Before I got hip the world of internet shopping, I use to go to gun shows. My first one was cool because it was my first one. Went there looking for a Springfield M6 Scout and to this day have not seen one in person be it gun show or local store.
I did walk away with 1000 rds of .22 LR back when .22 was nigh impossible to find, let alone buy for a decent price. Thought that was cool, but now it's three years later and .22 is everywhere again.
The next few shows I went to were more lackluster. Bought lots of ammo because ammo was still tough to find at that time, but when I'd look at the guns, I was very disconcerted there was nothing I wanted or was interested in and the prices were all dealer prices. I'd go and look for a Kel Tec Sub 2000... nothing. I went to every table at a show and asked if they had an NAA Companion, the black powder muzzleloader mini revolver, nobody had one, even at their store.
I did eventually find a Sub 2000 at the lgs 5 minutes away, but still one table at a gun show should have that. Instead, they got the High Point carbine because it's cheaper and appeals to more people I guess.
After a few shows, I realized that gun shows aren't warehouses full of stuff like people on the internet claimed they are. I mean, maybe back in the 80's and 90's they were, but a lot of things were different back then and maybe the people making such claims today in 2017 are out of touch with reality.
I haven't been to a show in almost 2 years, but am considering going one more time. It's a two hour drive, but there are other reasons I'm going to the city where the show is. I mean, I have a list and all of what guns I'm interested in or what prices I'm willing to pay for certain things in my head.
I've been dying to get a .32 S&W Long revolver in working condition for under $250. I'll go to the show and keep my eyes out for it, but I'm more than likely just going to walk by the same booths I did 2 years ago and see backpacks, safes, books, and all the .45 ACP Winchester White Box that was recently purchased at the local Walmart for $3 less that what it's being sold for.
Now that I say that, I'm waiting for those die hards to say, "If you don't like, don't buy it. Don't even walk to the table and look at it cuz ur wasting their time." Yeah, I don't buy it and the only way for me to not buy it is to look at it and decide it's not worth it.
So, gun shows, at least in New Hampshire are pretty much over for me. Maybe when I go in a couple months I'll be surprised because Obama's not holding a knife to the 2nd Amendment and there will be less people and more stuff to choose from, maybe better prices even.