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I dropped in to D&L Guns in Winterville NC today after classes at ECU. I'm looking for a birthday present for myself, and just had a hunch they might be able to hook me up.
And in fact they might be just where I spend my money. They had a Walther P22 for a VERY good price, and they gave me a GREAT price on a Mossberg 500 "Combo" (that includes both an 18.5" and 28" barrels, and comes with wood full-size stocks AND wood pistol grips)--in fact their price for this VERY sweet-looking combo was less than most of the other local dealers quoted me for a stripped-down 18" polymer 500. They were very friendly, and answered all my questions without hesitation.
But here's the great part--there were NO signs on the door or windows, and when I asked about their "carry policy" they only said, "we'd like to see it if you're carrying". So not only is this store carry-friendly, they are OPEN CARRY friendly.
The staff were all wearing Glocks, BTW.
They also offer a LOT of different training--they have a staffer who is NRA instructor certified to teach other instructors (which is something I've been looking into myself) and seem very keen on education and training. I was thinking I was going to have to go all the way to Apex or Jacksonville to get my NRA C-RSO certification, bit it looks like I can do it right down the road!
I think I'll drop in tomorrow morning after work wearing my Para in my new Coyote Tan Serpa CQC. They should get a kick out of that. We can swap some stories while they are running my order for the Mossberg. Hopefully it will come in in time for my birthday this weekend. I've told my sweety that it's not really just a "me" gift, it's a gift for the whole family, because I can use it to teach her how to shoot Sporting Clays (which she has expressed interest in) when we swap in the 28" barrel, AND I can teach her and my stepdaughter how to use it as a home-defense gun, because most of the time, this shotgun will have an 18.5" "personal defense" barrel on it, and it will be much more manageable for them than the Para, both in terms of ease of use/learning curve, and general effectiveness under stress... :shock:
I'm still debating whether or not I want to put one of those new Blackhawk/Knoxx recoil-absorbing adjustable stocks on it. They look VERY cool, and would make this gun's LOP adjustable to the different arms of all my family members, AND it would keep recoil manageable for our pixie of a stepdaughter (she's 24, but tiny). And with the optional cheek-rest, you could even use it effectively for clays. Plus I would LOVE to see the looks on the regular "clays" crowd when I walk up to the stand with what will be essentially a tactical Mossberg 500 with a holographic reflex sight and a 28" vent rib barrel... :quirky