What do YOU want in your local gun store?

[conw]

llow no gun culture mythology in the shop. Fact, not myth. I don't care about YOUR personal preference, will the item in question fulfill the customers needs.
New shooters will return if they have a positive experience. Attitude can be everything.

Ferretray, you're right on the money!

It'd be refreshing to walk in and hear someone like steve (sm) say something along the lines of "The most important thing is a gun that fits the shooter. Any of {these} calibers work, just get a good fit. Lemme show you how..."

As opposed to "Dis Glock has got a laser, and it can shoot if you leave it in the toilet for a year!"

 

[leadcounsel]

1. Concealed carry classes.
2. A good in door range with good ventilation

3. One reason I rarely buy guns from gun stores is the really high markup, the background checks, etc. I really like idea of being able to buy something face to face with someone. I think hosting your own "gun swap meet" with an entry fee might be a great way to make some money. $10 gets a person in the door for the night once per month and people bring guns they want to swap with other private owners or sell to other private owners. Kinda like a small private gun show. Obviously check in to the legality, but if it's legal it might make a great way to 1) get people in the door, and 2) make some profit and 3) when people buy a new gun, they also want a holster, ammo, scope, etc. You could make it a real popular social event with catered food, beverages, etc. and a great way for locals to get to know each other.

4. Low inventory of a large variety of items, and the ability to order and have it in quickly - supply on demand model.

 

[the_right_reverend]

sales clerks that don't try to take me to the cleaners to old to wise for that

 

[Floppy_D]

More of the $75 K31s that they had last month. I only got a chance to get a few.

 

[bigfatdave]

dalepres
I didn't mean to imply that I want to reload or make major modifications in the shop, but re-reading my post I see it was poorly written.

The question was "what do YOU want your local gun store" and I thought getting frustrated sometimes that I don't have a place for a vice or more than basic tools.
I have seen rental garages in the past, I was thinking of applying the same concept to basic gun tools. The benefit to the shop owner is, if I'm in to use a given tool more than twice, I'll probably just ask the owner to recommend a brand/model and order me one. Also, renting out tools brings in money over and over, but selling them only gets you a profit once.
Some internet searching has revealed to me that most of the tools [even a mini-vise] which I find myself cursing the lack of are fairly inexpensive, but I still end up short a decent workspace.

 

[dalepres]

The question was "what do YOU want your local gun store"

You're right, bigfatdave. How can I argue when you say what it is you want? It's a great idea for a store.

So, going off topic, let me just add that if you can't find that in a store, perhaps creating or joining a club could help split up the costs of such items.

 

[bigfatdave]

The closest thing near me is a conservation club with ranges & dedicated hunting ground. We joined, and are hoping a fringe benefit is at least knowing people with tools/workspace in our area.

 

[Rmac58]

I'll agree with a few posters, no attitude behind the counter.