OMG, I can't believe I forgot about C&S. I bought my Colt Python and Colt Government 1911, .45ACP. Larry Rigsby was there at that time. I paid $600 for my 6" Python. Loved that place, had reloading stuff too.

Brazoria county back in the 70's & 80's we had Wilson Sporting goods in the Brazos mall (Bought all our duck hunting stuff there). Palmers Sporting goods in Clute and Beach Bait and tackle in Surfside.

Back in the 70’s ther3 was a old Mom & Pop gas station and sporting goods store down in the Eastland area, South of there if I remember right. They were closing the b store and retiring if I remember right. I stopped in to see what they had. I bought a 20 “ skeet barrel for my 1100 Lt 20 ga. The old man said since it’s a 20 ga. How about $20 . I said sure. He also had a couple of Garcia 5000s and a black 5000C. I $20 apiece for them too. Never made a better deal in my life.

yep i remember buying a shotgun from wilsons in that mall i worked at sears at that time , and buying a 22 rifle from the dollar store buy the old Kmart in clute if i remember correctly it was 1985.

Hey glad you brought that up, grew up in south Austin area in early 70's, remember it well,
my parents got my first Sheridan air rifle there for christmas in early 70's, blued edition, think it was
28.99 on sale. Just last summer had the seals replaced in that gun. Great times then!.......
Also every time you purchased a box of .22 shells you had to sign a log purchasing .22 ammo for the feds.
Required because .22 ammo could be used in handguns! what joke then.....

In the Dallas area

TC Halls
Hunter Bradley
Graves Gun Shop
Jim Vicks Sporting Goods

Shooting Sports in the Grove.

Grant Iilsengs? sp later was Sporting Goods inc was my favorite when dad would take me & later when I could drive.
As mentioned before Glen Slades with the 2 full mount bears seen from gulf frwy.
Heights Tackle shop

Yeah, I remember when 'Academy' was just two small stores in Austin. (circa 1968)

Called 'Academy Surplus' back then because they were basically just Army/Navy Surplus stores.

There are a couple of stores in Junction, Texas that have hunting stuff that are real interesting. One is a hardware store that sells hunting clothes and guns. The other is an old station that sells feed and every type of feeding equipment that is made----motors, activators, coon cages, blind, etc. Love to go in these establishments and look at the old and new stuff.

Those are good places!!

I assume Bear Creek is the one that sells cloths. What's the other one?

Not sure of the name of either. The feeder store is down there sort of across from where the old barbecue place used to be.

So much of my youth was purchased at Gibson's, LOL. It left such an impression on me that even now in my mid-50's every trip to Kerrville or Weatherford is planned around a trip to the last 2 remaining Gibson's I am aware of. I Just the other day was trying to explain to my kid what a true department store of my childhood (Sears, Monkey Wards, Woolworth's) was like. She was amazed that not only did they have everything you could need in one store, you could even have lunch!

My Boy Scout troop was outfitted by those 2 stores.

Gibsons

In Denton T& Sons on the square. I bought my first deer rifle there at 16. A Marlin Gold Trigger 30.30. I still have and use that rifle from time to time today.

I bought a shotgun there. I had forgotten about T and Sons.