Gunmakers Fair At Kempton

[fiddler]

Got there around 9:30 and hung around until about noon. Saw a few familiar faces.

 

[Jim K]

Dave gave a real good demo this morning.

Thank you Dave.


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I see me in that picture! Lol

 

[Daryl Crawford]

I appreciated @dave_person demo this morning and your seminar yesterday morning. Glad my blue shirt was a good backstop for you.
Got a lot of odds and ends yesterday and today was mostly learning. I'm glad I'm only about a 10-15 minute ride NE from this event.

 

[Flanders]

Good to see you today Daryl

 

[Jim K]

I didn’t know that was you in the blue shirt Daryl. I would have introduced myself.

 

[ILoveMuzzleloading]

I was filming the seminars for a "Gunmakers Fair at Kempton" channel (coming soon), but here are a few pictures I was able to get late in the day.

Had a great time! Dave Person, your presentations were wonderful. I learned a lot.

 

[PathfinderNC]

Thanks Ethan!

 

[wojciste]

#10 caps at $15 per hundred...I passed.

 

[Skytow]

I was there Friday and very much enjoyed it. It was toasty but I went early so it wasn’t too bad. I‘m so new to this all I was simply trying to take everything in. Some of the lessons learned: take pictures- many of them, plan to stay most of a day, know the seminar schedule and go to every one you can, talk to the folks at the living history encampment- they are great, enjoy!

I can’t wait to go back next year.

 

[Paul-in-PA]

Show report - Found some nice flints, no bargains but a fair price. Saw some friends, visited and talked. Horner's finished horns were down in numbers. I guess they sold lots before this show with the Fort Fred, Fort Loudon and Candy Carboard now Carlisle shows all before this one. Saw some very reasonable rifles, but was not really looking hard since I have a Kibler kit I am waiting to build.

I did not stop by GOEX, but that is an interesting comment, I assume you meant April 2024? No surprise, the length of time for them to come back online for retail consumers. Just wonder if they will regain their market share. Well the Schuetzen Rep comments makes me feel good, LOL. I guess my dollars will be going to the best powder for the dollar from now on. Not what I have used for over 40 years.

Went Friday morning, my feeling was that the vendors were already picked over. Too many large and small BP shows before July in Pennsylvania?

As usual, Chambers is a pleasure to talk with, and very willing to answer questions. Kris Polizzi had some nice products. Same with the Giers. Stopped by Sparks Mumma and Joe Scott and looked at their horns - great work at a great price just nothing in the style of what I was looking for. Log Cabin/Davis locks has some very reasonable flint.

Weather was HOT.

 

[flconch53]

Show report - Found some nice flints, no bargains but a fair price. Saw some friends, visited and talked. Horner's finished horns were down in numbers. I guess they sold lots before this show with the Fort Fred, Fort Loudon and Candy Carboard now Carlisle shows all before this one. Saw some very reasonable rifles, but was not really looking hard since I have a Kibler kit I am waiting to build.

I did not stop by GOEX, but that is an interesting comment, I assume you meant April 2024? No surprise, the length of time for them to come back online for retail consumers. Just wonder if they will regain their market share. Well the Schuetzen Rep comments makes me feel good, LOL. I guess my dollars will be going to the best powder for the dollar from now on. Not what I have used for over 40 years.

Went Friday morning, my feeling was that the vendors were already picked over. Too many large and small BP shows before July in Pennsylvania?

As usual, Chambers is a pleasure to talk with, and very willing to answer questions. Kris Polizzi had some nice products. Same with the Giers. Stopped by Sparks Mumma and Joe Scott and looked at their horns - great work at a great price just nothing in the style of what I was looking for. Log Cabin/Davis locks has some very reasonable flint.

Weather was HOT.

Also remember these vendors don't just stay in PA.

 

[sturmkatze]

It was neat. But I’ve been sick for a week and the cough kept me up the night before. Ugh. Mainly I was in overload and it was hard to concentrate. Got to talk to people usually only know online. But the heat was just too much in the end.

 

[BoomStick]

I was there with my 2 kids Saturday 9-2. Dropped a gun with Cabin Creek for some work, we sat in a couple classes (inkle looming and @bldtrailer's flint knapping) walked around a couple times. Tough with younger kids and their short attention span for looking at that kind of stuff, but lots of good conversations throughout the event.

 

[pajeepman]

Actually Goex April comment was suppose to say August, not sure how thatvtypo happened. Can't seem to edit original post??

 

[Tradbow]

I’m going to have to put on my traveling shoes and head north for some of these shows
Not many in the Georgia area that I know of. Closest one in north Alabama

 

[oldwood]

Jim K..............I tried to make my new Phone work , but wife said she failed to charge it when I went out the door for Kempton , that AM. Obviously a stupid equipment failure , my fault. Sorry I couldn't reach you. I can give you an e-mail address , so we can converse. I did have a light blue striped shirt on , probably one with coffee , and food stains on it as well...........oldwood

 

[Jim K]

Jim K..............I tried to make my new Phone work , but wife said she failed to charge it when I went out the door for Kempton , that AM. Obviously a stupid equipment failure , my fault. Sorry I couldn't reach you. I can give you an e-mail address , so we can converse. I did have a light blue striped shirt on , probably one with coffee , and food stains on it as well...........oldwood

I did try to call you a couple times. Sorry it didn’t work out.

 

[oldwood]

Jim K.........If ya go to the Carlisle show in Feb. , we could try again... Best to ya..........Charlie

 

[Jim K]

Jim K.........If ya go to the Carlisle show in Feb. , we could try again... Best to ya..........Charlie

I’m going to try Charlie. Thanks

 

[NorthFork]

If I'm still alive in 6 years (retirement), I will go. As a matter of fact my 'bucket list' is to blow my retirement on going all over this country going to shows and shoots and rendezvous till I die. Nothing more, nothing less. That's all I want.