Gun show AAR

[RoadKingLarry]

Went to a fair sized guns show today.
http://grandamericanarmsshows.com/
Not as big as the Wanenmacher show but still a good one.
The last several shows I've been to have been way too crowded and prices for most things have been insane.
Today's show was not crowded, you could actually move around and not have to wait for the crowd to pass by before you could look at a table. Prices for ammo and reloading components were normal (by today's standards)
So, a sign that either the great gun panic has fallen off or the economy is in worse shape than I've thought.

[Perd Hapley]

So, a sign that either the great gun panic has fallen off or the economy is in worse shape than I've thought.

Both.

[freakazoid]

The Chisholm Trail gun show held twice a year just north of Wichita, KS is pretty big, and coming up in March. Back when I lived there I always made sure to go to that one. Don't think it had as many tables as that Grand American Arms Show, 2200!
And that Wanenmacher gun show, 4200 tables! "If you spend the whole 18 hours we are open to the public and divide that by 4,200 tables, You will have 15.4 seconds to look at each table."
I might need to take some time off and visit.

[41magsnub]

Do your gun shows leave enough room the aisles so 2 people can pass without having to turn sideways and squeeze past each other?

[Tallpine]

I've actually never been to a gun show.

I don't like crowds.

 

[RoadKingLarry]

The Chisholm Trail gun show held twice a year just north of Wichita, KS is pretty big, and coming up in March. Back when I lived there I always made sure to go to that one. Don't think it had as many tables as that Grand American Arms Show, 2200!
And that Wanenmacher gun show, 4200 tables! "If you spend the whole 18 hours we are open to the public and divide that by 4,200 tables, You will have 15.4 seconds to look at each table."
I might need to take some time off and visit.

I'll look at the 2200 table claim as a bit of hype by the promoter. I've seen the same show in the same location filled wall to wall, this one was "contracted" some. The Wanemacher show is the real deal it fills the Tulsa Expo building which has 448,400 total square feet of floor space.

[Brad Johnson]

The Wanenmacher show is a definite must-see at least once.  If you want something, not matter how odd, esoteric, weird, strange, or rare, someone there will have three. 

Brad