Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Gun show…what to say..well, lets hit the ’ssocial barometer’ signals…

There was no ammo in large quantity to be had. A box of .223 here, a box of .45 there. I saw no table with more than three boxes of the same caliber on it.

If there was any AR that was less than $1200, I didnt see it.

I did see, however, an AK underfolder for..hang onto your hernia belt….$3000. Or, put another way, 1.5 DSA FALs, 3 PTR-91s, or a genuine Steyr AUG would all cost about the same. Out-freaking-rageous.

Only a few AR mags. Almost all were aftermarket and going for $20-30. I did find a guy selling genuine Colt (and one marked Armalite/Colt) 20-rd mags for $15 ea. along with a few of the infrequently seen 4-mag pouches.

Come to think of it, handguns were a bit sketchy too. Alot of overpriced, 2nd gen Glocks for $500. I can buy used 2nd gen Glocks for $360~ all day long so these guys were definitely in fantasy land.

Did I see anything I wanted? I saw a Ruger SP101 in 9mm that was kinda cute. Also a Steyr SPP with a buncha mags for $900. Not an Uzi, like I wanted, but still kinda cool.

All in all, the gun show demonstrated that folks are holding onto their money, holding onto their guns and that everyone seems to be adopting a wait-n-see attitude on things as the increase their ammo and mag stashes.