mitch
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In about 1987(?) Ed Rice, the organizer of the huge 'Sportsmen's Expos' wanted a few of us to put together a custom gun display at the Denver show. Since i lived there at the time, i was one of those semi-in-charge of organizing things, setting up the booth, etc. For those who haven't been to one, the expos are basically a Cabela's catalog, and then some, come to life. Anything & everything related to hunting & fishing, from bows to boats, outfitters to outboards, you name it. In short, the typical clientele is not what you get at the Guild show...
One of the rifles on display was still 'in the white' and for three days straight we all patiently explained to dozens (hundreds?) of passersby that, no, it isn't stainless steel. By Sunday afternoon we're all tired and a little punchy and a couple kids- maybe 13-14 yrs old- stop and ask what is by that point the entirely predictable question. Without skipping a beat, Sam launches into this dissertation on what a special rifle it is- the receiver is titanium, the barrel is platinum, the mounts are palladium, rhodium bolt, etc. -rattling off every white colored metal known to science.... These kids are oohing & aahing & saying "COOL!" while a couple other guys and I are sitting a few feet behind Sam laughing so freakin' hard we're crying! (i can hardly type this without still cracking up!)
One of the rifles on display was still 'in the white' and for three days straight we all patiently explained to dozens (hundreds?) of passersby that, no, it isn't stainless steel. By Sunday afternoon we're all tired and a little punchy and a couple kids- maybe 13-14 yrs old- stop and ask what is by that point the entirely predictable question. Without skipping a beat, Sam launches into this dissertation on what a special rifle it is- the receiver is titanium, the barrel is platinum, the mounts are palladium, rhodium bolt, etc. -rattling off every white colored metal known to science.... These kids are oohing & aahing & saying "COOL!" while a couple other guys and I are sitting a few feet behind Sam laughing so freakin' hard we're crying! (i can hardly type this without still cracking up!)
