2018 Annual Convention
Once again, we had a great Annual Meeting in Kansas City. We did not have a large presence of members, but it was good to see friends and make new ones. Two members joined us that have not done so in the past. Chris Hauck from Delia KS came to all of the events, which gave us all a good opportunity to get to know him. Bill Giese and his wife drove over from the St. Louis area and joined us for the show Saturday and the banquet.
The president of the KGCA suggested that we have our annual M-S + Steyr shoot at a range in Missouri. Wow what a great range. It was run by the Missouri Wildlife Conservation Dept. and is a very tight ship. Everyone had a great time, but boy was my shoulder beaten up. Shooting these old beautifies off a rest with no padding can really hurt, especially when you have to do a number of sighters.
The show was not huge (about 800 tables), but there were some high-quality finds. At first, I thought it was only a Winchester show. I think every table had at least four lever actions for sale. There were very few new guns or black gun accessories so there was a lot of room left for other choice guns.
I believe our members picked up at least two MS rifles and there were more for sale. I did not find a Steyr product I needed, but did purchase a cute .22 caliber child’s rifle with a rolling block action. It was in very good condition, but has no manufacturer’s mark, only Belgium. I love a mystery.
Steve Shultz set up our banquet at the Holiday Inn. The German style food was very good and we all had a good time with the auction. I want to thank Chris Hauck, Dale Erlandson, Verl Sigmond, Ron Brock, Aardvark Ammunition and those others that I am failing to mention by name for donating items. Having a smaller group, we could all talk to each and had less competition in the auction. Gary Junk won third place in the raffle, but since he was already a life member, he donated the prize back to the MCA. He was the donor of the pistol (second place) for the raffle, as well.
I also want to thank Chris Ebert for bringing a bunch of our archive items to look at; Lynn Levengood for running the auction and everyone else for their help and just being there.
One other significant note is that Chris Hauck was elected to the Master at Arms office, so he will be arranging for one next shoot.
Our next convention will be in conjunction with the Colorado Gun Collectors Association show in Denver, May 16-19. Please carve out some time on your calendar and join your fellow members.
The president of the KGCA suggested that we have our annual M-S + Steyr shoot at a range in Missouri. Wow what a great range. It was run by the Missouri Wildlife Conservation Dept. and is a very tight ship. Everyone had a great time, but boy was my shoulder beaten up. Shooting these old beautifies off a rest with no padding can really hurt, especially when you have to do a number of sighters.
The show was not huge (about 800 tables), but there were some high-quality finds. At first, I thought it was only a Winchester show. I think every table had at least four lever actions for sale. There were very few new guns or black gun accessories so there was a lot of room left for other choice guns.
I believe our members picked up at least two MS rifles and there were more for sale. I did not find a Steyr product I needed, but did purchase a cute .22 caliber child’s rifle with a rolling block action. It was in very good condition, but has no manufacturer’s mark, only Belgium. I love a mystery.
Steve Shultz set up our banquet at the Holiday Inn. The German style food was very good and we all had a good time with the auction. I want to thank Chris Hauck, Dale Erlandson, Verl Sigmond, Ron Brock, Aardvark Ammunition and those others that I am failing to mention by name for donating items. Having a smaller group, we could all talk to each and had less competition in the auction. Gary Junk won third place in the raffle, but since he was already a life member, he donated the prize back to the MCA. He was the donor of the pistol (second place) for the raffle, as well.
I also want to thank Chris Ebert for bringing a bunch of our archive items to look at; Lynn Levengood for running the auction and everyone else for their help and just being there.
One other significant note is that Chris Hauck was elected to the Master at Arms office, so he will be arranging for one next shoot.
Our next convention will be in conjunction with the Colorado Gun Collectors Association show in Denver, May 16-19. Please carve out some time on your calendar and join your fellow members.