Not long ago we had a thread in which many of us said that we still own, shoot and love revolvers. There's no doubt that there are alot of wheelgunners on TFL. But, I'm beginning to have doubts about the average gun owner.
Today I went to a gunshow. It was a local show, not real big, maybe 100-150 tables for about 50-75 dealers. I had with me three guns which I might sell or trade depending on what I could find. All were revolvers.
Likewise, the guns I was most interested in finding were also revolvers.
What struck me was the incredible shortage of wheelguns at the show. There was a pretty good assortment of 2" pocket snubbies, but anything bigger was practically nonexistant.
I counted exactly 3 four inch .357s, one six inch .357 and one eight inch .44 mag. None of which I would have bought.
Oddly enough, one of the guns I brought was a well worn Charter Arms Undercover that I had picked up dirt cheap just to resell. That gun didn't make it 10 feet into the building before somebody snatched it up for much more than it was worth.
The other two revolvers I had, one S&W and one Colt, nobody cared about seeing.
Long guns and auto pistols could be found in just about any flavor you could want. More than enough to find whatever you wanted.
So, It would seem that little two inch snubby revolvers are just as popular as ever, however medium to large frame revolvers are no longer wanted by the average shooter.
What do you think?
Today I went to a gunshow. It was a local show, not real big, maybe 100-150 tables for about 50-75 dealers. I had with me three guns which I might sell or trade depending on what I could find. All were revolvers.
Likewise, the guns I was most interested in finding were also revolvers.
What struck me was the incredible shortage of wheelguns at the show. There was a pretty good assortment of 2" pocket snubbies, but anything bigger was practically nonexistant.
I counted exactly 3 four inch .357s, one six inch .357 and one eight inch .44 mag. None of which I would have bought.
Oddly enough, one of the guns I brought was a well worn Charter Arms Undercover that I had picked up dirt cheap just to resell. That gun didn't make it 10 feet into the building before somebody snatched it up for much more than it was worth.
The other two revolvers I had, one S&W and one Colt, nobody cared about seeing.
Long guns and auto pistols could be found in just about any flavor you could want. More than enough to find whatever you wanted.
So, It would seem that little two inch snubby revolvers are just as popular as ever, however medium to large frame revolvers are no longer wanted by the average shooter.
What do you think?