I spent four hours walking the Fort Worth Gun Show today. It took a long time just getting off the freeway and into the parking lot. Then inside it was so crowded that you could barely make it down the aisles. The volume gun dealers had tables set up with clerks sitting with customers filling out the paper work. I never saw any of these chairs empty when I went by. Like Tom indicated in another thread, Obama has definitely stimulated the gun industry.

I wasn't there looking for guns or ammo and it was a good thing, supplies are low and prices are ridiculous. I fully expect ammo and component prices to go back down after this frenzy is over. For now I have plenty of both.

About 20 to 25 years ago I had a terrible coyote problem and did lots of calling them up and taking them out with my neighbors doing the same. After that we went through the normal fluctuation, but now it's getting crazy again. Scope technology has changed since I scoped my rifle 30 years ago, not to mention that the scope I mounted then was a cheap one.

I wanted to get a high quality illuminated reticle version. In the course of today's research I found that not only are there plenty of illuminated reticle choices with 30 year newer technology, but also that there are some quality and affordable night scope technology. I decided to experiment with an illuminated reticle for dawn and dusk first and got a one that was not terribly expensive to try. For not much more than a good quality optical scope I can get a night vision scope.

If it doesn't work out I will lay out $600 for a night vision IR scope istead of a high quality optical scope. Like everything else electronic gadgetry goes down in price as time goes along.

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