This feels like a weird review, but I think it needs some background:
I was in San Antonio the other day to look at a truck. I ended up not getting it, so I decided to buy a new pistol to feel better about it. Before anyone flips, I own a couple guns. I sold my pistol a while back and never got around to replacing it. This was as good a time as any.
Here's where the digression comes into play. I rarely feel totally comfortable in gun stores. I grew up with firearms of all kinds, lived everywhere from suburbs to farms to beaches, and have a very healthy respect for these machines. I love to shoot at targets and clay pigeons. I love the discipline, focus, respect, and care that (is supposed to) come with shooting. The only reason I don't hunt is I don't like the taste of things you hunt for. Wild game tastes gamey. That's why the taste is named after the thing and you'll never convince me that any of it tastes good. If I could hunt cows, on the other hand, I'd be all over it even though I doubt there'd be much sport in it. I also firmly believe that a proper education in shooting can teach kids a whole lot about discipline, taking dangerous things seriously, focus, clearing your head, etc...
Why is any of that important? Because it was only after I walked in that I remembered I was wearing a pair of very loud rainbow Pride shoes.
See, my politics don't tend to mesh with those of the kind people most folks would picture as gun enthusiasts. I come from military/firefighters/EMS/police, I'm a veteran myself, but we're all about as "woke" as it gets (whatever that means). There are a lot of liberal gun owners, but not so many that you're going to find a bunch of hip, trendy, gun stores - in-between an artisanal mac & cheese pop-up and a store that only has one t-shirt but it costs $300,000. Most gun stores are about as welcoming and comfortable as a seeping rash to most of us. So, because of past experience, I was expecting to get some kind of hassle and probably leave empty-handed.
If anyone noticed my shoes, they certainly didn't act on it. I didn't get so much as a sideways glance from anyone. The salesperson I dealt with (I can't remember his name but he was kind of stocky, 30s-ish, with a brown beard and I want people to know he's awesome) was super knowledgeable and went over and beyond with his customer service.
For some people who might not know, guns are stupid expensive and there are a lot of manufacturers who aren't that good and well-respected ones who also sell trash. I like guns, but I'm not a "gun nut" (whatever that is), so I don't have a wealth of knowledge to ensure I'm making a very informed choice. That's another problem I've dealt with in the past. I'm the exact customer a sleaze bag sales person could could sell some very expensive bulls__t to.
When I walked out of there, gun in hand (not literally), I felt totally confident in my purchase. I still do, a few days later, and I haven't even had a chance to shoot it yet. I was given all kinds of options; they listened attentively when I described my preferences in pistols, and what I thought I wanted; and explained the pros and cons of not just the pistols I was looking at, but also the LASER sights I was looking at. I spent a bit over a grand on the gun and the sight, and I don't have any reservations about it.
These people are knowledgeable and supremely professional in how they treat their customers. I don't know anyone in San Antonio, and I was only there to look at a truck, so I can't really recommend them to anyone I actually know. I hope that leaving this review will serve the same purpose with everyone on Yelp. This is a place that is worth spending your money at. read more