So, like the title says, which local gun shop (MA/Southern NH) has the best inventory for "AR" stuff? I just recently got my first AR, and I was wondering if there are any nearby shops I can go and see stuff. I will probably check out the next gun show as well.
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Which LGS has the most "AR" Stuff??
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mav
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Gun shows for sure, though you'll pay through the nose. Four Seasons in Woburn has a pretty good selection of Magpul gear at a decent price. Miad grips, CTR stocks, MBUS, etc.
Honestly though, I always hit midwayusa.com, brownells.com and bravocompanyusa.com. If those three online vendors don't have what I'm looking for, it doesn't belong on my M4gery.
Honestly though, I always hit midwayusa.com, brownells.com and bravocompanyusa.com. If those three online vendors don't have what I'm looking for, it doesn't belong on my M4gery.
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mav
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The best collection of AR accessories and such I've seen locally was with a vendor at the Plymouth Gun Show.
Much depends on what you want to customize or upgrade. JP makes a nice Stainless Steel coated BCG. PWS makes a great muzzle brake. Pistol grips run the gamut from Houge to Magpul and BCM. Ton of different manufacturers and styles of railed and non-railed fore ends with price points from cheap to ludicrous. Once you decide what you want to do, you most likely will have to go online to get it. The LGS just doesn't have the retail space to stock it all.
Some vendors have their own line of products that you won't find locally, like Bravo Company with the BCM Charging handle (best one on the market) and BCM gunfighter pistol grip. It all depends on what you want to do. Best place to research is probably the Gun Gallery here on NES.
Much depends on what you want to customize or upgrade. JP makes a nice Stainless Steel coated BCG. PWS makes a great muzzle brake. Pistol grips run the gamut from Houge to Magpul and BCM. Ton of different manufacturers and styles of railed and non-railed fore ends with price points from cheap to ludicrous. Once you decide what you want to do, you most likely will have to go online to get it. The LGS just doesn't have the retail space to stock it all.
Some vendors have their own line of products that you won't find locally, like Bravo Company with the BCM Charging handle (best one on the market) and BCM gunfighter pistol grip. It all depends on what you want to do. Best place to research is probably the Gun Gallery here on NES.
probably. I don't think there's any escaping the crushing crowd of overweight middle-aged men with poor hygeine.
Blackwater in Hudson, NH has a fair amount of AR accessories. Not the best pricing from what I remember. The one time I went in there the guy tried to sell me a 'pre-ban' mag for $100, and said that was what I had to buy since I was from MA.
Golddiggie
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Screw them. I won't buy anything from them and never recommend them to anyone else. Bad advise on too many important items and they're morons for the transfer laws (NH to MA).
I would go to Umlaut without hesitation.
Really? I was looking for a Henry Survival Rifle last year and the girl was really nice to me on the phone but I bought one elsewhere. What's wrong with them?
No feedback on Blackwater, as I've never been there... but the AR Umlaut build/assembled for me (yes, I'm a newb with minimal mechanical skills) is a thing of beauty. See it in Minininjer's avatar
Golddiggie
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Gunsmith there is a hack and full of bad info for one thing. When I first got my AR, he installed a handguard that wasn't designed to properly fit my carbine. Then was talking to him about the laws around 80% lowers and he had even more wrong info. Then they wouldn't transfer a Remington 870 (pump) shotgun into MA with a collapsing stock...
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Never mind their prices ARE high, on pretty much everything.
I'd also skip right over Pete's just up the street from them...
Rileys & Umlaut (right behind Rileys) are the best retail fronts, in my opinion. I would suggest midwayusa.com, brownells.com, bravocompanyusa.com, and even amazon.com has some decent stuff with free shipping on sale. Go to the gun shows to get a look, but don't even bring more then the cover charge. Bunch of rip-offs.
