Hate to hear about your disappointment Charlie, but your thread has served a good purpose, as it illustrates that many of us still get great excitement from going to shows that have carbines. I'm a newbie, and appreciate looking at numerous carbines at shows to educate myself. It's been invaluable knowledge thus far. Problem is that in Alabama there just isn't that many good shows, really only three a yr. that I've found, and all by the same association.

I'm trying to learn about what the "go to" shows are for GA, MS, and TN atm. I could make a hobby of just going to gunshows on the weekends if enough of them existed