fat tom I feel ya, I skipped the Fort Worth show in Feb. and probably will skip the Dallas Gun show as well. There's a show this weekend (lesser than the Ft W but still large) that I'm skipping right now. Just don't have the heart to go look at stuff that is over priced and not what I want anyway.
I feel fortunate in that we have four or so major gun shows that rotate through the DFW area so there is a gun show almost every month to go to if one was so inclined. Granted its primarily the same vendors and same inventory at each, but I like finding the little independent guy and looking at his inventory. Heck I like seeing the guys carrying their rifle slung over their shoulder or a pistol in their hand that they're trying to sell while at the show.
Quick story: years ago when I was first with the current Mrs we went to a show, saw a guy desperately trying to sell a sweet Colt pistol for $300 cash. We talked to him and his wife (they had a new born with them and thats why they were selling off his pistols for $$) and didn't buy the Colt. After we left the show me and the Mrs were talking and she said how she wished she had the cash to buy the pistol. I almost cried as I said I had the cash on me and wanted to buy it but was afraid that since we were so new in our relationship she would have thought I was a nut for doing so. To this day we have a rule, see one, want it, have the cash........BUY IT!
