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Posted: 1/28/2015 1:01:44 PM EDT
Say it aint so!
Stopped by to buy a new ball cap and they were gone... 
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Posted: 1/28/2015 4:02:25 PM EDT
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To be honest I thought they had closed a while back. Remember when they were big in the 90s before the internet came about.
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Posted: 1/28/2015 4:41:50 PM EDT
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I remember the store they had at Mall St. Matthews.
It seemed to always be packed. How things have changed.. |
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Posted: 1/28/2015 4:46:40 PM EDT
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I remember the store they had at Mall St. Matthews. It seemed to always be packed. How things have changed.. Damn that would have been a good time to be alive. I'd have a reason to go to the mall! The secret to success at Mall St. Matthews is to have the exact same shop on the other side of the freeway at Oxmoor. |
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Posted: 1/28/2015 4:52:16 PM EDT
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Damn that would have been a good time to be alive. I'd have a reason to go to the mall! The secret to success at Mall St. Matthews is to have the exact same shop on the other side of the freeway at Oxmoor. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I remember the store they had at Mall St. Matthews. It seemed to always be packed. How things have changed.. Damn that would have been a good time to be alive. I'd have a reason to go to the mall! The secret to success at Mall St. Matthews is to have the exact same shop on the other side of the freeway at Oxmoor. Thats no secret. 
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Posted: 1/28/2015 5:15:25 PM EDT
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DANGIT! Always something I needed there...
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Posted: 1/28/2015 5:51:52 PM EDT
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Shortly after I married my first wife, we lived in the neighborhood behind the store. They used to get a lot of my money.
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Posted: 1/28/2015 6:59:59 PM EDT
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I use to love going in there...but that was some time back...and the world has changed.....
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Posted: 1/28/2015 9:16:04 PM EDT
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bought a magpul dvd there. the only time i stepped foot in there :(
not exactly in my neck of the woods |
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Posted: 1/28/2015 9:19:43 PM EDT
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When I was a kid, it was a good day when I got home from school and there was a U.S. Cavalry catalog in the mailbox.
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Posted: 1/28/2015 10:14:52 PM EDT
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I use to love going in there...but that was some time back...and the world has changed..... Yes it has, $85 SKS's, AK's for $150, 7.62X39 for $100/k, . Lots of changes. |
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Posted: 1/29/2015 12:47:51 AM EDT
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Yes it has, $85 SKS's, AK's for $150, 7.62X39 for $100/k, . Lots of changes. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I use to love going in there...but that was some time back...and the world has changed..... Yes it has, $85 SKS's, AK's for $150, 7.62X39 for $100/k, . Lots of changes. If I only knew then how prices would be now..... |
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Posted: 1/29/2015 8:42:22 AM EDT
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US Cav filed bankruptcy months ago. I guess with Ft Knox losing the Armor Center there is a small market for tactical gear. The Ft Campbell location is holding on but there is a tacti-cool shop on every corner so competition is stiff. I think they will be closed in the next couple of years.
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Posted: 1/29/2015 11:15:01 AM EDT
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US CAV prices were terrible. I've been in there dozens of times, but the only time I've ever bought anything was when they had the twice a year warehouse clearance sale around Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot.
I got some great deals then, but regular prices on anything were 20% more than online retailers. Yes, I understand overhead, but high overhead for a retailer isn't the problem of the consumer. |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 8:30:25 AM EDT
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To be honest I thought they had closed a while back. Remember when they were big in the 90s before the internet came about. We use to have 2 here. Now we just have one... and I think the only reason *that* one is still open is because it's directly across the road from the army base. Even then I suspect it's hurting a bit. |
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Posted: 1/30/2015 11:32:09 PM EDT
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I miss being able to order online then that next day (same day if you ordered early enough) and picking up your order at the warehouse on Joe prather.
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Posted: 1/31/2015 3:36:16 PM EDT
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I asked one of the remaining Army Surplus stores there what happened to US Cav.
They said someone had bought them out and then something went down the toilet with that company. So they closed. |
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Posted: 1/31/2015 6:23:35 PM EDT
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I asked one of the remaining Army Surplus stores there what happened to US Cav. They said someone had bought them out and then something went down the toilet with that company. So they closed. I wonder if that goes for all the stores and the website. |
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Posted: 1/31/2015 10:06:22 PM EDT
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I remember the store they had at Mall St. Matthews. It seemed to always be packed. How things have changed.. Ah, I loved going in there. I bought a pair of Matterhorn boots from them in 1995. I still have them. |
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Posted: 2/1/2015 10:56:32 AM EDT
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The one store they had here by the Oak Grove WalMart was pretty good. Could even find a good deal on quality stuff marked down from time to time. Sad when they closed that one.
Their bigger store across the street from FT Campbell Gate 4 is still open as far as I can tell. Never found much in there that I wanted and what few good things they had were typically high priced. Seems they are mainly a name tape/embroidery operation now. I rarely stop in there anymore. A soldier in my unit told me about a pair of boots she ordered from them on-line that she never received. When she contacted them they told her they were in Bankruptcy and if she wanted a refund they could add her to the list of creditors. This was over a year ago. What a shitty thing to do to a soldier. |
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Posted: 2/2/2015 9:26:04 AM EDT
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As far as I was told, that one store at Ft. Campbell is the only one open. that's just hearsay of course.
