fifthmdec Posted February 28, 2021 Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) An old photo from the TCA Western Shoot about about 2007-2010. If I recall it was in Oatman AZ. Some of you might know some of the attendees... David Edited February 28, 2021 by fifthmdec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Iannamico Posted February 28, 2021 Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 Kingman, AZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifthmdec Posted February 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) Near Kingman. The show and shoot was held in Oatman, just west of Kingman. One year it was held in Chloride AZ. Whenever we went it was held in Oatman, except the year that it was held in Chloride. I met Mike Free at Chloride for the first time. Some of the past attendees have since passed. Doug Richardson attended a few of them. Actually, the photo was taken in 2007... Edited February 28, 2021 by fifthmdec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpanda4 Posted February 28, 2021 Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 I believe this was 2012. Great time at Foss shooting range. 100 degrees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Mills Posted February 28, 2021 Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 Some serious investment represented there, as well as a fine bunch of desperados! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifthmdec Posted February 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) A couple of cups from various years. The Thompson Collectors Association was founded back east. The show and shoots were held in Ohio. I do not recall if any were held in MD? Before my time in the organization. The idea of a Western show and shoot was realized in the 1990s. The Western show and shoot under the TCA are no longer held in AZ. If there still is any Western Thompson collectors show and shoot, I am not aware. The post sharing a 2012 Thompson collectors gathering, I am not familiar with. There was talk of continuing the event in LV. That did not pan out. Edited February 28, 2021 by fifthmdec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt21a Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 I think it was around 1998 1999 Don Snowden was one of the guys who attended i sold him the Peru ,il. 1921ACAnd a few guys who went bought accs. and Thompson stuff from me. I was invited. However never went like i was invited to many doings over the decades.I always did best not to go and bore people with stories and tales.{I can do that here } with no travel or expense.Not sure how many are left from those pics anymore. And i am sure they had good times they did it for a number of years.I think the mail guy who held it got sick. and one lost his wife.always a collectors dilemma real life creeps in.Hopefully most are still around. it is always sad when you go into a box of 500 business cards, and toss out 400 that are gone. we all should be happy we are still around to enjoy the past posts and the enjoyment those guys had that day.RON K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifthmdec Posted March 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 I remember Don, he was our transfer dealer before we went into business for ourselves. Gordon and Doug were fixtures at the TCA Western shoot for years. We first attended in 2001. Don Hall put the work into getting the shows ready. Good times. Unfortunately, enough of the past attendees are no longer with us. It was the golden age of Thompson collectors. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Well I hope someone is putting names to faces for historical reference. Future books would be far better with names instead of Billy bob in the center and all others unknown. For those that remain, add your name to the photos if you will.Semper Fi,Sandman 1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpanda4 Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Sandman, I agree with adding names but there are some folk who prefer anonymity in this collectors hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted March 1, 2021 Report Share Posted March 1, 2021 Completely understand. That's why I asked in a way that the individual add their name... implying if they wanted to. I normally keep my cards closer to the vest as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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