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Rick Losey 11-20-2020 08:47 AM

guilty as charged

its sometimes the camera I have handy

Stan Hoover 11-20-2020 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick Losey (Post 316421)
guilty as charged

its sometimes the camera I have handy

Wait,
I don’t remember seeing that picture?

Brett Hoop 11-20-2020 09:39 AM

Stan

You and those boys we all love to see come to shoots are the ITHACA GROUP!

Paul Ehlers 11-20-2020 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Craig Larter (Post 316407)
With the internet it is very easy to create a group and discover like minded people. Facebook groups (which are much like forums) are created for all kinds of interest groups like shell box collectors, illinois river decoy collectors etc. I'm kinda surprised more groups haven't formed around different brands/models of vintage shotguns. I just found a Model 11 Group on Facebook.

Personally I refuse to Facebook! I wont get political on this site, so I'll leave it at that statement.

As far as other collector groups forming. I feel it's more a sigh of our times, the younger generations just simply aren't joiners and I'm including the majority of the baby boomers in that group. Forming & maintaining these groups takes one heck of a lot of work & effort to get them up & running & then maintaining that momentum. Unfortunately almost every one of these groups devolve into a small clique of a handful of it's membership that weather intentional or not end up driving away as many people as they attract. Then there's always the few that want to take control to drive a particular personal agenda.

Over the years I've been involved with a few dog breed clubs that became brutal with people wanting to grind their own axe. The PGCA is pretty much the exception to the rule in this regard, but even here I've sensed some of these same things.

It's a fast paced complex world we're living in and quite often participating in a collecting organization just doesn't fit into the schedule.

Dave Noreen 11-20-2020 10:44 AM

Ithaca guns are pretty well covered at the Ithaca section on Shotgunworld.com and Walter Snyder is a regular there --

https://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/vie...a51fa2409abcfa

Downside for fans of the doubles is that one has to wade through a lot on that damn slab-sided knock-off of a Remington Model 17.

Michael Moffa 11-20-2020 09:39 PM

Hassleblad, Ziess Contaflex, Nikon F's, 1st and 2nd gen Contax's, Rollieflex, all very nice.

Katrina Wood 11-21-2020 08:23 AM

I agree. I am surprised there are not other groups.

But I have to say, I am really impressed how helpful this Parker group has been, even though even though I don’t have one (I just bought my first sxs (Francotte)) and the members here are very helpful and have a lot of knowledge and passion for other sxs too. Thanks guys!

Mike Koneski 11-21-2020 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Noreen (Post 316405)
Remington and Winchester were big companies with a lot of products. There are at least two Winchester collector associations. I was a member of the Winchester Club of America for seven or eight years and there was never a word about either of my interests, Model 12/42 and Model 71 in their publication.
Remington has the Remington Society of America --

https://www.remingtonsociety.org/

I've attended four of their annual seminars over the years and they always have their annual meeting in conjunction with the Winter Las Vegas show. At these events I've usually been able to find at least a couple of members interested in the same things I am!!


Dave, due to bankrupty and being sold off, will there still be a Remington Society?

Dave Noreen 11-21-2020 02:16 PM

Why would changes in the company's status have any effect on a collectors organization?

Mike Koneski 11-21-2020 02:53 PM

I don't know, just wondering if the collector association was directly affiliated with Remington?


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