Wondered this myself. Good info. On the topic, I wish there was as much milsurp stuff as there was 10 years ago when I first started going to the show. Now you really have to keep your eyes peeled for deals. Seems to be overinflated with Chinese made/ replica stuff now.
When I first started going in the mid to late 80's. Milsurp was THICK at the 1500. I am talking stacks of M-1 Garands, M-1 Carbines and seemed that every other vendor had cases upon cases of in cosmolean covered Chinese SKS's both paratrooper and regular your choice $110.00 paratrooper, $99.00 standard SKS w/ a bandoleer of 7.62x39. AHHH...those were the days, thought they would never end. Should have bought more back then, but had small kids at home back then and the authority's(and their mother) get mad if you don't buy them food and clothing.