Just got back from a gun show. Forty-six thousand square feet of black guns, AK's, military rifles, and handguns.

I could have bought all of the Chinese and Russian rifle scopes I wanted. And all of the 1,000 round cases of .223 ammo or 600 round cases of 7.62 that I wanted. Plus gun safes, cartridges in any caliber, high capacity magazines, nun chucks, cheap knives, Samaria swords, jewelry, honey, jerky, SWAT gear, and T-shirts.

What I couldn't buy was Pryodex, Triple Seven, 209 primers, XTP's, sabots, percussion caps, wads, iron sights, reloading supplies of any type, or anything else that might interest a muzzleloader shooter.

I miss the old shows. The ones with gun parts and boxes of new and used parts to paw through - sights and triggers and trigger guards and hammers and barrels and a whole lot of other stuff. I miss the tables of powder and bullets and primers and caps.

I'm glad I had to drive only six miles to get there, but doubt I'll be going to another one in the near future.