I have been to the show each of the last 5 years. The national dealer area has definitely been in decline vender wise. The private seller table area has stayed about the same. A friend with a table sold several guns, so I believe that area is somewhat stable. I think that gun shows have been in a steady decline, as is the gun culture in general.
We are a long way from the days of taking your shotgun to school, so you could hunt in the afternoon.
It is true that most of the national dealers were showing VERY expensive guns, I'm not sure how big that market is. Me thinks not very.
I must compliment Heritage Guns, (Toby), for his presentation of nicely prepared vintage English shotguns at reasonable prices.
Will I go next year?, yes, there are so many interesting things to see, not the least of which is, the display of artifacts and guns from Walter of Alaska.
Stan, unfortunately, no hammer pigeon guns, let alone with 32" barrels. I walked the show for 3 straight days and saw none. Well, with the exception of Terry's 29" barreled Reilly, that had to follow me home.
