Where To Start

Gun Shop Guide.com is where the Gun Websites crew shares its gun shop reviews and adventures from the Gun Show Loophole Tours, built to help shooters find good gun shops, ranges and firearm museums, and know what to expect before walking in the door. Start at the top and work down, or jump straight to the section that fits the trip.

Exterior of the Country Store, a small-town gun shop with pickup trucks parked out front
Glass counter of handguns at Southeastern Guns
Aisle of camouflage hunting clothing at Western Drug and General Store

1. Find a gun shop

Every shop the network has visited is listed by state on the Gun Shops page. Military surplus has its own list on Surplus Stores. Know a shop that belongs here? Send it in through Suggest a Gun Shop.

2. Read the reviews

The Gun Shop Guide Blog holds every shop, range and museum review, newest first. Each one covers what the store stocks, what it feels like to shop there and whether it is worth the drive.

3. Know before you go

First trip to a gun counter, or shopping in a new state? Read Gun Shop Tips and Gun Shop Etiquette, then the F.A.Q. for the basics on background checks, transfers and buying out of state.

4. Shoot and learn

Find a lane on Shooting Ranges and Rental Ranges. For training and a trade, see Shooting Schools and Gunsmithing Schools. Formal firearms training is covered across the network on After Action.net.

5. Firearm museums and history

Collections worth a road trip are on Firearm Museums and Shooting Hall of Fames. The Gun Shop Timeline traces how the American gun shop got where it is today.

Wall of rifles and shotguns above a glass handgun counter at Southeastern Guns
Shelves of ammunition boxes and shooting supplies at Western Drug and General Store

6. Plan a road trip

Tours logs every Gun Show Loophole Tour since 2012, and the interactive Gun Shop Maps puts every stop on one map to plot the route. Upcoming shows and 2A events are on Gun Calendars.com, and show reviews live on sister site Gun Show Reviews.com.

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