Gun shows! Junk shows

how was the dreamcatcher selection

Yeah, I quit going to them, the last time was maybe 2-3 years ago at Lamar Dixon.

Huge amount of junk, horrible selection of used guns ($399 for a Ruger P85 that looked like it got caught in a trolling motor's blades!), a couple of surplus tables where the guys didn't even want to talk to you about what they had, and a bunch of AR accessories

Internet blows the shows away. For surplus guns and ammo, even with shipping and FFL, you still beat the shows, as long as you know what you're looking for.
That really sucks, because one of the big draws used to be NOT looking for something specific.

Too many of them and internet ruined it as well. Prices are higher than what I can buy at Academy, much less online.

A gun show dealer will never be competitive with a Wal-Mart, Academy, or other high volume dealer. Most of those guys don't even make enough doing it to make selling guns a full time gig. They're paying more for guns than giant dealers who get special pricing and don't move enough volume to play the small margin game. That said, if the show wasn't profitable it would eventually die..so there is a market. I think everyone that hangs out on online gun forums knows at this point that gun shows aren't the great thing you remember them as. I think that perception is skewed too, as most memories are. "Back in the day" ammo was cheap in general, SKS rifles were $60 everywhere, 91/30s were $80, AKs were $250, etc. Those days are over thanks to inflation and supply drying up. I remember seeing as many jerky, dreamcatcher and jewelry vendors back in the 90s as well.

How many tazer zaps did you hear in the first 15 minutes you were there..... gets on my nerves!!!

But was she there?

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I always enjoy the gun show Belgium Auto 5 Mag 12's that look like they were drug down the road behind the truck on the way to the show. Price tag $1250 FIRM.......

She's prolly a grandmother now.

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