Strange to today's society-places you bought guns from
- Thread starter Kev
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Speaking of Sears... My first shotgun had a Sears moniker on it but my Dad bought it slightly used for $40 (for me at age 14) at an old-timey combination mechanic-gunsmith-used-car-hangout place on the edge of town. It was a very nifty and tight 20-guage double-barrel which was great for pheasant hunting. It stood upright in my room in a very nice blonde-stained wood gun rack which I designed and made myself... next to my Stevens bolt-action .22 which was my constant companion (along with my wonderful spaniel and sometimes a buddy) on LONG hikes through fields, creeks and woods nearly every day after school in the early 60's.
mikejonestkd
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My father bought me my first shotgun at Sheard's Ice cream parlor and gun shop in Bergen, NY......they are still in business after 40+ years.
They still have guns and ice cream....not a bad combo!
They still have guns and ice cream....not a bad combo!
"Of course the hardware stores, Sears catalogs and other places to buy guns has gone the way of the dodo bird."
Depends on where you live. The only local, brick and mortar gun outlet near me is a True Value Hardware store. Fifteen years ago the local grocery store/trading post did transfers.
Depends on where you live. The only local, brick and mortar gun outlet near me is a True Value Hardware store. Fifteen years ago the local grocery store/trading post did transfers.
bledsoeG19
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Christmas week I bought my govt model colt series 70 wiley clapp from the hardware store one town north of mine. Yep, they still sell guns. Not next door, in the store. I love it.
meanmachine1961
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My Dad bought my first handgun, an RG single action .22, at a grocery store/gas station a couple of miles from where we lived in Sheffield, Alabama. That must have been 1973 or there abouts.
towboat-er
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Bought a surplus rifle at Rose's department store way back in the 90's. 
RodTheWrench
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In Baker City, Oregon - York's Market sells guns. They are kind of a mishmash of convenience store/grocery store/bait shop. I do think these kind of stores only still exist in small towns though.
In Utah/Idaho, CAL Ranch stores have decently stocked gun counters.
I remember my dad buying a 30-30 from a Coast to Coast store in the 70s. Kind of an auto parts/hardware store.
In Utah/Idaho, CAL Ranch stores have decently stocked gun counters.
I remember my dad buying a 30-30 from a Coast to Coast store in the 70s. Kind of an auto parts/hardware store.
Aaron1100us
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I bought a Russian Dragunov Tiger at a garage sale a year and a half ago lol.
Took these pics at the garage sale.
Took these pics at the garage sale.
ATPBULLETS
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Wwow....That's a kool looking gun... Great thread
I remember as a kid going to many different pawn shops... they were and still are places that amaze me... with all the variety of STUFF....
and as a kid... I remember the personalities behind the counter...man... the stories I remember hearing as a gun was passed across the counter for my father to shoulder and sight and inspect...
I remember as a kid going to many different pawn shops... they were and still are places that amaze me... with all the variety of STUFF....
and as a kid... I remember the personalities behind the counter...man... the stories I remember hearing as a gun was passed across the counter for my father to shoulder and sight and inspect...
Nakanokalronin
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I watched a video not to long ago of a someone in Canada buying a Tavor at a gas station. It depends on states, but some firearms and ammo can still be bought at hardware stores, it's just not as common as it used to be. I personally don't have an oddball place I've bought a firearm from.