Gun shops

[Logboss]

I visit all the pawn shops in my area at least once a month looking for a deal. Bought 90% of my stuff used. Figured the first time I shoot them they would be considered used.. so why not just start out that way. Quality guns are hard to beat and are easy to spot. I also like the challenge of getting the best buy.

[StoneFence]

I like a store where I am treated like a potential gun buyer instead of "the wife".

The largest local (not big box) store has some new management that really steps up. The last time I was looking (takes me a few trips to finally buy) I got the "you must be a novice because you have a uterus" from another customer who knew everything

[Danmc]

My current "gun shop" is Cabelas, about a 1/2 hour drive from my house. The gun staff that I have encountered seem to be knowledgable, they have always answered my questions and I have never got an "I don't know" from any of them. They seem to know how each gun operates. There are several independant dealers in the area, I have only been to a few of them, but the few I have been to, they sure made it a point to let me know what an idiot I was, and how smart they were. I did visit a dealer last week that I had never been to before, and holy cow, did they have an inventory! They were very busy (MLK DAY)but seemed to be friendly. I was only browsing, but I will surely visit them again when I am ready to buy.

[Warbirds]

My new most favorite gun store is actually run out of the basement of a house. Their prices are cheap, they are really friendly and good to work with. They are the 4th largest retailer of guns north of Salt Lake. They also had more floor space than anyone else at the last Crossroads Of the West gun show.

[kelcarry]

I tend to do most all of my repairs and upgrades myself. From PCs to cars to home appliances. I have the "natural ability for fixin" as my brother-in-law says.

I frequent Home Depot for 3 reasons, location, selection of needed parts, and price. Most (not all) of the help there is not much help.. I prefer them for different reasons than I prefer the gun store I frequent... I guess it comes down to the product. A gun to me is more intimate and personal than the toilet flapper valve leak repair kit... So yes and no.. Thoughts?

I guess that is why I used the term "equipment" in my reply. Obviously I meant more than a flapper valve or a box of nails, but I get your point. More intimate? Purchasing an expensive table saw or some other kind of construction or landscaping equipment should (if you are smart and serious about it) also be a bit intimate and a bit personal--but I do understand what you are saying.

[TlWheatley]

Most gunshops in my area are not much different on price, so I buy from the person who's willing to go the extra mile to get my business. Five point Firearms in Shelbyville,KY