Long story, long: Again I am blaming you guys. Ever been in a position where you know you shouldn't buy that stuff, but just can't resist? I mean, for some of it you haven't seen anything like it in years and know you won't see it again, so ya just gotta spend the money?
So I find this little hardware store today and the standard conversation takes place about me looking for recurve stuff, preferably old recurve stuff. 'Nope, don't have any of that anymore.'
How about anything like this old Bear fish arrow still in the package with the head? 'No, nothing else.'
Ok...would you let me poke around in the boxes under this counter? It looks like there are some bowfishing heads and stuff there. 'Ok, go ahead, the bowfishing points are in back.'
So I find 1 box (2-3 dozen) of 2-blade Zwickey Black Diamonds that I left for seed (not enough money) :mad: , a few fishing heads like the one in the photo, the package of MA-3s (which I just thought was neat and I could afford!), a bag of the old rubber fisharrow fletching, the Kwikee Silencers (which I really like to use), and that crazy little Pocketpod.
You guys have probably all seen that before, but I get a kick out of the pocketpod--that's some crazy stuff!
So are you sure you don't have anything else? I ask.
Then I get sidetracked because I spotted and snagged two 1918 Autumn Orange xx75 arrows. And I love those arrows thanks to CKruse and the Maryland crew. And lo and behold this nice fellow has two dozen old stock 1918 inserts for the arrows I have at home.
Back on track and more prodding and he says 'I may have some rests (brush rests), but I need to get the ladder.' He climbs up and doesn't find any rests, but as he is moving things around I spot the Converta Bowquiver Adapter Kit hanging with the stuff he is moving out of the way to look for brush rests!
By the time I left he was giving me great video notes (i'll share them sometime later) about things like how he couldn't afford to be a dealer because Bear at the time required a $50,000 purchase due in 30 days. Some interesting historical notes.
I ended up getting out of there a lot lighter in the wallet, but SO WHAT!!!
Then I walk into another hardware and they were closing, but I bought those weird round blunts and those large tan brush buttons that I can't seem to find anywhere before the fellow locked the doors for the day. I need to go back there, too.
Nap time.
Bernie
Topic: Some old odds & ends I found today... (Read 831 times)
