capnrob97 Beagles rule! Life Member Joined: Jan 2005  FL, USA Posts: 31269 Feedback: 0% (0)	Posted: 7/28/2010 7:43:31 PM THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT Looks like one will be opening up here soon. Do they sell firearms? Any better than Dick's or Sports Authority?
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MACD Member Team Member Joined: Jun 2006  TX, USA Posts: 11152 Feedback: 100% (40) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 7:44:49 PM Don't know what Dicks or Sports Authority is but I go to Academy more often than Wal-Mart
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oulufinn Member Team Member Joined: Nov 2002  TX, USA Posts: 4294 Feedback: 100% (3) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 7:46:22 PM [Last Edit: 7/28/2010 7:46:49 PM by oulufinn] Better than both of those. Good prices, too. The stores here in Texas have guns.
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Posted: 7/28/2010 7:48:00 PM Originally Posted By capnrob97: Looks like one will be opening up here soon. Do they sell firearms? Any better than Dick's or Sports Authority? Academy is like Dick's. Yes, they sell firearms. I think they handle handguns and rifles. Prices are about the same. I think the service in the fun shop depends on local personnel. The one's I have met at the counter were nice to deal with.

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JPN Member Team Member Joined: Dec 2004  TN, USA Posts: 2351 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 7:49:43 PM Originally Posted By capnrob97: Looks like one will be opening up here soon. Do they sell firearms? Any better than Dick's or Sports Authority? The one here sells guns, and I have bought a handgun there at a decent price. They also had a few AR's. The local Dick's has a better selection of Fudd guns, but doesn't sell any handguns and doesn't seem to like black rifles.
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sherrick13 Nice JBT that says FBO Team Member Joined: Nov 2002  OK, USA Posts: 43625 Feedback: 100% (41) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 7:50:29 PM [Last Edit: 7/28/2010 7:51:11 PM by sherrick13] Yes, they are good. Prices are acceptable and they sometimes will give you 5% if you ask. Good assortement of rifles and pistols and carry lots of different ammo and have killer sales once in a while. They beat the hell out of SA and Dicks in both price and selection.
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ttushooter English Motherf*!^er?! Do you speak it?? Team Member Joined: Sep 2008  TX, USA Posts: 5281 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 7:51:21 PM I like em better than dicks. normally have pretty decent ammo prices.
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bjwar10 Member Joined: Jan 2004  AL, USA Posts: 7949 Feedback: 100% (16) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 7:52:33 PM You're gonna like Academy. They stock AR-15s and all kinds of scary looking guns. Fishing department is outstanding as well.
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bmslade Member Team Member Joined: Jan 2007  TX, USA Posts: 54 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 7:53:28 PM I have purchased 3 handguns from them. They have the best prices around here.
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Cossa Member Team Member Joined: Nov 2008  AL, USA Posts: 313 Feedback: 100% (3) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 7:58:51 PM i like academy a lot. prices aren't as good as wal mart but selection is much much better. i wasn't impressed with dicks' hunting and fishing section at all. only downside to my academy is they have a bunch of high school kids working there who stand around and do nothing and are zero help when you have a question.
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Ponyboy Hi, I'm date Mike....nice to meet me Team Member Joined: Jan 2001  TX, USA Posts: 17202 Feedback: 100% (122) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 8:01:52 PM Academy is ok, they have guns, kind of like walmart. Dicks sucks. It's an "outdoor store" for yuppies.
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OFFascist Member Joined: Jun 2004  TX, USA Posts: 4301 Feedback: 100% (1) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 8:04:01 PM [Last Edit: 7/28/2010 8:09:19 PM by OFFascist] They are good, I buy ammo from them when it goes on sale.
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Posted: 7/28/2010 8:06:38 PM Originally Posted By oulufinn: Better than both of those. Good prices, too. The stores here in Texas have guns. For sure better than Dicks or Sports Authority. The gun counter is meh. About gun shop quality and much better than Walmart or Gander Mountain. A little better prices with a higher functioning retard employee usually than the others. I find their clothes to be priced pretty well.

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sherrick13 Nice JBT that says FBO Team Member Joined: Nov 2002  OK, USA Posts: 43631 Feedback: 100% (41) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 8:18:16 PM Originally Posted By AR4U: The one next to me stocks ARs and pistols. Pretty good prices on ammo and other stuff. I buy running shoes there. I've bought all my running shoes since 1999 from there.
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Cyprian64 The Lord is a man of war; The Lord is His name Team Member Joined: Feb 2010  OK, USA Posts: 253 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 9:33:10 PM They're OK. It just seems when I go by on my lunch break to pick up some ammo, there some idiot looking at a Ruger and you have to wait about 30 minutes. I usually end up at Wally World for ammo. Oh, and Ed's Public Safety for Glocks.
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electrojk Member Team Member Joined: Dec 2007  TX, USA Posts: 1718 Feedback: 100% (5) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 9:35:06 PM I remember when it was Acadamy sports and surplus.
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whiskerz bad example Team Member Joined: Mar 2001  GA, USA Posts: 4473 Feedback: 100% (17) Link To This Post	Posted: 7/28/2010 9:42:30 PM Originally Posted By bjwar10: You're gonna like Academy. They stock AR-15s and all kinds of scary looking guns. Fishing department is outstanding as well. what he said
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