I haven't been to a 'gun' show in years either...used to hit the big one in Tulsa but they have turned into a knife sharpening, cheap steel case ammo selling hodge podge. used to buy 30 cal bullets to reload and some bulk Varget, I roll my own, but those guys quit attending.
We have several FFLs here who do the +20 purchases and you don't have to be a Cop, but I pretty much have all the action/receivers I want, like my holster and have enough practice invested in it to ever want to change it.
Need to rebarrel my LTR, dress up an old Winchester action that belonged to my FiL, but frankly like the bolt guns I have already fixed up the way I like 'em...
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