The last show I attended was one of the Suncoast shows in Palmetto. Was looking fro a specific pistol, and all the chain stores were within $5 of each other, matching prices, etc. But I knew I could get it cheaper online, even with FFL fees. Then I found a small table about 3/4 of the way to the back from the front door. He had one of what I wanted left, and he was $40 cheaper than the chains. Turns out he's an LEO from down around Captiva, and he's happy making $10 - 15 per gun. Says it pays his expenses, pays for a nice vacation each year, and sometimes while he's at a show he'll run across something he's interested in collecting. Thirty seconds after getting to his table and talking to him I knew I was gonna buy the gun from him, just because of his friendly attitude and overall manner.
I've been to one in my rural town and it was full of really old, overpriced guns and mostly pistols at that. ALOT of hunters live here and they might have had 3 dozen rifles and shotguns between 50 tables of guns. No pumps or semi-auto rifles, and not many guns that I would consider made by higher quality manufacturers. I doubt I will ever go back to another one.
