Down Memory Lane

[RPK0620]

Remember these shops?  Back in the day I bought guns from all three of them.   The picture of them was on a FaceBook page my son sent me.

 

[BothBarrels]

Sportsman's Center was my first hunting store, though I lived in Union County at the time. Loved that place.

(That was when Harry's was nothing more than a military surplus shop. But, a cool one ... they had authentic everything)

[electricstart]

sportsmen  center I remember 

[BHC]

Showing your age

[Buckeyes11]

I remember driving up to Sportsmen’s Center for the jamborees. Always good deals on loc on stands. Still have a loc on windwalker in my basement 

[BHC]

1 hour ago, Buckeyes11 said:

I remember driving up to Sportsmen’s Center for the jamborees. Always good deals on loc on stands. Still have a loc on windwalker in my basement 

same here, drove down every year from Bergen County

[hunterbob1]

31 minutes ago, BHC said:

same here, drove down every year from Bergen County

Showing your age

[Greybeard]

Too far south for me to have gone to any of them.

[JD48]

Bought many guns from Jackson Sporting Goods, Stan and his son Neal, both good guys, I think Neal shot at a guy that was trying to hold them up one time, store turned to shxt when Neal sold store to ex-cop, nothing against cops but this guy was a real J/O, if you're not buying out of the store, wife was nice, she handled the fishing section.

[OldPiney Woods]

I had been going to the Sportsman Center since the time they first opened in the early 70s. Continued to go there on a regular basis right til the end since I always lived not far from it. Never went to the other two shops. The Sportsman Center’s owners son still operates a Liberty Safe shop out of the same building.

[kohunter]

14 hours ago, Buckeyes11 said:

I remember driving up to Sportsmen’s Center for the jamborees. Always good deals on loc on stands. Still have a loc on windwalker in my basement 

I saw Dan Fitzgerald there with his son Guy.

[jerseyboy32]

Sure do. I’d always go to Harry’s army and navy after I left there. 

Edited June 13 by jerseyboy32

[OldPiney Woods]

Always went to Harry’s too since the early 60s. Bought my first shotgun there in 1968.

[jerseyboy32]

Ok bob kislings I think  it was called 

[Booner]

Jackson sporting goods.... bought many a gun there. Neal was cool. Gave discounts to us kids so we'd stay in the outdoors. 

The shanty.....  they were the best. Give us free shiners to fish. I'd go in there with $2.50 in change. Looking to buy a box of high brass small game loads. Box was $4.00. The old lady " Bee " would say take the box and come back to pay them the balance. 

Real shame mom n pop places like that gone.