Dallas SCI

30 December 2012, 04:45

butchlambert

Dallas SCI

Anybody going next week? We should have a great turnout from the ACGG as they will have a big turn out. Come meet you custom gunsmith.

30 December 2012, 04:57

bwanamrm

Planning on it Butch! Sorry to hear James Anderson won't make it this year but look forward to visiting with everyone else.

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Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
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30 December 2012, 07:45

gunmaker

Wish I could be there.
I need to stay home and get some projects done.

30 December 2012, 08:14

MJines

The ACGG part of the show was one of the highlights of the DSC show for me last year. The handiwork on display is the stuff dreams are made of.

30 December 2012, 19:17

Jim Kobe

It will be a bit different this year, more gunmakers, but not a change in quality. Don't forget the dinner/auction on Friday evening. There are some great items on the auction list. I do hope to meet some of you guys, make sure you stop by and introduce yourself, and use your moniker so we can rcognize you from AR

Jim

30 December 2012, 19:22

Dennis Earl Smith

I echo Jim's request to make yourself known by your AR handle. I also wish to thank James Anderson for all of his work to make sure this year's show is a success. We will miss your smiling face.

30 December 2012, 21:34

Duane Wiebe

Probably have a hard time finding me...I'm coming disguised as an old guy

30 December 2012, 21:38

butchlambert

Duane,
You were old about 20yrs ago.

31 December 2012, 02:32

Dennis Earl Smith

Duane, your smile will give you away every time! Kind of hard to be incognito with that smile!

31 December 2012, 02:41

butchlambert

Well, Duane may not do that little job he agreed to do for me. Actually he couldn't be over 39.

31 December 2012, 02:41

MJines

quote:
Originally posted by Duane Wiebe:
Probably have a hard time finding me...I'm coming disguised as an old guy

That's a damn shame, since I was going to buy you a drink but I will probably not recognize you.

31 December 2012, 03:35

Woodhits

I'm not going to make it this year, can someone please take some photos (of the rifles, not the old guys) and post them?

31 December 2012, 04:12

fla3006

I'll be there Friday.

31 December 2012, 08:34

Craftsman

Butch

I hope to see you there on Saturday.

I've been about 7 or 8 years in a row now. If anyone is straddling the fence I highly recomend going. Don't know if I will ever make it to Africa but it is a lot of fun just to window shop and meet a lot nice people in the business.

31 December 2012, 08:52

hst

quote:
Originally posted by Duane Wiebe:
Probably have a hard time finding me...I'm coming disguised as an old guy

Maybe we should have a "Where's Wiebe?" contest. First one to recognize him in his new disguise wins a free copy of the "Gunmaker".

Actually, even if you will not admit to knowing Duane we will have a few issues of our magazine to give away. Stop in and say hey.

Glenn Fewless
VP ACGG

31 December 2012, 21:07

Duane Wiebe

Obviously a bus load of comedians escaped Happy Jack's Tomato Ranch

01 January 2013, 01:31

Customstox

I will be there on Thursday and Friday. I have been just north of Dallas for 10 days. I came early so I could get a good seat. I am anxious to see Duane's old man disguise again. He needs to take better care of it. Have seen it for over twenty years and it gets more wrinkled each time I he wears it.

Sorry that Jim is not going to be there, we will just have to try to have a good time without him.

03 January 2013, 03:21

Nick Hughes

Does anyone know what the entry is for non associate members? Several people have asked me but I don't have an answer. What is the cost to get in DSC?

03 January 2013, 03:32

butchlambert

Nick,
I believe it is $20.

03 January 2013, 09:07

Customstox

Nick, you only have to pay to get into the DSC show ($20/one day, $30/2 days, $40/3 days and $50/ 4 days). The ACGG booths are a part of the main show and not separate, although they are together.

04 January 2013, 04:28

butchlambert

I thought I would be there with my Grandson Sat. morning, but I may be there with 3 Grandsons.

04 January 2013, 18:26

Boss Hoss

Was there yesterday and the show is fantastic. So much to see! Had a good visit with several people. Leaving in about an hour to talk about a couple of projects and see the rest of the show!

