The old days

[Robert Brooks]

I went to Atlanta show in late 60s and Bruce had a pair of consecutive numbered VHE 20 gauge skeet guns and two Fox XE 20s one had sst! Bobby

[Bill Murphy]

It was a sad day when Ohio Gun Collectors was thrown out of Columbus. Those of us who thrived on authentic German food missed the Columbus German restaurants. I got my taste for John Oberlies rifles at the old Columbus shows. Oberlies built the best rifles in the country in the 30s through the 50s. Too bad John Amber somehow never got wind of him. Through my Columbus contacts, I added fourteen Oberlies rifles to my collection.

[Bill Jolliff]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

It was a sad day when Ohio Gun Collectors was thrown out of Columbus. Those of us who thrived on authentic German food missed the Columbus German restaurants.

Absolutely Bill. Great gun shows and good accommodations. Too bad the restaurant and motel owners didn't protest losing the gun show every 2 months. City politicians doing what they do best. I gotta be careful and not get political.

They moved to Cleveland and eventually Cleveland got it shut down but lost the lawsuit against the closure.

Sure would be nice if the OGCA moved back closer to upstate NY.

[John Bastiani]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

It was a sad day when Ohio Gun Collectors was thrown out of Columbus. Those of us who thrived on authentic German food missed the Columbus German restaurants. I got my taste for John Oberlies rifles at the old Columbus shows. Oberlies built the best rifles in the country in the 30s through the 50s. Too bad John Amber somehow never got wind of him. Through my Columbus contacts, I added fourteen Oberlies rifles to my collection.

We actually were never thrown out of Columbus but left on our own because of the handgun ordinance in the city of Columbus. It cost the restaurants and hotels a vast amount of money as this was a well attended event with people coming from all over the country. The ordinance also cost the city a NRA convention that would also have brought in a large amount of revenue. Wilmington is a nice show but its nothing even close to what the Columbus show was. Also- your not the only one who misses the food in German village. Schmidts Sausage Hous was one of my favorite restaurants. It was also home to the original Max and Ermas. Those giant hamburgers with a side of onion rings and a big mug of Draft beer was a treat for me.