I used to go to all the local gun shows, an average of once a month.
But I haven't been to a gun show since early 2020, around the time Covid hit.
Reasons:
1. My collection has reached the point that there is hardly anything further that I would want, at least among the things that are available at gun shows.
2. Costs and prices at gun shows have gone way up. I hate to pay $20 for admission and come away with nothing.
3. Much easier to browse Gun Broker.
4. At age 78, my arthritic back makes it painful to walk the aisles at large gun shows. (My limit for standing / walking, without sitting down to rest, is about 15 - 20 minutes, on an average day.) And I refuse to be one of those people that you see at the shows, puttering around in their motorized wheelchairs.
I do miss seeing my friends at the shows. But they're starting to age out / die off too. It's depressing.