The Derp Show.
So some friends and I decided to make the trip to the Slidell gun show. We did it more for laughs, but there were some good deals to be had, surprisingly. We arrived on time, 10 am, and waited in line to pay our $8 fee to the **** show. We were greeted by overenthusiastic workers and the roar of rednecks and their tin foil conspiracies. We walked in through the middle and were welcomed to some overpriced Glocks and Sigs. $483 + tax for a Glock 42? No says I. Next, we made our way to the corner and began working our way up and down the isles. A few doodads here and there, the usual $30 used Glock mags and $40 556 30 rounders. Then we made our way towards a booth that had a ton of retail stuff, which is fine, but luckily they had some Pearce extensions for a decent price, and the owner was nice enough to let me play with some Lone Wolf Glocks and one of the new 80% Glock frames that he milled with the kit. Moving along, we encountered some overpriced knives and random militaria. There were more than enough Chinese knockoffs of popular AR-15 accessories to fill every dumpster in Slidell. The knockoff Warsport LVOA rail was quite hilarious, but the panic buyers were the best.
Panic Buying... It has begun.
Like I said, the panic buyers were pretty fun to watch as they scurried around looking for anything they could get their hands on. S&W M&P15 for $1200... "I'll take it!" said one man as his ZZ Top-esque white beard flowed past his kneecaps. "You better get a few of those, before they're banned again." says another Brochacho as he rubs his sweet dragon tats proudly shown by his sleeveless shirt. The vendors took no shame in marking up anything and everything to take advantage of the poor souls who fear that the Taurus Judge will be put on the banned list soon (hopefully
).
So some friends and I decided to make the trip to the Slidell gun show. We did it more for laughs, but there were some good deals to be had, surprisingly. We arrived on time, 10 am, and waited in line to pay our $8 fee to the **** show. We were greeted by overenthusiastic workers and the roar of rednecks and their tin foil conspiracies. We walked in through the middle and were welcomed to some overpriced Glocks and Sigs. $483 + tax for a Glock 42? No says I. Next, we made our way to the corner and began working our way up and down the isles. A few doodads here and there, the usual $30 used Glock mags and $40 556 30 rounders. Then we made our way towards a booth that had a ton of retail stuff, which is fine, but luckily they had some Pearce extensions for a decent price, and the owner was nice enough to let me play with some Lone Wolf Glocks and one of the new 80% Glock frames that he milled with the kit. Moving along, we encountered some overpriced knives and random militaria. There were more than enough Chinese knockoffs of popular AR-15 accessories to fill every dumpster in Slidell. The knockoff Warsport LVOA rail was quite hilarious, but the panic buyers were the best.
Panic Buying... It has begun.
Like I said, the panic buyers were pretty fun to watch as they scurried around looking for anything they could get their hands on. S&W M&P15 for $1200... "I'll take it!" said one man as his ZZ Top-esque white beard flowed past his kneecaps. "You better get a few of those, before they're banned again." says another Brochacho as he rubs his sweet dragon tats proudly shown by his sleeveless shirt. The vendors took no shame in marking up anything and everything to take advantage of the poor souls who fear that the Taurus Judge will be put on the banned list soon (hopefully
).
