The Armory in Annapolis

[TAstro]

I went to go to the Armory in Annapolis and noticed it was closed? 100% empty with a 'For Lease' sign up. Does anybody know when this happened or what the story with that is? I know their prices were a bit high, but it is a shame to see a local Annapolis gun store disappear..

 

[Overboost44]

There was a thread about it a few months ago.
http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=177196&highlight=Armory+annapolis

 

[Rack&Roll]

Here are two nuggets from the thread above, and not much more needs to be said:

I went in there once and was completely ignored. When I (finally) got someone to even look at me, they were extremely rude. Their prices were ridiculous, and so was their attitude. I never went back in. Good riddance.

Hopefully a shop will open in the Annapolis area with knowledgeable, friendly staff who want to do business and help the firearms community, rather than rip people off...

If the Armory crew could have installed those WaWa lunch-counter touch-screens to interact with you, they would have....

I had exactly the experience Dirichlet describes EVERY time I patronized that shop.

 

[jeffie7]

I don't mind crap service if the price is right but crap pricing and crap service will kill any business.

 

[swimtb]

The prices were high and I felt like I was being spoken down to the couple of times I stopped in.

 

[TAstro]

Sadly I agree.. I've been in many times over the last 9 years, mostly had rude customer service. However, there was a younger guy who worked there for years and he was always very nice. He also drove the same car as me so we would shoot the crap about guns, cars, etc. And of course the prices we're high, but it was still nice to have a LGS like them.

 

[Vile Shadow]

They didn't inpress me much with their $2000 Arsenal AK's.

 

[ironpony]

You had to know someone

 

[Vile Shadow]

You had to know someone

I did know someone....

....That sold stuff a hell of a lot cheaper than them durn fools down thar on West St. They got what they deserved.

 

[ironpony]

I did know someone....

....That sold stuff a hell of a lot cheaper than them durn fools down thar on West St. They got what they deserved.

sorry, my bad

 

[BossmanPJ]

I called them once for an issue. Same story. Totally unwilling to help and it was something they screwed up.

 

[Vile Shadow]

sorry, my bad

Whoa, easy thar.

I was rantin' but not at you, in case you misunderstood.

I mentioned the AK thing because a less than popular FFL/pawn shop on Mountain Rd in Pasadena was sellin' them thangs fer $700 less.

 

[scouse]

Everytime I went there (3/4?) they were closed. I gave up.

 

[ironpony]

Whoa, easy thar.

I was rantin' but not at you, in case you misunderstood.

I mentioned the AK thing because a less than popular FFL/pawn shop on Mountain Rd in Pasadena was sellin' them thangs fer $700 less.

My bad again, I have known them since the early 80's and owe some of my interest in firearms to them, pre FFL.

 

[Jasonshooter]

They did it to themselves , not very people, customer friends and the prices were just crazy ....