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#707234 - 04/08/14 10:31 AM Gun Stores Inside the beltway?
turr3tgunn3r Offline
Double barrel

Registered: 07/31/13
Posts: 59
Loc: NOVA
City or County: Alexandria
Maybe there is some obvious law or ordinance I am unaware of, but why are there virtualy no gun stores inside the beltway?

It would seem like a slam dunk. High salaries, little competion and customers from MD could come buy their mags/accsessories that they can't get shipping into their state.

Even if the prices were a tad on the high side to cover expensive retail space, They should be able to clean up. There are a ton of little boutique stores in say Old Town that can't possibly have the kind of cash flow a well run gun store would.

If I want to buy something, I have to drive down to quanitico or out to culpepper. There are a handfull of small shops down that way, but they are attrocious. Hansohn Brothers is worth the 1.5hr drive, but I spend more in gas than I do saving on xfers.

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#707795 - 04/09/14 11:02 AM Re: Gun Stores Inside the beltway? [Re: turr3tgunn3r]
t100rc Offline
Event Horizon

Registered: 12/12/10
Posts: 28
Loc: NoVA
City or County: Fairfax County
The only one I know of is the one in downtown Falls Church. I believe it's called Nova Firearms and is in the Bedo's building (the leather shop on the old house right on Broad Street). I haven't been on there personally, but I have heard good things.
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#707900 - 04/09/14 02:31 PM Re: Gun Stores Inside the beltway? [Re: turr3tgunn3r]
steele11 Offline
MCMXI

Registered: 02/24/11
Posts: 395
Loc: Fairfax, VA
City or County: Fairfax
Nova Firearms was selling pmags for $90each after sandy hook, just fyi


Edited by steele11 (04/09/14 02:36 PM)

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#708124 - 04/09/14 08:47 PM Re: Gun Stores Inside the beltway? [Re: steele11]
broma345 Offline
Pea shooter

Registered: 11/11/12
Posts: 2
Loc: Northern VA
City or County: Falls Church
Nova Firearms is no longer in Falls Church City above Bedo's leather either. I think i heard they are in McLean now.

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#710680 - 04/14/14 08:49 PM Re: Gun Stores Inside the beltway? [Re: turr3tgunn3r]
Texasflyboy Offline
"$5 for all answers to Shoutbox questions"

Registered: 01/18/09
Posts: 666
Loc: Falls Church, Va
City or County: Falls Church
There were gun stores inside the beltway years ago but for various reasons they have moved outside. In the 1980's there were several gun stores in and around Arlington, Falls Church, and one near Cherrydale, IIRC.

The closest gunstore WAS NoVa Firearms, but they have since moved to Mclean. There are several FFL's that do business inside the beltway, but none I know of operate storefronts.

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#713601 - 04/20/14 02:14 PM Re: Gun Stores Inside the beltway? [Re: turr3tgunn3r]
BEISSEN Offline
Pea shooter

Registered: 02/24/14
Posts: 22
Loc: Fredericksburg,VA
City or County: Fredericksburg
Sharp shooters lorton,VA
All Shooters Tactical Woodbridge,VA
Dawson's in Woodbridge,VA
CNG in Woodbridge,VA

I personally like AST they are great people and real cool. Will work with.

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#719647 - 05/02/14 07:08 AM Re: Gun Stores Inside the beltway? [Re: BEISSEN]
g-shooter Offline
Great at putting the worm on the hook!!

Registered: 09/19/11
Posts: 653
Loc: NoVa
City or County: Alexandria
+1 for AST. Walter and Jimmy are great folks.
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#757764 - 07/19/14 10:14 AM Re: Gun Stores Inside the beltway? [Re: BEISSEN]
Zed Offline
Pea shooter

Registered: 06/17/11
Posts: 3
Loc: Woodbridge, VA, USA
City or County: Woodbridge, Prince William
Quantico Tactical also has their store in Woodbridge.

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#759447 - 07/22/14 02:59 PM Re: Gun Stores Inside the beltway? [Re: turr3tgunn3r]
richiecotite Offline
Marksman

Registered: 06/13/12
Posts: 396
Loc: NOVA
City or County: Prince William
C and G is closed now i believe.

Manassass aint that far from woodbridge, and they have guns and ammo warehouse, VA Arms, and theres at least one other store I've never been to.

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#759455 - 07/22/14 03:02 PM Re: Gun Stores Inside the beltway? [Re: turr3tgunn3r]
richiecotite Offline
Marksman

Registered: 06/13/12
Posts: 396
Loc: NOVA
City or County: Prince William
plus I would imagine rent is more expensive inside the beltway compared to further south/west. Especially with the proliferation of online gun buying. Most people aren't gonna pay $100 more for a gun in person at their local store than they would online.

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#770037 - 08/12/14 12:28 PM Re: Gun Stores Inside the beltway? [Re: turr3tgunn3r]
kevinmfduane Offline
WTB Gen 1 Glock

Registered: 03/21/12
Posts: 456
Loc: nova
City or County: Fairfax City
There is a pawn shop in Arlington just minutes from DC. Nations Pawn or something like that. Customer Service is lacking. Prices are high. But that is the norm for a Northern Virginia gun store.

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#784261 - 09/08/14 08:56 PM Re: Gun Stores Inside the beltway? [Re: t100rc]
Texasflyboy Offline
"$5 for all answers to Shoutbox questions"

Registered: 01/18/09
Posts: 666
Loc: Falls Church, Va
City or County: Falls Church
Originally Posted By: t100rc
The only one I know of is the one in downtown Falls Church. I believe it's called Nova Firearms and is in the Bedo's building (the leather shop on the old house right on Broad Street). I haven't been on there personally, but I have heard good things.


NoVa Firearms moved to Mclean. And oddly enough...still inside the beltway.

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