Originally Posted By: billt460
I'm sure if you get there early you can cover the bulk of it in a day easy. They advertise 6 miles of tables, but a lot of it is junk. Velvet pictures of John Wayne, Beanie Babies, at least 2 full isles of tee shirts, along with every size duffle bag there is.... (All made in China, and stuffed full of Chinese newspaper). Then you have the old lady with blue hair selling pretzels, popcorn, and stale chocolate chip cookies. Followed usually by the guy selling cheap Taiwan pocket knives, bayonets, sabers, and swords. With copies of Mein Kampf stacked next to them. (All autographed by Hitler of course). And don't forget the guy with the steamer that smells like week old dirty socks, who demonstrates that junk that keeps your glasses from getting fogged up.
Moving on to all the book and magazine sales. (You can pick up that 1963 Gun Digest you've been losing sleep for not having for the last 55 years). Also I'm sure you'll find the puppy dogs for sale. Usually in cardboard boxes shoved under the tables.... Just follow the smell and the little kids crawling around on the floor playing with them. Then there is the guy with the red neck and pot marked face, who has the skanky girlfriend in the butt shorts and stripper heels, with too much makeup. Selling dental picks, Dremel tools, old files, and every size and shape brush ever made in both brass and nylon. They're usually right next to the table with the obese couple selling bright and shiny Bag-O-Bullets reloads in Zip Lock Baggies.
Then don't forget the belt buckle guy. He's got them all in silver and gold, (Champion this or that). Usually with the appropriate amount of genuine Indian turquoise jewelry to go with it. After you sift out all of that nonsense, along with 50% of the guns aren't worth the powder it would take to blow them up, all priced to sell for $895.00 and up. You can EASILY cover the stuff that's actually worth looking at in a day.
I've never seen any of this drivel at Wanenmachers.
As far as the November show goes, no, you can't see it all in one day. I doubt you can see it all in two days.
I haven't been to the spring show - have other things to do in the spring.