Sorry to hear about your wasted trip, for supplies anyway.
I always enjoy gun shows. Even if I'm not looking for anything except a bargain. Over-all, I've had good success. But then again, I come from a long line of horse traders.
Long story short; I bought a Mossberg 500 Bantam 410 for home defense. (I have my own logic on this). Gander Mountain had a youth model with a vent rib barrel for $250 (that's the one I bought). A LGS had the Home Defense model with the 18" barrel for $280. Aside from the price, I didn't like the vertical forearm grip on the HD Model. I figured that i could buy an extra 18" barrel. Guess what? You can't find them w/o the whole gun. Not even on the Mossberg web sight.
.Don't know why, but the next trip to the GS, I started asking about one. Figured, worst case, I'd buy a 24" and cut it down. I was told by 2 different dealers with barrels that a man had been in 2 hours earlier trying to sell one (18" none the less). The dealer at the third table with lots of barrels had bought it. Bingo. I figure the chances were 1-1M but I wouldn't have known if I hadn't ask.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=1wbCus9T6Cg
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I always enjoy gun shows. Even if I'm not looking for anything except a bargain. Over-all, I've had good success. But then again, I come from a long line of horse traders.
Long story short; I bought a Mossberg 500 Bantam 410 for home defense. (I have my own logic on this). Gander Mountain had a youth model with a vent rib barrel for $250 (that's the one I bought). A LGS had the Home Defense model with the 18" barrel for $280. Aside from the price, I didn't like the vertical forearm grip on the HD Model. I figured that i could buy an extra 18" barrel. Guess what? You can't find them w/o the whole gun. Not even on the Mossberg web sight.
.Don't know why, but the next trip to the GS, I started asking about one. Figured, worst case, I'd buy a 24" and cut it down. I was told by 2 different dealers with barrels that a man had been in 2 hours earlier trying to sell one (18" none the less). The dealer at the third table with lots of barrels had bought it. Bingo. I figure the chances were 1-1M but I wouldn't have known if I hadn't ask.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=1wbCus9T6Cg
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