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Posted: 2/2/2015 2:52:04 PM EDT
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I drove by the FT Campbell store yesterday (superbowl Sunday) and their "open" sign was on and I saw a customer walking out the door.
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Posted: 2/3/2015 8:29:29 AM EDT
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I was in there just a few weeks before they closed. It was a shadow of it's former glory. Of course, they've been going downhill for years.
As BPR said, the warehouse clearance sales were the only time it was worth stopping by. Good times... Speaking of the Ft. Campbell area market, are there many surplus/"tactical" shops left there? I haven't been there in a couple years and would like to make a "surplus run" sometime. The surplus stores in Radcliff have gone downhill since the base changes. Pretty slim pickings these days. I didn't want to make the long trip to Ft. Campbell, only to find it's dead as well. |
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Posted: 2/3/2015 10:43:36 PM EDT
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I was in there just a few weeks before they closed. It was a shadow of it's former glory. Of course, they've been going downhill for years. As BPR said, the warehouse clearance sales were the only time it was worth stopping by. Good times... Speaking of the Ft. Campbell area market, are there many surplus/"tactical" shops left there? I haven't been there in a couple years and would like to make a "surplus run" sometime. The surplus stores in Radcliff have gone downhill since the base changes. Pretty slim pickings these days. I didn't want to make the long trip to Ft. Campbell, only to find it's dead as well. We have more Milsurp/Tacticool stores than we have ever had. Also, there are plenty of gun shops too. |
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Posted: 2/4/2015 12:06:40 PM EDT
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We have more Milsurp/Tacticool stores than we have ever had. Also, there are plenty of gun shops too. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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snip We have more Milsurp/Tacticool stores than we have ever had. Also, there are plenty of gun shops too. Cool. I really appreciate the info. I'll have to gather some friends and make the pilgrimage. thanks again |
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Posted: 2/5/2015 3:27:41 PM EDT
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And at least one shop that is both a gun store and surplus gear.
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Posted: 2/7/2015 7:18:01 PM EDT
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And at least one shop that is both a gun store and surplus gear. Really, Chris? A shameless plug for Gun and Knife Country, located on Ft Campbell Blvd in Oak Grove near Gate 6? A Glock Blue Label dealer and SOT with several transferable machine guns in stock?
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Posted: 2/7/2015 9:22:10 PM EDT
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Damn, that was about the only good thing about going to Ft Knox. Never thought that place would go out of biz. Surplus stores have really fallen on hard times.
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Posted: 2/8/2015 9:16:52 PM EDT
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Really, Chris? A shameless plug for Gun and Knife Country, located on Ft Campbell Blvd in Oak Grove near Gate 6? A Glock Blue Label dealer and SOT with several transferable machine guns in stock?
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And at least one shop that is both a gun store and surplus gear. Really, Chris? A shameless plug for Gun and Knife Country, located on Ft Campbell Blvd in Oak Grove near Gate 6? A Glock Blue Label dealer and SOT with several transferable machine guns in stock?
Never Heard of them 
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Posted: 4/3/2015 1:48:45 PM EDT
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Damn. First Big Bubba Buck's Belly Bustin' BBQ Bliss at exit 65 on I-65 burns down, and now this?
Is NOTHING sacred? |
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Posted: 4/3/2015 8:02:03 PM EDT
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The Ft Campbell location is closed now. The sign says they'll be opening under new ownership.
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Posted: 4/3/2015 8:14:15 PM EDT
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I remember the store they had at Mall St. Matthews. It seemed to always be packed. How things have changed.. Ah, that's what it was. I recall going there as a kid, but could never remember what store it was. The only thing I remember about it was the scale model M16 with M203 they had on a display case. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 4/4/2015 4:55:16 AM EDT
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The Ft Campbell location is closed now. The sign says they'll be opening under new ownership. That doesn't look good. I miss the Knox store, although much of what they had was over priced. I'm down to my last taticool ball cap.
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Posted: 4/5/2015 11:31:48 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/5/2015 1:27:10 PM EDT
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Heading out FT Campbell Gate 4 yesterday I saw this sign on the Former US Cavalry store across the street. <a href="https://flic.kr/p/rFpwPy" target="_blank">https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7621/16854853798_d47dfb7f9a_z.jpg</a>Untitled by c.swimm, on Flickr Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic as I was driving. Yeah I saw that the other day. We weren't entirely surprised though. I honestly tried to like them, but they really haven't made it easy. Selection was "meh", and telling me "Yes we're open!" when they weren't isn't quickly forgotten either. Hopefully the new overlords will have better stock & service. as i said earlier, i think the only reason they stayed afloat was because they were right across from a major gate at the base. |
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Posted: 4/24/2015 9:27:53 PM EDT
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That sucks, I used to love going to the stores in Radcliff, they always had cool stuff.
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