Dave Parks
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Saturday morning at 11 AM I finallly made up my mind to go to the Gun Show at the fairgrounds in Grants Pass. I fumbled through the gun safe for something to take as trading stock incase I found something I liked. I took a gun that I have not shot in ages, a Winchester Model 50 with factory vent rib and in 95% condition which I valued at about $425.
I left the model 50 in the truck since I didn't want to pack it arounnd the show until I saw something I was interested in. I spent about an hour looking at guns and visiting with several of the dealers I've known for years. I finally got tired of looking and decided to take a break outside for a cup of coffee.
I was sitting on a bench by the front doors and enjoying my coffee when I see this older gent hobbling toward the entrance. He stops by me and says "where do you get coffee around here?" I told him they sell it inside. I see he's got an old paper bag in his hand which obviously contains a handgun of some type. I asked him what he had and he says "an old revolver he brought to trade for a shotgun". I told him....well, I had brought a shotgun to trade for something. He askked me if it was a 12 ga.? And I said yes, it's in my truck right over there, do you want to see it? He said yes and we walked to my truck.
The long and short of it was.....he liked the model 50 Winchester I had and we just swapped guns with no boot either way. He said thanks and left with my shotgun and I stuck his Colt single action .44/40 with 7 1/2" barrel in the back of my belt under my vest and walked back into the Gun Show. I checked the gun in at the door and they put the mandatory zip tie on it so it could not be cocked and I again stuck it in my belt and started looking to do some trading, serious like.
The S.A. Colt was a black powder model made in 1898 and had quite a bit of color left on it. I figured the gun was worth about $2,000. To make a short story long, I went over to a guy I know who always has nice shotgun and looked thru his offerings. I picked out a new CZ Ringneck in 20 ga. 3" with single selective trigger and screw-in chokes and a mint Ruger Red Label 20 ga. 3" with single selective trigger,ejectors & 26" brls. I laid the two guns down on the table and told Jerry the dealer take 'em if he'd knowk off $150 on the two. He said O.K. and I handed him the Colt S.A. and said...You;ve been paid, now lets get the registration going. He looked at me and said, wait,let me look at this for a minute. I told Jerry the longer he looked at it the more money I was going to want for it. We've know each other for years and Jerry said, DAMNIT Dave, you always do this to me.
I came home with teh two shotguns and $100 cash boot from Jerry. And to think I almost didn't go to the gun show today. I think you call it being in the right place at the right time or more likely just dumb luck!
Dave
I left the model 50 in the truck since I didn't want to pack it arounnd the show until I saw something I was interested in. I spent about an hour looking at guns and visiting with several of the dealers I've known for years. I finally got tired of looking and decided to take a break outside for a cup of coffee.
I was sitting on a bench by the front doors and enjoying my coffee when I see this older gent hobbling toward the entrance. He stops by me and says "where do you get coffee around here?" I told him they sell it inside. I see he's got an old paper bag in his hand which obviously contains a handgun of some type. I asked him what he had and he says "an old revolver he brought to trade for a shotgun". I told him....well, I had brought a shotgun to trade for something. He askked me if it was a 12 ga.? And I said yes, it's in my truck right over there, do you want to see it? He said yes and we walked to my truck.
The long and short of it was.....he liked the model 50 Winchester I had and we just swapped guns with no boot either way. He said thanks and left with my shotgun and I stuck his Colt single action .44/40 with 7 1/2" barrel in the back of my belt under my vest and walked back into the Gun Show. I checked the gun in at the door and they put the mandatory zip tie on it so it could not be cocked and I again stuck it in my belt and started looking to do some trading, serious like.
The S.A. Colt was a black powder model made in 1898 and had quite a bit of color left on it. I figured the gun was worth about $2,000. To make a short story long, I went over to a guy I know who always has nice shotgun and looked thru his offerings. I picked out a new CZ Ringneck in 20 ga. 3" with single selective trigger and screw-in chokes and a mint Ruger Red Label 20 ga. 3" with single selective trigger,ejectors & 26" brls. I laid the two guns down on the table and told Jerry the dealer take 'em if he'd knowk off $150 on the two. He said O.K. and I handed him the Colt S.A. and said...You;ve been paid, now lets get the registration going. He looked at me and said, wait,let me look at this for a minute. I told Jerry the longer he looked at it the more money I was going to want for it. We've know each other for years and Jerry said, DAMNIT Dave, you always do this to me.
I came home with teh two shotguns and $100 cash boot from Jerry. And to think I almost didn't go to the gun show today. I think you call it being in the right place at the right time or more likely just dumb luck!
Dave
