Although I've been involved with firearms since I was a kid,I've never been to a gun show.My friend called and said he wanted to check it out.Figured I'd pick up some ammo if nothing else.Dont think I'll ever go to one again.Show was in Albany,NY by the way.First negative was as we approached there was a big sign advising that no concealed weapons are allowed and had to be checked.I approached the NYS Trooper posted beside the table where they were checking and asked "who was going to secure my weapon",as I had no intention to hand it over to the 2 guys at the table.I was told that they dont secure the weapon,they merely check to insure it is unloaded and then put a zip tie thru the action with a tag with my name and the serial # from the gun.I got no problem with this on the face,but not having a secure area to unload and clear my pistol is foreign to me.Then watching the ************ ahead of me removing the mags and racking the slide with the weapon pointed at the guy sitting at the table or,worse,turning to the left and pointing it at the Trooper posted there,irked me.When it was my turn I walked over to a large garbage can at the end of the table and pointed it at the base of the can,to my surprise,this they had a problem with,the guy at the table jumped up and quite angrily asked where I thought I was going,the Trooper just smiled and nodded at me.When I returned to the spot in front of the old guy at the table,he continued to "admonish" me for failing to follow "procedure" whatever that means.I just bit my lip and re-holstered my "cleared" weapon and went inside.Actually went into the restroom first and wondered what would prevent me from reloading and entering.Anyways,inside it was way too crowded to comfortably examine the goods.The prices were comparable to stores for the ammo and most of the "factory" ammo were in boxes so old I had to question if it was actually factory and not reloads in old boxes.I did buy one box of Winchester .45 auto,50 round box for 18 bucks,Wally world has the same ammo for 20 bucks,big saving.Never again.