In this post Lee has shown many, many reasons why anyone interested in S&W guns should join the SWCA. I have only been a member for 4 years but have already attended 3 symposiums and had two displays. I will be displaying again in Tulsa this year. My collecting interest is in 1st and 2nd generation model 39's and based on the information I have learned during the symposiums, I have doubled the size of my collection. While I am interested in, but not a expert on revolvers, I have increased my knowledge a hundred fold thanks to many of the members that attend the symposiums or write about them in the journal. You will not find anywhere else more historic guns, engraved guns, one of a kind guns or variety of guns in one location at the same time than you will at a symposium. When I read the forum posts, it's obvious that there are some very knowledgeable and serious collectors as well as the layman collectors like me that that are not yet members. My question is this: Why Not?