Let’s
face it: the age of local mom and pop shops is fading. Most people can get all of what they want by
heading to their local Wal-Mart, or with a couple of clicks on the
internet. When it comes to gun stores,
it’s no better. In many instances, you
can go online and get what you want at a decent price. If you go into a local gun shop, usually
everything is marked up like crazy.
However,
I recently came across a local gun shop that gave me everything a big box store
could, but with the interaction of a mom and pop shop: Southern Guns, LLC.
After
hearing that name and going to their website, you’d think these guys have their
own reality show on A&E. I was
worried about jacked up prices, limited stock, and so on. Their prices online seemed pretty low, so I figured
I’d stop by.
Right
after walking through the door, I was greeted by the owner himself. He asked if I needed help, and how I found
out about the shop. He, along with the
rest of his staff, was quite friendly and very helpful. I told them I was just looking around, and I
was. I looked into their cases and
noticed the prices on some of their products, and the selection of products. The prices are what you’d see on used guns,
but these were all brand new.
I’m
talking Smith and Wesson M&P15s for $599, bolt carriers for $99, Magpul
Pmags for $9.99, Glocks for around $500, and so much more. As we all know, what kills most local gun
shops is lack of ammo. These guys had it
all including 9mm, .380, and more other difficult to find calibers in
stock. So how about the prices on the
ammo? As close to those low internet
prices that you’re going to find.
Everything was so reasonably priced.
So
now you have your ammo, you picked up a new H&K, but you’re about to leave
because you don’t want a run-of-the-mill AR15 off the shelf. Well, these guys happen to not only be full
service guns smiths, but have their own AR15 company called Alpha Omega Weaponry. They have the parts around the shop for you
to build the exact AR that you’re looking for.
You can also pick up a safe to put it all in.
Now
you have all your stuff, but you’re off to your local range to spend $100 on
your concealed carry class to carry your new H&K. Well, what do you know? These guys offer the same high priced course
you can get elsewhere, but for $30 this summer (2014).
I
could babble on about how impressed I was with this place, but let me sum it all
up with one sentence: this is the last gun store I will need to go to.
The next
time you are in Central Florida, you need to stop by this place. Not local?
Then check out Southern Guns
online and place your order. You
will not be disappointed. When you stop
by and you’re asked how you found out about this place, make sure you tell them
that The Random Firearm sent you!
Have
any more questions about Southern Guns or other local gun shops? Tweet us @RandomFirearm, or leave your
questions in the comments below. Stay
safe, and keep shooting! (Oh, and when
you run out of ammo, don’t forget to stop by Southern Guns for a refill! Your wallet will thank you.)
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