A Trip To the Gun Store - The Firearms Forum

Airdale · 07-20-2009, 06:03 PM

Two weeks ago we went to our gun store to order a SA EMP in 9mm for my wife. To our surprise they had some in stock in both 9mm & .40 Cal. I got some hollow points with the pistol but forgot to pick up cheaper practice rounds (probably because of sticker shock).

So back to the store today. As we entered there on a table in front of us were what resembled not one but two Barrett .50 BMG rifles. Must be cheap knock offs thinks I. On closer inspection, yep these are the real deal. After a brief period of fondling I turn to go find my ammo and right in front of me is a large box filled with loose .50 BMG rounds, starting to get very impressed with my new gun store. After finding some ammo and browsing through the various sections of their store I got to the "evil black gun" department and low and behold appeared yet another Barrett .50!

The store had recently moved from their first location to this very large facility with with a larger warehouse and is very well stocked with a every kind of pistol and revolver you can imagine. Not to mention rifles and C&R too. Got to say that I'm very happy to have a place like this to shop at. Don't think I'm going to have to order the net anymore (except for reloading stuff) and they are local owners and nice people. Kinda felt like a kid in a candy store today.

gdmoody · 07-20-2009, 06:17 PM

It is really a good feeling to have a shop close enough to you to so that you can just go looking and not feel like you have to buy something every time you visit. The folks that own one that I go to all the time are almost like family to me, I always feel like I am at home while I am there!!

Lotsdragon · 07-20-2009, 08:11 PM

Yeah a good shop is hard to come by, get to know them!

ponycar17 · 07-20-2009, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lotsdragon

...get to know them!

Yeah, before they go bankrupt from all that non-moving, expensive inventory...

FTK87 · 07-20-2009, 09:34 PM

I wish we had a shop like that close to where I live, best we can do is pawn shops.

Just One Shot · 07-21-2009, 08:33 AM

You might want to post the name and location in case some fellow members that live close by would like to visit the place.

Airdale · 07-21-2009, 08:49 AM

"Yeah, before they go bankrupt from all that non-moving, expensive inventory."

They seem to be moving that inventory pretty well. Funny thing is that this shop sits on a busy street but is well back and not visible (except for a sign) but they seem to be doing a land office business. While a store of a national chain of outdoor sports equipment recently went belly up these guys keep on trucking. The store was in business when I moved to N.W. Arkansas twenty years ago and they appear to be doing very well today. Until recently I haven't had a reason to patronize the place but since going there I've never walked out without what I went for. For a shooter the store is a little bit of paradise.

It is nice to know that if they stock Barrett .50 BMGs odds are very good they'll have whatever I'm looking for.

myg30 · 07-21-2009, 05:58 PM

Glad they support Tennessee !! That Barrett made .50 cal comes from a small town not to far south of Nashville. I need to get a .50 cent tour of
the factory. Now that would make me feel like a kid in a candy store, wanting
everything I see and getting my hand slaped for touching them all !!

Mike

358 winchester · 07-21-2009, 06:13 PM

I haven't been to a candy store or a gun show in well over a year

starting to feel like an old man on fixed income

kutaho · 07-21-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 358 winchester

I haven't been to a candy store or a gun show in well over a year

starting to feel like an old man on fixed income

Sounds like you need to get your self to one, you can always claim its for
your fix of a feeling of well being

Grahajp · 07-22-2009, 02:58 PM

I am headed to the Fayetteville/Rogers area tomorrow Airdale. Could you give me a clue where this place is at???

carver · 07-22-2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 358 winchester

I haven't been to a candy store or a gun show in well over a year

starting to feel like an old man on fixed income

You ain't missed nothing 358! The gun shows now are a very expensive place to visit. After paying to get in, and then finding all the ammo, and guns marked way up, well..............., like I said, you ain't missing nothing!

Rocket J Squirl · 07-22-2009, 08:23 PM

I have not bought any firearm in a store in over 25 years.

