Me and my pops just left.. Great show

Mashman thinks I'm sweet

Dan has a new Sig line

Met a few people

And my feet hurt

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I can see a kid getting suspended from school for having a gun............................................................

Decent show, lots of stuff but nothing jumped of the table into my holster. Met ViperJody, TA, Mash, Dan, Rencorp, saw old Jim but he was busy and a few others sporting Waguns gear. Funny, I didn't see anyone advertising TOS....

Having music play through the PA system is a nice touch.

Mr Q, OlyDemon, MassiveDan, FMJ, Silvermane, Talons, OldJim, Toys, Snakebit, Rencorp, ArmedBear, Crosse (and Panda____, hope she's signed up!) , SIG556, Danoh, MikeD, Chung, Benja555, AR15L, Fjorder, Col_Temp, krazyfrogable, UrbanMiner, M1Gunr, Brian.Marcy, CurtisLemansky, XDM9, cdoniguian, johnstontl, Technoweenie, CommTillItHtz, glockdaddy

If I missed any that we met, please- it's EOA and not a slight. Please remind me if we met and you're not on that list. Some of you I know we met, but I am not sure which face is attached to each name.

I was honestly too swamped to do a proper shopping trip through that DisneyLand of 2A delights.
I dearly wish that I'd had 2 more hours to pack up the 2A Wagon appropriately (testing it's load carrying ability!)

Thanks a bunch for all your help at the WaGuns table- next time have more business cards ready.

Had a great time at the show yesterday!

I met a ton of Wagunners! It was awesome being at the table!
This show was a blast to be at! The WaGuns table was ridiculously fun to be at, there were tons of people we handed out cards to, scored a sweet hat while I was there too! The wife was a little bored, but gotta get her used to being around guns, she actually wants a little ruger now!
Thanks Dan for letting me help out!
I scored a pretty sweet barrel for my build while there. I really wish I had more time to enjoy the show!


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I didn't make it, rough week at the office. I needed some down time.

Had a great show in the woodshed, and good to see the Wa.G crew in attendance, hopefully it will continue in November....next show Centrailia May 17th & 18th ...urbanminer

Man, you guys rocked the show, seriously. The amount of membership involvement is heart warming. I can't thank all of you enough for wanting to step up and spend a few hours working the booths.

The best part about the show was meeting everybody, finally putting some faces to names!


And all I know is that when we setup on Friday, we had TONS of schwag.... When we closed up shop last night there was a lot of empty space and a lot of green! Time to re-order some schwag!

I was there, had some cash & trade on me but didn't do any real purchases. Did pick up some small stuff.

So as much as the media want to think these shows don't play by the rules...heres my story.....

On Saturday I first went to the WAC show, I personally don't have a problem with both venues and go to both.

For about two years the only thing that's keeping me hitting all of the gun shows is the hunt for an early Combat Commander.

At the lest few tables at WAC (toward the front..I work from the back) there was a guy that had a Gvt Model in 38 super.Ive kinda been thinking of buying a 38 super Colt.It was nothing out of the ordinary he had the box, paperwork and original grip panels back at his place. He said he promised he'd get them to me. I didn't doubt him. Thinking the show was a bust I talked him down a little from his asking price which wasn't bad to start with but he only dropped $25. I didn't notice he had a purple Badge (Junior Member he was from Montana).....Then he said the sale would have to go through FFL............ ahhhhh no. I'm Not paying an extra $45 for a background check again and am not waiting in line like I don't have a WAC badge and a CPL. Also I've never done this in a FTF situation and am thinking the FFL at the WAC show will probably have to me charge tax.??? Dunno. So, If I'm gonna buy from an FFL I'll walk into Mary's Pistols and get a new 38 Super.....End result, He lost the sale to me because I'm cheap and impatient.

So I asked myself..So If the T-Dome show didn't have any rules according to the Media why didn't this guy selling the 38 Super choose that show over the WAC.

Well my question was answered about two hours later at the T-Dome show.

Pretty much the last table at the T-Dome show. There it was the Combat Commander with the box that I had been searching for. Me and the seller do the usual "hey Ill give you $X and no Ill take $X" We settle on a price and I reach for my cash........ and he says.

"ONLY IF YOU'RE A WA. RESIDENT"

Im thinking WTF? What did I say that prompted that?.....And said as much.

He says " Well you're wearing a sweatshirt that is from a Gun Shop in Coer d'Alene Idaho"

Shit......I didn't even think about that....I showed him my CPL and driver license.....Done deal.

My Point......

The guy with the 38 super from Montana couldn't sell at Wes's T-Dome show because they play by the rules. He wasn't a Wa. Resident He couldn't sell there with out an FFL either. He took his chance to sell at WAC. Maybe WAC had cheaper tables or more FFLs, I dont know.

My attempt at the T-Dome was caught by the seller being awake enough to see that I was wearing out of state clothes and called me on it. Good for him.

Not that I didn't believe they didn't play by the rules but here's proof that my two legal attempts to buy didn't fall through the cracks.......


At The T-Dome show I also got to meet some of you WaGunners...Jeremy, Ol Jim, Olydemon Dan and the rest of guys at the booth when I brought and showed off my new/old Colt...Good to meet ya.

I also sought some schwag including a T-shirt that'll be worn at all shows and a WAGU sticker that'll be on the tailgate of my totally worn out Toyota.

Great job at the booth guys.

Forgot to mention, watched some guy pay $700-$750 for a WASR. Just bout cringed.

Great post, WaJim...good points you illustrated.

Wife and I had a good time representing at the WaGuns booth on Sunday morn. Thanks to Brandon for showing us the ropes. Met MashMan, SissyBoy, and a few others whom I cannot recall. Thank you to Vern for the PIF's. Good man.

It was a great show, great venue, terrific staff, and a huge success.

800 TABLES WERE SOLD, AND OVER 6500 PEOPLE ATTENDED !!!!

That - is amazing, on a nice sunny weekend ( Saturday, anyway ), with 3 other state gun shows going on, and opening day for the trout fishing season on top of it.

Wa Guns owned the show - I met more members there than you could shake a stick at.

Best part of my weekend was getting Old Jim dynamited off the peninsula into the show for the weekend, and sharing some past years stories on family, and firearms.

Next best was having WaGuns members use my tables to sell off a bunch of their stuff.

That was tied with the tremendous efforts of M 1 Gunner and the Sheriff in processing folks for Oregon carry permits.

What is absolutely necessary going forward, is to do some lobbying to win over the mayor of Tacoma to ensure the continuing presence of this show.

Apparently, she is not a firearms enthusiast.

We as a community, have to bombard the mayors office with positive feedback on the show, and the positive benefits of the massive influx of visitors to Tacoma as a result.

I am gonna start a thread on getting that going on - please help by posting contact links, networking with friends, and getting the word out that this show is worth repeating.