Hello everyone,
A friend and I were talking today about local gun stores comparing their good and bad points and discussing what we think would be the ideal gun shop. Here goes:
1. Professional and courteous sales people that understand the meaning of customer service; in other words really appreciating the fact that you are a customer.
2. Sales people that provide accurate and sensible information regarding choices in gun types, selection of ammo etc. We all have opinions, as so obviously and rightfully expressed on forums such as this, regarding these topics but in our opinion a sale person should be able to explain the differences and virtues of one gun vs. another without sounding like a gun guru or worse yet providing misleading information. I shudder at some of the things I've heard sales people say to gun novices in search of their first firearm. By the same token I know several good sales people that do exemplify these traits.
3. Competitive pricing; I guess this goes without saying.
4. A store that specializes in certain aspects of firearms so they can provide a wide array gun types and accessories for that niche. For example: with the increased use of concealed carry handguns, I would like to see a store that specialized in that aspect, providing the customer with off the shelf holsters and other rigs for this purpose so you could see how well they are actually going to work for you. It seems today that with the almost countless choices in handguns and other firearms related merchandise it is quite understandable why one shop can't be everything to everybody. When I began shooting about 20 years ago I remember walking into my neighborhood gun store and looking for my first centerfire semi-auto which at that time basically meant a .380, 9mm or .45 and the choices in makes and models was limited as well. Long story short, I walked out with a beautiful Browning Hi-Power which I still own today , but you get the picture.
Well, as Porky Pig use to say "that's all folks". What are your thoughts on this subject? Regards, Mike
A friend and I were talking today about local gun stores comparing their good and bad points and discussing what we think would be the ideal gun shop. Here goes:
1. Professional and courteous sales people that understand the meaning of customer service; in other words really appreciating the fact that you are a customer.
2. Sales people that provide accurate and sensible information regarding choices in gun types, selection of ammo etc. We all have opinions, as so obviously and rightfully expressed on forums such as this, regarding these topics but in our opinion a sale person should be able to explain the differences and virtues of one gun vs. another without sounding like a gun guru or worse yet providing misleading information. I shudder at some of the things I've heard sales people say to gun novices in search of their first firearm. By the same token I know several good sales people that do exemplify these traits.
3. Competitive pricing; I guess this goes without saying.
4. A store that specializes in certain aspects of firearms so they can provide a wide array gun types and accessories for that niche. For example: with the increased use of concealed carry handguns, I would like to see a store that specialized in that aspect, providing the customer with off the shelf holsters and other rigs for this purpose so you could see how well they are actually going to work for you. It seems today that with the almost countless choices in handguns and other firearms related merchandise it is quite understandable why one shop can't be everything to everybody. When I began shooting about 20 years ago I remember walking into my neighborhood gun store and looking for my first centerfire semi-auto which at that time basically meant a .380, 9mm or .45 and the choices in makes and models was limited as well. Long story short, I walked out with a beautiful Browning Hi-Power which I still own today , but you get the picture.
Well, as Porky Pig use to say "that's all folks". What are your thoughts on this subject? Regards, Mike