That way Im not leasing them from the govenment

07-20-2009, 06:03 PM	#1
Airdale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: N.W. Arkansas Contributor Posts: 750	A Trip To the Gun Store Two weeks ago we went to our gun store to order a SA EMP in 9mm for my wife. To our surprise they had some in stock in both 9mm & .40 Cal. I got some hollow points with the pistol but forgot to pick up cheaper practice rounds (probably because of sticker shock). So back to the store today. As we entered there on a table in front of us were what resembled not one but two Barrett .50 BMG rifles. Must be cheap knock offs thinks I. On closer inspection, yep these are the real deal. After a brief period of fondling I turn to go find my ammo and right in front of me is a large box filled with loose .50 BMG rounds, starting to get very impressed with my new gun store. After finding some ammo and browsing through the various sections of their store I got to the "evil black gun" department and low and behold appeared yet another Barrett .50! The store had recently moved from their first location to this very large facility with with a larger warehouse and is very well stocked with a every kind of pistol and revolver you can imagine. Not to mention rifles and C&R too. Got to say that I'm very happy to have a place like this to shop at. Don't think I'm going to have to order the net anymore (except for reloading stuff) and they are local owners and nice people. Kinda felt like a kid in a candy store today. -->

07-20-2009, 06:17 PM	#2
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,310	Re: A Trip To the Gun Store It is really a good feeling to have a shop close enough to you to so that you can just go looking and not feel like you have to buy something every time you visit. The folks that own one that I go to all the time are almost like family to me, I always feel like I am at home while I am there!! __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

07-20-2009, 08:11 PM	#3
Lotsdragon Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Potosi, Mo Posts: 813	Re: A Trip To the Gun Store Yeah a good shop is hard to come by, get to know them! __________________ "First comes smiles,then lies.Last is gunfire" Roland Deschain

07-20-2009, 09:34 PM	#5
FTK87 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chouteau, Oklahoma Posts: 481	Re: A Trip To the Gun Store I wish we had a shop like that close to where I live, best we can do is pawn shops. __________________ I NEED .22-250 BRASS!!! http://www.OklahomaSportsmen.com

07-21-2009, 08:33 AM	#6
Just One Shot V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 432	Re: A Trip To the Gun Store You might want to post the name and location in case some fellow members that live close by would like to visit the place.

07-21-2009, 08:49 AM	#7
Airdale Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: N.W. Arkansas Contributor Posts: 750	Re: A Trip To the Gun Store "Yeah, before they go bankrupt from all that non-moving, expensive inventory." They seem to be moving that inventory pretty well. Funny thing is that this shop sits on a busy street but is well back and not visible (except for a sign) but they seem to be doing a land office business. While a store of a national chain of outdoor sports equipment recently went belly up these guys keep on trucking. The store was in business when I moved to N.W. Arkansas twenty years ago and they appear to be doing very well today. Until recently I haven't had a reason to patronize the place but since going there I've never walked out without what I went for. For a shooter the store is a little bit of paradise. It is nice to know that if they stock Barrett .50 BMGs odds are very good they'll have whatever I'm looking for.

07-21-2009, 05:58 PM	#8
myg30 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nash,TN. Posts: 25	Re: A Trip To the Gun Store Glad they support Tennessee !! That Barrett made .50 cal comes from a small town not to far south of Nashville. I need to get a .50 cent tour of the factory. Now that would make me feel like a kid in a candy store, wanting everything I see and getting my hand slaped for touching them all !! Mike

07-21-2009, 06:13 PM	#9
358 winchester TFF Admin Staff Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pensacola Fl. area Posts: 7,335	Re: A Trip To the Gun Store I haven't been to a candy store or a gun show in well over a year starting to feel like an old man on fixed income __________________ Administrator & Owner RangeDay.com Proud, White, Heterosexual, Gun Owning, Southern American, Christian. Any question about where I stand?

07-22-2009, 02:58 PM	#11
Grahajp V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Central Oklahoma Posts: 66	Re: A Trip To the Gun Store I am headed to the Fayetteville/Rogers area tomorrow Airdale. Could you give me a clue where this place is at???

07-22-2009, 08:23 PM	#13
Rocket J Squirl Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 418	Re: A Trip To the Gun Store I have not bought any firearm in a store in over 25 years. That way Im not leasing them from the govenment