The gun store: Retail nostalgia

And this week's top three Exclusive items from GUNS Magazine! The Gun Store By Brent T. Wheat [G0224-INSIDER-1 image]( Retail Nostalgia It’s been a while since I’ve been in an honest-to-goodness gun store. I don’t mean a retail establishment selling firearms and accessories. Those places are pretty common. In fact, most towns with any sort of population will have a gun seller. What I’m talking about is an actual, gen-u-wine old-school “Gun Store.” The differences between a gun store and firearms sales establishment are as obvious as night and day, or the difference between politicians and normal people. I also find it sad so many youngsters today have never been to a place selling guns, let alone a real gun store. [READ MORE]( This Week’s Top Three The most popular articles from gunsmagazine.com [FRINEWS-GLOCK-1-e1704992178930 image]( The GLOCK Switch By Brent T. Wheat A question I have received with increasing frequency from our readers is, “What is a GLOCK ‘switch’?” I’ve got a few answers, most of which you probably won’t want to hear. Commonly known as a “switch,” “chip,” “button” and a host of other names, depending on which street gang or drug dealer you ask, these small devices are increasingly becoming a problem for cops and people who don’t like being hit by stray bullets.  [Read more ...]( [G090240_c image]( The “Miculek” Special By Massad Ayoob The Miculek 625 is geared for pin shooting and IDPA matches. The standard bowling pin distance with handguns is 25 feet, not yards. In a 90-shot IDPA Classifier match, you won’t fire a single shot at 25 yards, and only 18 at 20, and the high scoring center ring on the official IDPA target measures eight inches in diameter. With the exception of the frangible bullet loads, the test gun kept everything comfortably inside that margin. [Read more ...]( [G0224-AOH-1 image]( Keeping Ammo Handy By Massad Ayoob Spare ammunition is like emergency funds, and indeed, like the gun itself. “Better to have and not need, than to need and not have.” “No gunfight survivor has ever said ‘Gee, I wish I’d had less ammunition.’” “There’s no such thing as too much ammo unless you’re drowning or on fire.” Insert additional clichés as necessary … But, you know what? Clichés tend to be truisms. That’s why they came to be uttered so often they became clichés in the first place. [Read more ...]( Thank you for reading GUNS Magazine. Comments or questions? We'd love to hear from you! Sincerely, Ashley McGee GUNS Magazine || gunsinsider@gunsmagazine.com Copyright © 2024 FMG Publications. All Rights Reserved. [Facebook](  [Instagram](  [Pinterest](   FMG Publications | 255 W Valley Parkway, Suite 100, Escondido, CA 92025 [Unsubscribe {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [Constant Contact Data Notice]( Sent by gunsinsider@gunsmagazine.com powered by [Trusted Email from Constant Contact - Try it FREE today.]( [Try email marketing for free today!](