Pheasant Fest 2011 Omaha
 

About 20,000 people through. Three of us ran it this year. Ed Morgan did very well with raffle tickets. the new raffle gun is very attractive and drew lots of attention.

Ross Berck likes the unusual and prototype guns. There are photos of the prototype L C Smith single trap, which Ross owns. Enthusiasts will notice highly unusual features of the gun, such as no SN. Ross brought his $135 dollar grade lifter with the extremely rare bullseye stock carving. I had seen this before only on $200 grade guns in only two examples, its so rare. The stock carving has been considered a feature of some $200 grade guns, yet here it is on SN 2288, a $135 grade 2 gun. Fractured but Ross will get the stock repaired and the gun restored. Maybe others are well familiar with the details of early lifters but I learned from Ross's gun that this feature was not limited to the upper grades. Still very rare.

A new member just picked up his first Parker at a farm auction and wanted us to look at it. Pulled it out of the case, and it is a CHE 12/30 with Acme vent rib barrels, SST.

Signed up a new life member and a couple annual members.

Saw lots of old buddies and lots of contacts to go hunting .....plenty allready but always nice to have contacts. Will get write ups with Midwest Sportsman, TV shows, etc.

Bruce, nice meeting you and thanks for the comittment of working the show. It takes a lot of effort and time. Thanks Dave

I had a great time talking Parkers and hearing all the great "my grandpa had one of those" stories. Nice to meet Ed and see Bruce again.
The sbt is a LC Smith with no serial number or markings and Im pretty certain it is a prototype or "mule" gun that was used to test for the best features to use. The rib extension is dovetailed into the barrel so it could be changed and there are many places where the receiver was drilled or milled and then refilled as they experimented with different shapes and designs..

My mistake and I said Ithaca. Yes, we heard constant stories of lost family guns, always with regret. Yet here again today, we have a nice unbutchered grade 2 lifter being disposed of by the family. Oh well, their loss will be somebody's gain.

Ross, Ed, and Bruce :


Nice display and thanks for taking the time and energy to represent the PGCA . Allan Swanson

Pheasant Fest
 

Bruce, Ed, and Ross,
Fantastic display and a "great big thanks" for being there and representing the PGCA as ambassadors!
Bill

Nice work Bruce, Ed and Ross. Yes, it is a bit of work and takes dedication and a commitment to make it a success for the PGCA as well as helping the Pheasant Fest show as a whole - congratulations guys.

Now, on a different note, we need a few committed volunteers to step up and bring a PGCA presence to the Colorado Gun Collectors Show in Denver coming up soon. Both Dave Suponski and I have the particulars on that show for anyone who is willing to do it.

I hope I didn't speak out of turn on the Colorado show but reading this thread just naturally brought it to mind and I thought it appropriate to mention it.

post the venue for the colorado show here. I might be able to do it but id need to know the dates/location etc.. Ive wanted to go to that show for years...btw Ed is responsible for 99.995 percent of the raffle sales at omaha, he is very effective at getting people who were spacing off to come over, look at the very nice DH and buy at least one ticket. It was a pleasure to observe his style and courtesy and still get a raffle ticket sold ...

Ross, Here you go!

The Colorado Gun Collectors Association will hold its 46th Annual Gun Show on May 14 & 15, 2011 at the Denver Merchandise Mart, 401 East 58th Ave, Denver, CO. 58th & I25, Exit 215. Trade tables are $125 each and Display tables are $100 each. Electrical hookup is $35.
Two free badges are available for the first and one free badge is available for each additional table. Any additional badges beyond those free badges will be $30 each. The Show setup dates and hours are Thursday, May 12 from 3 - 8 PM and Friday, May 13 from 10 AM to 7 PM. The show hours 'open to the public' are Saturday, May 14 from 9 AM to 5 PM and Sunday, May 15 from 9 AM to 3:30 PM. Admission to the public is $8.00 and a 3-day guest pass is available at $75.00.
There will be cash awards for best displays from $150 up to $1000 for "est of Educational Displays.

I have the show flyer (or mailer) printed on both sides and I also have the contract (with carbon copy) available for anyone wishing to set up a PGCA table or tables which I can mail to anyone who wishes to commit to being a PGA Exhibitor.

all the fun is during my corn/soybean planting or harvest...I wont be able to go.