Hickory NC airgun show update

[MDriskill]

Gents, I traded notes with Tony McDaniel this week and was happy to learn the Hickory show is still on for Friday November 1, and Saturday November 2. This is in spite of the violent flood damage to western North Carolina and east Tennessee from hurricane Helene, which is almost beyond belief.

Hickory is on Interstate 40, located east of the worst stuff, BUT I-40 and I-26 are closed west of Asheville NC and won't be back anytime soon, with sections heavily damaged and bridges destroyed. And the NC Dept of Transportation simply says to consider all smaller roads in that part of NC closed.

So if you plan to come, definitely keep an eye on usable routes! (From Knoxville TN, for example, I will likely loop north via I-81 and I-77, then hit I-40 east of Hickory.)

 

[Simplyhooked PCPs]

Gents, I traded notes with Tony McDaniel this week and was happy to learn the Hickory show is still on for Friday November 1, and Saturday November 2. This is in spite of the violent flood damage to western North Carolina and east Tennessee from hurricane Helene, which is almost beyond belief.

Hickory is on Interstate 40, located east of the worst stuff, BUT I-40 and I-26 are closed west of Asheville NC and won't be back anytime soon, with sections heavily damaged and bridges destroyed. And the NC Dept of Transportation says to consider all smaller roads in that part of NC closed.

So if you plan to come, definitely keep an eye on usable routes! (From Knoxville TN, for example, I will likely loop north via I-81 and I-77, then hit I-40 east of Hickory.)

MDriskill:

We hope to see you there if all goes well!

 

[MDriskill]

Thanks, I am planning on it.

I would add that if anyone has friends in the affected areas, you might wanna try getting in touch. If you haven't been watching the news the destruction is incredible. Asheville is cut off with tremendous damage and no real road access. Many surrounding communities have no roads, power, water, or internet. A lot of homes and other buildings simply vanished and many people are still unaccounted for.

 

[beerthief]

Gents, I traded notes with Tony McDaniel this week and was happy to learn the Hickory show is still on for Friday November 1, and Saturday November 2. This is in spite of the violent flood damage to western North Carolina and east Tennessee from hurricane Helene, which is almost beyond belief.

Hickory is on Interstate 40, located east of the worst stuff, BUT I-40 and I-26 are closed west of Asheville NC and won't be back anytime soon, with sections heavily damaged and bridges destroyed. And the NC Dept of Transportation says to consider all smaller roads in that part of NC closed.

So if you plan to come, definitely keep an eye on usable routes! (From Knoxville TN, for example, I will likely loop north via I-81 and I-77, then hit I-40 east of Hickory.)

I will be out west NV. and Cal. so i will miss Hickory this year , but next year i will be there ! (even if i have to borrow an Ark . )

 

[MDriskill]

(Bump)

 

[Hammer]

I drove through Hickory today, and I40 is good to go around Hickory. I saw some evidence of damage, but the roads around Hickory are good.

But, yeah, what happened further west from Hickory is truly unimaginable.

 

[beerthief]

I do not watch the news at all , so info like what happened is on this chat or my wife telling me .

 

[thom]

Hickory is an hour + east of Asheville. I live 30 minutes north of Hickory. The storm caused very little problems in Hickory. My son and his family live in Hickory very near the fairgrounds where the show is held . Their neighbor had a couple of small trees fall into my son's yard but they never lost electricity.
There is a weekly flea market held every Thursday at the fair grounds and I've heard that the flea market was canceled for the whole month of October because the fairgrounds is being used as a drop-off point for donations. I wonder if the November 1& 2 airgun show will be affected?
Those who will be traveling far should stay informed. It's about a 40 minute drive for me.
The fairgrounds/show site is about a 5 minute drive from I-40 exit 128.

 

[Rob_in_NC]

Thanks, I am planning on it.

I would add that if anyone has friends in the affected areas, you might wanna try getting in touch. If you haven't been watching the news the destruction is incredible. Asheville is cut off with tremendous damage and no real road access. Many surrounding communities have no roads, power, water, or internet. A lot of homes and other buildings simply vanished and many people are still unaccounted for.

Reviving this as I am still catching up with both work and personal stuff... I'm in a little town outside of Asheville that was absolutely hammered. I got power back a couple weeks ago and internet back this past Sunday. I noted a few folks had reached out on this forum and over my phone expressing concern. I was humbled by the outreach... and leave it to MDriskill to post something like this above. You, sir... have always been a class act.
I'll be at the show tomorrow. I'm all packed up!

 

[brokeasajoke]

I'm in Yancey county in NC and it was incredible unfathomable destruction. Almost every where is accessable now. Mountain folks got out and got it done. I was hoping to get to go to the hickory show but I've been at the fire department everyday helping the community.

 

[thom]

I went to the show today. Here's a sample of what I saw.
The best part for me was meeting and talking with Shane Bruce from Restomod Daisy on YouTube.And I bought the missing parts for my Crosman 1077.

 

[baranjhn]

Some good looking airguns for sale!

 

[baranjhn]

It’s been hours since the show closed and no updates yet!?!!? I can’t stand it! I’m going waiting for info

 

[Hammer]

I went to the show Friday, but couldn't make it Saturday. I sold one rifle, but made a deal with myself before the show that I would come home with less than I left with, so I resisted the urge to purchase anything. I was hoping to sell 2 or 3, and come home with something new(to me), and still be down one, or two. I saw a cute little Fortitude I thought I might try and make a trade on, but it was gone when I went back to check. I was actually kind of relieved .

If you are on here, and bought my Nova Liberty, PM me, and I'll send you the manual, I also found another mag I didn't realize I had.

It was a good show, I'll go next year if life allows it.

 

[thom]

I saw a lot of guns that I would have brought home but some were way beyond my fixed income budget and others were cheap but I have learned that repair/rebuild often costs more than the gun is worth. I now have more than a dozen cheap guns like Crosman 760s and 880s that are not worth fixing.

 

[baranjhn]

How many tables were there? Were there a lot of visitors?