Welcome to Gun Show Reviews. This is the guide to America’s best gun shows and firearm events: where they are, how big they really are and which ones are worth the drive. Reviews come from walking the floors in person, from the Tulsa Arms Show to the SHOT Show in Las Vegas and the local shows in between.
Gun Show Reviews is part of the Gun Websites Firearms Network and its Shooting group of gun shops, gun shows and places to shoot, alongside Tucson Shooting.com and Nevada Shooting.com. Gun shows are where the Second Amendment community meets in person, and the goal is simple: help more people find a good show, buy and sell with confidence and keep these events thriving.
Start here
New to gun shows, or planning a trip to a big one? The Where To Start page walks through it in order: finding a show, reading the reviews, knowing the rules and what to bring.
Shows, events and reviews
Gun Show Reviews Blog
In-depth reviews and photos from shows across the country.
Major Gun Shows
The biggest shows in the USA and when they run.
SHOT Show
Coverage of the industry’s biggest trade show, year by year.
Firearm Events
Yearly 2A, shooting, hunting and industry events.
Gun Show Calendar
Find upcoming shows and plan the season.
Gun Show Laws
The federal and state rules that apply at the table.
Featured reviews
- Wanenmacher Tulsa Arms Show: billed as the largest gun show in the world
- Small Arms Review Gun Show WEST: the big Phoenix show, with permission from both promoters to photograph and review it
- NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits: members, exhibitors, seminars and special events
- Gun Rights Policy Conference: where the 2A community plans the year ahead
SHOT Show archive
The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show is the industry’s worldwide annual gathering. Coverage from every year the network has attended:
- SHOT Show 2005
- SHOT Show 2006
- SHOT Show 2007
- SHOT Show 2008
- SHOT Show 2009
- SHOT Show 2010
- SHOT Show 2011
- SHOT Show 2012
- SHOT Show 2013
- SHOT Show 2014
- SHOT Show 2015
- SHOT Show 2016
- SHOT Show 2017
- SHOT Show 2018
- SHOT Show 2019
- SHOT Show 2020
- SHOT Show 2021
- SHOT Show 2022
- SHOT Show 2023
- SHOT Show 2024
- SHOT Show 2025
- SHOT Show 2026
Show loot, tours and event coverage are in the Gun Show Reviews Blog.