Gunsmoke, the store: Honest, fresh appraisal
This is an fyi only. Nothing to do with the owner or the boobies. I went to Gunsmoke today. Decided to check it out after all of the discussions, had not been there in several years. Pretty crowded, people coming in with kids, taking pictures, sitting in the chairs and just hanging out, feeling important I guess. Lots of employees in attendance, far more than would seem necessary for that floor space. Nice enough, but seemed a little haggard and harried with what sounded like lots of dumb questions about stuff people see on the show. Phone ringing constantly. Surprisingly enough to me, I did see some really good deals on some modern pistols in the showcases. Like any other store, there was some stuff that seemed overpriced, some stuff at regular retail, and some stuff that were to my fairly well educated eye- really good deals. The only "star" in attendance was the huge gunsmith, who waddles around like his next stop needs to be at the Hover-round store. Discovery channel people running around with their walkie talkies as well. T-shirts selling for $27.95 seemed to be the big sellers while I was there. Lots of logo stuff for sale, some boobie pics, etc. Ammo a mite overpriced, not much in the way of accessories, quite a few clunker, junker rifles stacked against the wall. Nobody being nasty or arrogant, just busy people trying to keep up with the regular work and the customers while the phone was ringing off the hook. They got me the mainspring retaining pin I was looking for as well, and were pretty cool about it. Even offered to autograph it for me. That guy was just kidding with me at that point when it likely became apparent to him that I was not a wide-eyed gawker but just another gun guy.