05 January 2013, 06:45

crl

Was at the show today. Had a nice chat with Jim Kobe who has done two beautiful rifles or me. One (338-06)is going to Spain this fall when I try to take a Gredos Ibex and a Spanish Red Deer. I really liked the Gun Makers Row. So many guns and not enough dollars.

Crl

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06 January 2013, 02:57

butchlambert

I put a few faces together with names today. Freddie, Sure missed you. Wiebe only looked 10years older than I thought. I saw Tommy Kaye, an engraver, that I had looked for several years ago. David Christman stayed home to watch over his wife, she is not doing well at all. James Anderson said he was snowed under and couldn't make it. I guess Joe Seeley is moving to New York and couldn't make it.I visited with Reto Buehler and a few others. Sure were some nice rifles and shotguns there. A lot of real craftsmen. I think they are very happy with The DSC and the Dallas folks.
Oh Yeah, Kobe was there. He saw I was tired and then he offers my Grandson his chair. What a Buddy!

06 January 2013, 21:41

larrys

I wish I could have made it to meet everyone.

08 January 2013, 18:05

Jim Kobe

quote:
Originally posted by butchlambert:
I put a few faces together with names today. Freddie, Sure missed you. Wiebe only looked 10years older than I thought. I saw Tommy Kaye, an engraver, that I had looked for several years ago. David Christman stayed home to watch over his wife, she is not doing well at all. James Anderson said he was snowed under and couldn't make it. I guess Joe Seeley is moving to New York and couldn't make it.I visited with Reto Buehler and a few others. Sure were some nice rifles and shotguns there. A lot of real craftsmen. I think they are very happy with The DSC and the Dallas folks.
Oh Yeah, Kobe was there. He saw I was tired and then he offers my Grandson his chair. What a Buddy!

If I had given you a chair, I never would have gotten rid of you!

09 January 2013, 06:29

Woodhits

Any photos for us to drool over?

10 January 2013, 00:44

butchloc

of the guns or kobes chair??

10 January 2013, 01:26

Woodhits

I'll settle for the chair if there are any rifles in the background...

10 January 2013, 01:47

Evan K.

quote:
Originally posted by larrys:
I wish I could have made it to meet everyone.

Same... I've got to make it to an ACGG exhibition one of these days.

10 January 2013, 05:04

Fal Grunt

quote:
Originally posted by larrys:
I wish I could have made it to meet everyone.

Likewise, I am working very hard to make it next year if nothing else but to put faces to names!

Pictures of the rifles people! Pictures!

(Oh, and I'll pack my canon, so we can have lots of high quality pics)

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10 January 2013, 08:09

hst

quote:
Originally posted by Customstox:
... I am anxious to see Duane's old man disguise again. He needs to take better care of it. Have seen it for over twenty years and it gets more wrinkled each time I he wears it.

Chic, this is priceless!

I wish to thank all of you on behalf of the ACGG for coming to our show, and to invite you all back for next year. We will be working to continually make it better.

We will have pictures of Duane's costume and everything else from this years show up in the near future on our website and we welcome you to visit.

http://www.acgg.org/

Best to all,

Glenn

19 January 2013, 21:23

Boss Hoss

Glen---it was a great show! Get to work now--need the you know what

. Shopping for the perfect blank for Doug to get started on the sxs. We have traded a few pics and found a Very Nice english graft blank. Have few very nice english blanks in the blank safe that really want to be "whittled" on.

This is what makes projects so fun!!

25 January 2013, 02:09

custombolt

quote:
Originally posted by Boss Hoss:
Glen---it was a great show! Get to work now--need the you know what . Shopping for the perfect blank for Doug to get started on the sxs. We have traded a few pics and found a Very Nice english graft blank. Have few very nice english blanks in the blank safe that really want to be "whittled" on.

This is what makes projects so fun!!

Sorry I'm late on here 'bout the Dallas show. It was my first visit to a major show with major custom builders. My Wife and I got in the door early Thursday morning. It was nice to match up a few faces to those who post here that attended. Hope you all had a good time and found some new business as well. So, that ol' guy in the corner was Wayne Dweibe? Just kidding Duane. It was a hoot to shake your hand.