Fudd gun shop in the Dallas area

b79holmes · March 25, 2024, 06:56 PM

I have a wedding in June about 1 hour north of Dallas.
I'd like to browse walnut & blue steel where I can read the hang tags.

I do own synthetics but they aren't anything I'd browse for.

Any recommendations ?

Bill

b79holmes · March 25, 2024, 07:45 PM

Something like the preview days at Rock Island Auction in Bedford TX but Ill be 10 days late for that.

dogtown tom · March 25, 2024, 07:57 PM

Jackson Armory near SMU
https://www.jacksonarmory.com/JA/

GGALLIN1776 · April 25, 2024, 11:15 PM

While I don't have any experience in that locale, generally what I do is find the FFL listing for the area then look up each retail location on google.

Usually the "about this business" photos taken by customers are somewhat indicative of what you'll find. If you REALLY want fudd, check shops in restrictive states.

If they can't have modern due to silly ban lists, chances are you'll find a bunch of steel & walnut.

Just watch what you're buying, I was browsing the rack at one particularly skeevy pawn shop & after SKS number 9000 asked to see an AR that had a scope about the size of a 'Nam era starlight. It was just to comical not to handle it.

It wasn't listed as NFA but when I moved the selector, something was off. Full auto internals. Sure the extra hole should've tipped me off but this was about 20 years ago & I wasn't privy to subtle giveaways.

I asked the actual FFL holder about it, "Just a regular rifle."

If there weren't legal repercussions, I would have snapped that thing up.

fisherman66 · April 26, 2024, 05:34 PM

It’s been many years, but Bachman Pawn and Guns was a favorite fuddy gun shop of mine.

dogtown tom · April 27, 2024, 12:43 PM

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fisherman66 It’s been many years, but Bachman Pawn and Guns was a favorite fuddy gun shop of mine.

Closed in 2015.
Rudest gun shop I've ever been in.

FITASC · April 28, 2024, 08:11 PM

High end gun? Holland and Holland has a showroom; as do many other high end gun shops

**JohnKSa** · April 29, 2024, 12:43 AM

There's a Beretta Gallery in Dallas. Worth the visit, but it's not large.

Ray's Hardware (now Rays Sporting Goods) used to have a lot of high-end guns on display. Haven't been in there in years, but if it's anything like it used to be, it would be fun to visit. Before you go, you should know that it is not in the best part of town.

Skans · April 30, 2024, 02:26 PM

I used to go to Harry Beckwith's Gun Shop in Micanopy Florida when old-man Beckwith was still alive. He was an ornery old cuss. Had one heck of a Luger collection, though. I was young and gun-stupid, so he didn't have much time for chatting with me.

FITASC · April 30, 2024, 06:42 PM

Beckwith's is a cool place, but the new owners- while good - are not the same

Skans · May 1, 2024, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by FITASC

Beckwith's is a cool place, but the new owners- while good - are not the same

I agree - not the same. But, heck, nothing is the same as Harry Beckwith! I recall he would open-carry an Ivory-handled 45, sometimes a revolver - -I was pretty young, I tried not to stare too much. The Luger collection was unbelievable - something like 200 Lugers on display. Harry tried to sell me a Llama 1911 - price was a bit high and he seemed pissed when I declined. I recall it was used, about 90% and he wanted $300 for it back in 1983.

Back then, a lot of his store was taken up with old tools - maybe taken in on pawn? Beckwith thought I was a young kid, tire-kicker. Didn't have much time for me. But, the truth was I was looking for a decent semi-auto pistol to shoot. I ended up buying a Taurus PT99 from some other gun shop. Truth-be-told, I would have been better off buying the Llama 45 - the PT99 crapped out on me w/in 6 months when the locking block shattered.

**Mal H** · May 1, 2024, 05:20 PM

When did Florida move to the Dallas area?

603Country · May 2, 2024, 11:29 AM

Go to Scheels. Amazing place.

March 25, 2024, 06:56 PM	#1
b79holmes Junior Member Join Date: February 10, 2010 Posts: 8	Fudd gun shop in the Dallas area I have a wedding in June about 1 hour north of Dallas. I'd like to browse walnut & blue steel where I can read the hang tags. I do own synthetics but they aren't anything I'd browse for. Any recommendations ? Bill

March 25, 2024, 07:57 PM	#3
dogtown tom Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 3,104	Jackson Armory near SMU https://www.jacksonarmory.com/JA/ __________________ Need a FFL in Dallas/Plano/Allen/Frisco/McKinney ? Just EMAIL me. $20 transfers ($10 for CHL, active military,police,fire or schoolteachers) Plano, Texas...........the Gun Nut Capitol of Gun Culture, USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pELwCqz2JfE

April 26, 2024, 05:34 PM	#5
fisherman66 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2005 Location: The Woodlands TX Posts: 4,688	It’s been many years, but Bachman Pawn and Guns was a favorite fuddy gun shop of mine. __________________ la plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas!

April 28, 2024, 08:11 PM	#7
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,452	High end gun? Holland and Holland has a showroom; as do many other high end gun shops __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

April 29, 2024, 12:43 AM	#8
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 25,022	There's a Beretta Gallery in Dallas. Worth the visit, but it's not large. Ray's Hardware (now Rays Sporting Goods) used to have a lot of high-end guns on display. Haven't been in there in years, but if it's anything like it used to be, it would be fun to visit. Before you go, you should know that it is not in the best part of town. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

March 25, 2024, 07:45 PM	#2
b79holmes Junior Member Join Date: February 10, 2010 Posts: 8	Something like the preview days at Rock Island Auction in Bedford TX but Ill be 10 days late for that.

April 25, 2024, 11:15 PM	#4
GGALLIN1776 Member Join Date: April 24, 2024 Posts: 29	While I don't have any experience in that locale, generally what I do is find the FFL listing for the area then look up each retail location on google. Usually the "about this business" photos taken by customers are somewhat indicative of what you'll find. If you REALLY want fudd, check shops in restrictive states. If they can't have modern due to silly ban lists, chances are you'll find a bunch of steel & walnut. Just watch what you're buying, I was browsing the rack at one particularly skeevy pawn shop & after SKS number 9000 asked to see an AR that had a scope about the size of a 'Nam era starlight. It was just to comical not to handle it. It wasn't listed as NFA but when I moved the selector, something was off. Full auto internals. Sure the extra hole should've tipped me off but this was about 20 years ago & I wasn't privy to subtle giveaways. I asked the actual FFL holder about it, "Just a regular rifle." If there weren't legal repercussions, I would have snapped that thing up.

April 30, 2024, 02:26 PM	#9
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,143	I used to go to Harry Beckwith's Gun Shop in Micanopy Florida when old-man Beckwith was still alive. He was an ornery old cuss. Had one heck of a Luger collection, though. I was young and gun-stupid, so he didn't have much time for chatting with me.

April 30, 2024, 06:42 PM	#10
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,452	Beckwith's is a cool place, but the new owners- while good - are not the same __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

May 1, 2024, 05:20 PM	#12
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,959	When did Florida move to the Dallas area?

May 2, 2024, 11:29 AM	#13
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 4,000	Go to Scheels. Amazing place.