What gun did you buy today?

[Bozz10mm]

In the late 60's when I first moved to Austin, There were 3 Academy Surplus stores in town. One in South Austin off of Ben White, one in East Central Austin, near IH35, and one in North Austin off of 183.

I always thought that these were the roots of the current Academy Sports stores.

 

[deemus]

Pretty sure JFK was killed in '63.

 

[HKShooter65]

Pretty sure JFK was killed in '63.

Whoops
My parents were dating so my memory of those years is a bit unclear, as I was an incipient ovarian follicle.

Either the gun is older that I thought or JFK was assassinated more recently that I thought.



I any event.....I shot it, my new old Colt, today......sweet!!!
Cycles standard velocity CCI marvelously.
Was shooting with a buddy with an HK P10 I really hope he wants to part with.

 

[BRD@66]

In the late 60's when I first moved to Austin, There were 3 Academy Surplus stores in town. One in South Austin off of Ben White, one in East Central Austin, near IH35, and one in North Austin off of 183.

I always thought that these were the roots of the current Academy Sports stores.

^ Me too. I was always a little anxious (condition orange) when I visited the one at the interstate.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Quite true.
Right you are.
Academy, to my mind, is a relatively new chain, though they started in central TX in 1938.
Never knew that until your post prompted me to look.

"Academy Sports & Outdoors came into existence in 1938, when Arthur Gochman and his business partner purchased Southern Sales, a San antonio-based army-navy............"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Sports_%2B_Outdoors
Everything has a Wiki page these days!

As a kid I remember lusting for pistols at Oshman's and Montgomery Wards and as a teen at Dury's when it was on Southcross.
Wonder where Academy was back then??

Not a clue.

 

[no2gates]

That's a sweet deal! Are there any left? If so, can you share where to find them at that price?

Crush, kill, mangle, maim, destroy.

Here's a link to the one I bought: http://www.gandermountain.com/modpe...io-Witness-Polymer-Full-Size-Handgun&i=936457

It's $299 normally, but I got it for less because I had a $25 coupon.

 

[Captain]

Well I called my local gun shops and put an AR 15 on hold till I get home from work. This one will be for my wife.

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[Dred]

This https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog...mory+51962+TCM+ROCK+Ultra+FS+Combo+-+22TCM9mm and https://www.amazon.com/Bug-A-Salt-2...qid=1465708821&sr=8-1&keywords=bug+a+salt+2.0.

 

[coachrick]

In the late 60's when I first moved to Austin, There were 3 Academy Surplus stores in town. One in South Austin off of Ben White, one in East Central Austin, near IH35, and one in North Austin off of 183.

I always thought that these were the roots of the current Academy Sports stores.

Kinda, sorta...According to legend around the campfire, the father of the owner of what is now Academy Sports and Outdoors owned the stores in Austin. The son bought out the tire(?) and military surplus stores in San Antonio called Southern Sales, eventually 'borrowing' the Academy name from his dad's stores and it stayed 'family owned' until Kohlberg Kravis bouth them in 2011(about the time we saw Emmit Smith and Danica Patrick in their ads). They've been around long enough to see many chains and big boxes come and go, that's for sure.

 

[Mreed911]

Springfield Range Officer 9mm 1911. Gun has a Dawson Precision FO front with stock adjustable rear. Currently has a set of VZ 320 grips and came with factory grips. 2 factory magazines and 5 additional 10 round mags. Has a Wilson Combat magwell.

 

[Dred]

Paid off my Rock Island Armory 22 TCM/9mm, single stack, 5" 1911 Ultra (FO front, no rail, VZs and crap magwell) at Bud's so I should have it in hand by the end of the month.

 

[hoothrewpoo]

CZ P-09 threaded in urban grey:

 

[smittyb]

CZ P-09 threaded in urban grey:

Nice, where did you find it in stock?

 

[hoothrewpoo]

DEguns.net - $579 shipped

ordered Wednesday (last week), had it Saturday. Storied Firearms on 290 (in Austin) has one in stock. I played with theirs before ordering it online.

 

[oohrah]

Pietta 1851 Colt Navy revolver. I'm now officially into black powder, and I love it.

 

[Fairfax]

Been considering an AR15 or AK. Was at Cabelas today and handled a S&W M&P15 Sport II. Liked the way it felt. Found myself at Academy an hour later, and decided to make the purchase...but Cabelas had it for $50 less. I asked at the gun counter if they price matched, and was told to ask at checkout. Did so, and they honored the Cabelas sale price.

Look forward to shooting it tomorrow. It is my first rifle of any sort.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Good for you Fairfax. Couldn't have picked a better time.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Good for you Fairfax. Couldn't have picked a better time.

+1

 

[peeps]

Been considering an AR15 or AK. Was at Cabelas today and handled a S&W M&P15 Sport II. Liked the way it felt. Found myself at Academy an hour later, and decided to make the purchase...but Cabelas had it for $50 less. I asked at the gun counter if they price matched, and was told to ask at checkout. Did so, and they honored the Cabelas sale price.

Look forward to shooting it tomorrow. It is my first rifle of any sort.

I'll +1 the m&p15 sport II. I bought one sunday, does that count as today?

 

[Texasslinger]

CZ P-09 threaded in urban grey:

Nice. I got the p07 version with threaded barrel. Can't wait to shoot some sub sonics out through my can.