New "Gun Store" in Raleigh Hills ?

[asiparks]

Yeah, the guy from Seattle, Frank, i think, was pretty cool. It never hurts to have more gunshops rather than less....

I used to go to Dual Smoking guns quite a bit (well, it was across from Beaverton bakery.... ). Their store just never really seemed to take off, Although they did have lots of EBR parts, their prices on stripped lowers varied between outrageous and hilariously outrageous.. .

 

[usfatboy01]

Looks like they are opening a store in Vancouver as well. Looks like they have a bunch of stores throughout Washington. Discount Gun Sales LLC.

Prices on their web site look same as like a Cabelas or Wholesale Sports. OK, but not great.

Yes, just OK!

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

cool, but like others said, price is higher than most gun shops around.

 

[BK13]

Anybody know if they are going to be open the day after Thanksgiving? My time in town is always limited, and this weekend I have to go to my cousin's wedding reception in Clarkston - leaving right after the GF gets off work Friday - and luckily, she works near the shop.

 

[EYEBALL]

The employees are nice, which is a refreshing change from what we all get thrown at us as we enter the other independent G stores around town.

The prices, to put it bluntly, are high. If they want to actually make a profit in amounts large enough to stay open, then the key is VOLUME. When they see the consistently low prices offered at BiMart down the street, then maybe it will lower the prices at the new G store. A nice feature would be to offer a transfer service for a reasonable fee.
The small space and lack of parking makes me wonder if they are just targeting the first timer retail crowd from the upper income areas.

I was one of the first dozen or so people through the door and there was a guy grinding away about a gun store so close to the school. Lets hope that they do not start picketing outside, like they did to Armadillo Arms (best gun store in Portland , ever, IMHO) which led to the closure of that one.

Dual Smoking Guns is Kaput as far as i know; their space is empty, but never was much to go there for anyway.

Hope these guys get lots of product and low prices and last a long time.

"a guy who dresses for battle and thinks he is now a SEAL, is like a guy who puts on a tuxedo and thinks he is a penguin"

 

[Spitpatch]

"a guy who dresses for battle and thinks he is now a SEAL, is like a guy who puts on a tuxedo and thinks he is a penguin"

I like that. and with permission from the author, I would add:

"......and believes it right up until the point he is 12 feet under the surface of polar ice."

 

[jvbutter]

Thanks for posting this, nice to see another gun store on the west side!!!

definatly, its good for our sport, Yes I did also see it when sneaking through from downtown to hit my fav food store, Uwajimaya

 

[Cougfan2]

Had the day off today so went in and checked it out. Small store. Not a lot of inventory, but fair selection of black rifles and fairly diverse offering of hand guns with a few tac shottys. Very friendly folks. Talked with the owner/manager, Randy. One plus is they are the only store I have found locally that has a good stock of Magpul accessories. Picked up a Magpul sling from them. Paid list, but by the time I ordered one direct from Magpul and paid freight I probably saved a few bucks.

The biggest drawback is that their location sucks. I have to believe that this store is there to test the Portland market to see if they think they can be profitable here. Very little parking and a little hard to get into and out of.

 

[teflon6string]

Been there, no buys yet. Exactly what I expected for a new place in a tiny strip mall.

They have other shops established in other places, so it's not a hail-mary first time effort for a local. Based on that, I'd like to see the prices come down so they can sell some volume, shape inventory to the customer base, build a rep and survive that crucial first year.

At 3 miles from my place, cheap ammo would make it a regular stop and get my cash flowing there.

 

[machesis]

I recently bought a new gen 4 glock 17, great store...ex military staff, good to deal with.