The BIG Reno Show
 

http://www.bigrenoshow.com/

Only 70 days away, who is planing to go?

Hi Herb,

I will probably be there working tables for the shop where I work.

At least that's the plan so far. Joe said that he would foot the room and board, but not at the Hilton.

I'll probably be staying at the rescue mission.

Ron

I just added it to my work calender as a day off. so right now the plan is for me to go.

Ed

Ron, you might want to give the Sands a try, it's down town but it's really easy to get to the show from there, and the price is great for Reno.

http://www.sandsregency.com/

This one seems to be much earlier...I recall they usually occur in April...snow for folks drving might be a consideration...

I have given up on Reno for now...other shows such as SOS and the NAPCA event with a lot more honest lugers (and sellers...)...;)

oh, thats a shame Pete! :( Was planning on seeing you, and buying you dinner~ :p The other dates don't work for me due to travel, I can fit in Reno, will be there Friday and leave Saturday PM.

:)

Ed

For the first time ever ! ! ! Hope to be there.

RESET: After reading all the negatives, I guess I'll wait for Tulsa.

Luke

Luke, that would be wonderful!

Who are we missing.... lets see, John D., oh his new wife wouldn't allow it :D Howard might make it, Bob might make it..... uh, lets see????


:)

Ed

I might sneak it in, more so if you have an LF dinner.....but my main gun show goal is Tulsa, kinda saving coin for it, perhaps there is some room left at the mission? I wonder if usung Ron's name will help secure a place for Mrs. PL and myself.

this tulsa show?

http://www.tulsaarmsshow.com/home.html

starting to hate this, so slow my replys are blanked out,"can't find this page" what ever....yep that Tulsa

Howard,

The password is "Mogan-David 20/20". Friday is Navy bean and bacon bits with dumpster rolls night. Of course that's only in the first class dorm.

Thanks for the laugh, ....real bacon bits or soy bean bits?

All depends on which dumpster they can access.

Sorry to miss seeing you guys, but the last Reno show that I drove to, years ago in April, the passes were closed for 3 days after the show. TH

Tom, that's my problem getting there from where I live in South Central Utah. The first hurdle is about 30 miles west of here, a pass at 8,385'. Then Hwy 50 all the way into Fernley NV with several passes above 7,000' out in the middle of nowhere with only one snowplow in each county, at least that's what it seems like. I have had to unexpectedly grab a motel room before in Ely NV, snowing so hard it was difficult to see and that was on the 6th of JUNE. I found a great site to check the weather before I go anywhere now, the forecasts are reasonably accurate most of the time. I keep it bookmarked now and check it reguarily.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/index.php

Ron, back in the early 80's a guy that worked for me lived in the Bay area and really hated the traffic, when he got off work he would chug a half pint of that MD 20/20 before hitting the road, all of us called him Mad Dog. I prefer Ripple, T-Bird, or Boones Farm myself.

Herb,

In about 1970 I was home ported in San Diego. I aquired a bottle of Ripple on a nice sunny saturday afternoon. I went to the beach at La Hoya Cove(where the rich girls were) and proceeded to guzzle away while watching the babes play volley ball. Stupidly thinking that I might get lucky.

I woke up with waves breaking over me. I was trapped in a culdesac against the cliff and had to wade/swim out. I nearly drowned.

The first and last bottle of "Ralphle" I ever drank. I wouldn't make a good wino. I'd probably get run over by a bus.

Ripple still is probably better than straining Sterno through a dirty sock. (Wouldn't know for sure though...haven't tried either one)

Ron,
Ripple is, Sterno strained through a dirty sock.

MD 20-20 is whats left when they wring out the sock.


:( Other Ron

The Reno show is becoming less and less productive as far as collectable military guns go. As usual, I go in on the VIP ticket with the dealers on Thursday afternoon and don't stop scouting the place until Saturday mid-morning when the aisles are hopelessly choked with all the hunting rifle people and ammo buyers. All I had to show for a 1200 mile trip to the last show was a WWII German tangent Hi-Power. Not cheap, but a very nice acquisition. However, certainly not worth the time and expense of the trip. I will be giving this show a pass for the forseeable future.

Aaron,

I, too, have decided the Reno show is no longer worth the expense/time of attending...but I do miss the friendship of fellow luger collectors that attend...both from the Luger Forum and Jan Still's Gun Board.

The show is typically full of refinished lugers sold as original and that has come to represent nearly 80-90% of all lugers on the tables...same old sneaky guys selling their wares...

In a reverse-universe, bizarro-world sort of way...I have found the Reno show over the past 1-2 years as an excellent place to see the "state of the art" of luger boosting and one can learn a lot from seeing such pieces and be able to compare them with honest lugers.

The "good" lugers at Reno seem to have a way of staying underneath the tables and they seem to trade hands without ever seeing the exhibit hall lights...if one is connected to that network, buying at Reno can still be productive.

Pete and Aaron, i agree with what you've said (except I have picked up luggers while there, oh that was from Howard and Pete and russ)!!

Mainly I figure I am visiting more than anything... the other gunshows have conflicted with my work schedule (so far)...

Ed

I rarely have had the resources to make significant purchases at any gun show. My primary reason for attending was and continues to be the opportunity to meet and associate with members of Luger collecting fraternity, and to pick up on little tidbits of information. Even after almost a half-century of Luger study/collecting there is always something new and exciting to learn. With any luck, I might also be able to help someone else learn a little bit too.
I consider the contacts and friendships that I have made through the forums to be one of the most rewarding parts of collecting. So, the opportunity provided by gun shows to meet some of the people that had only been names before is a real joy.
I look forward to repeating the opportunity to vist with you guys as often as I can, and if perchance I do find a new Luger...wow!

Ron, Does mean that you are or are not attending the March Reno show? You are the one we in the "fraternity" get most of the formation from. Hope to see you there.