Gun show junk. [Re: Shakeyjake] #8365471 03/15/25 07:42 PM 03/15/25 07:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 MN D Donnersurvivor trapper
Donnersurvivor trapper D Joined: Jan 2018 MN	Originally Posted by Shakeyjake Do some guys try and sell a fairly new rifle for $40 more than the brand new one too? I think their wives tell them that they have to sell some guns but they don’t want to. Then they can come home and say that they just didn’t sell. No paperwork here on used guns, just hand the cash over and walk off, some people find that worth the extra few bucks.

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