Local Display Show

Six months ago a friend and I saw the upcoming ad for a display show in Washington. So we put our older minds together to see what we could come up with. It had to have a theme with an educational flow. We had three tables and this barely fit on two, leaving us a sale table as well. Two hour drive each way plus the eight hours a day show took a tole with my health issues, but it was enjoyable and worthwhile.
My hope was/is to generate interest in our hobby to younger generations. Wanting to keep alive the history of something I have collected for over forty years.
I thought it turned out pretty nice. Lots of people stopped to read and ask questions. With many being forty and under.

We weren't supposed to taker pictures, but the stealth camera had a mind of it's own.


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Mounted my scope on a shooter Underwood. It got the most chatter and comments.


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Even had a commercial and sporterized section


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And the result of all of our work was:


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The bad, my 2x, scope, M1A1's, Winchesters, bags, will probably never get displayed like this again. But it was a very enjoyable weekend.

Oh that looks like a lot of work !
But Absolutely Beautiful.
Great Job Jim!
Thanks so much for sharing it... not just with us, but with all that came :clap:

CH-P777

Simply outstanding!

Jim that wasn't just a home run but a Grand Slam. You did a great job.

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Originally Posted by JimF4M1s

leaving us a sale table as well.

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What was for sale?
What Town was it in?

Answer when you get time, I'm sure your wore out.

Congratulations! Very Professional! It looks like a lotta fun!

Excellent Display, well presented and the first place award well deserved! I have displayed at the annual Easter show now for the last ten years and really enjoy doing it, I have done adifferent display each year. I really enjoy viewing the various displays. Keep up the great work1

WOW! That is amazing.:bow::bow::bow:

Bravo!! great display

When all is said and done, this work by you guys probably did more for the gun owners of America and specifically the carbine owners than anything done before it. Kids like carbines, women love carbines, people who don't care for guns like carbines. They are the cutest, lightest and most fun deadly weapon ever produced. Anything done in this fashion is worthwhile. The story behind these things is even better. It was what we could do as a country when something HAD to be done and fast. 75 years later they still soldier on and are worth more than ever before. That means they are VALUED more than ever. Mission accomplished Brother.
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I have four ArmaLites of different flavors, an AK, and a PTR91 HK clone. But...my Inland M1 Carbine is my favorite long gun to shoot. It is what is hanging in my closet now as my home defense carbine. (Loaded with Hornady Critical Defense).

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women love carbines

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That is for sure, its the only one of my milsurps my girlfriend likes. I think she really wants to play with an M1A1 someday.

That is a fantastic display Jim. I almost went to the WAC show this weekend (it was this weekend, eh?) but my son and I were repairing a 4" hole in my roof from the storm a week ago. Sorry I missed it.

BEAR (BDY)

Jim, thanks to you and your friend for all of the work and effort in presenting an outstanding display of our passion. The people that saw it received an education and won't forget it.

Best Regards.....Frank

Fantastic display! You knocked it outta the park!

Jim, that tops everything I've ever seen regarding the carbines! I wish I could have been there. Oregon Arms Collectors has a Carbine, Garand, Thompson, etc. show coming up November 26th in Portland. I've never gone to one of their shows, but now you've got me interested in attending. Thanks! - Bob

Excellent display!

The infra red carbine would be a good wire defender to nail them as they come up to it but surely walking around in the jungle with that thing would fatigue a chap quicker than slipping on black ice let alone all the noise getting it through the vegetation.

Outstanding display Jim I get so jealous of you all over there where the closest we get to stuff like that is Utube.

I wouldn't mind having a few of these display pictures made up like posters.



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OUTSTANDING !!

Fantastic!!! Hope I get to see that kind of display on the east coast. Maybe Timonium...