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by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Here’s what we’ll cover in today’s blog: • Correction to the first report. • Some vintage airguns. • There were parts for sale. • Vintage store displays and boxed BB guns from WW II. • Ft. Worth airgun show. • NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits. This is … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Best airgun show I have been to in a very long time! Not because I sold a lot — I didn’t. But I met a lot of nice blog readers, got to see some airguns that are extremely rare and got to acquire a couple nice vintage guns for … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Part 1 Today I’ll show you more of the airgun show that was held in Roanoke, Virginia, last Friday and Saturday. I’m going to jump around just like you would if you walked the aisles at the show. Let’s begin at Larry Hannusch’s table. Larry has been an airgun … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Every airgun show has a personality, and this year’s Roanoke show was no different. It started slow. Dealers were slow to set up — enjoying talking with each other rather than getting everything ready for the doors to open to the public. That’s because we got there at 8 … Read more
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier Every airgun show has one or more themes. Some shows have piles of new-old-stock airguns that have been recently found. I remember at one show seeing stacks of S&W 78G and 79G target pistols that had never been sold. They were over 30 years old and still new in … Read more
by B.B.Pelletier Every airgun show is unique. I’ve said that many times before, but it’s always true — and this one was no different. What I look for when I try to describe an airgun show is how it stood out from all the others. That’s what I’ll do today. An airgun show is small, … Read more
by B.B.Pelletier There I was, at the Roanoke airgun show, and this year was REALLY different! For starters, it wasn’t in Roanoke. It was up a small mountain road several miles south of the big city, and I thought that would keep the attendance down. But at the Friday opening, there were hundreds of attendees … Read more
