New Gun Store in Windsor--Windsor Armory

[funkymonkey1111]

No affiliation with this place, and i've not been there--but ran across this story

http://www.coloradoan.com/story/money/business/2017/04/27/former-army-sniper-opens-gun-store-windsor/100925476/


https://www.facebook.com/Windsor-Armory-144554982413584/

[drew890]

I was just in Windsor today. Wish that I would have seen this sooner.

[Great-Kazoo]

If anyone's going that way, pm me. Been there a few times, nice guy with a few former Liberty arms (ft fun) working there.
The gun inventory is sparse, which i have no issue with. Who want's $20K of inventory on the shelf when guns are not moving. The guns on hand are comparably priced with other stores in the area, also carrying some higher end long guns.Their P&A stock is getting there, with some requested "items" ;) . I'm waiting for his rifle classes to start.

[bryjcom]

Did a transfer there the other day. Nice people. Glad he's in Windsor

[StevieJ]

Stopped by yesterday, pretty anemic inventory and the salesmen, Ed I believe, offered to "order that" for me about a dozen times. I want now, now, now and you have to order something, I can just do that myself off the internet and save some tax and gas. I like that they are veteran owned, but if all they can offer is the ability to order online just like I can, I'll pass.

[Great-Kazoo]

Stopped by yesterday, pretty anemic inventory and the salesmen, Ed I believe, offered to "order that" for me about a dozen times. I want now, now, now and you have to order something, I can just do that myself off the internet and save some tax and gas. I like that they are veteran owned, but if all they can offer is the ability to order online just like I can, I'll pass.

Almost (ok all) gun stores in todays extremely slow buying time are keeping minimal inventory on hand. Why keep $1-200K of parts paid out of pocket, when I can order on line ?

There's not 1 gun store in CO, or even down in AZ, that has every rack filled.

[Bailey Guns]

Not to mention a store might stock damn near every gun on the market and some guy's gonna come in, take a mental inventory, and then ask for something not on the shelf/rack. If you've ever owned a store you'd know why keeping inventory is such an expensive PITA.

[StevieJ]

Almost (ok all) gun stores in todays extremely slow buying time are keeping minimal inventory on hand. Why keep $1-200K of parts paid out of pocket, when I can order on line ?

There's not 1 gun store in CO, or even down in AZ, that has every rack filled.

Point taken, but I also feel like it's almost a waste of time to start a small/tiny gun store nowadays and only have 5k in inventory. Like I said, I was looking for a few items, none of which they had, and the salesmen offered to order them for me every time. With online monsters out there now like CDNN or Palmetto State, I just think it's a waste of time and resources to try to compete when you're just going to close the doors in a few months and put people out of work.

[ray1970]

Small shops only need to stay afloat until 2020 then business will likely pick back up.

[Great-Kazoo]

Point taken, but I also feel like it's almost a waste of time to start a small/tiny gun store nowadays and only have 5k in inventory. Like I said, I was looking for a few items, none of which they had, and the salesmen offered to order them for me every time. With online monsters out there now like CDNN or Palmetto State, I just think it's a waste of time and resources to try to compete when you're just going to close the doors in a few months and put people out of work.

Great, shop on line and avoid bringing your gun store drama here.

[bczandm]

Point taken, but I also feel like it's almost a waste of time to start a small/tiny gun store nowadays and only have 5k in inventory. Like I said, I was looking for a few items, none of which they had, and the salesmen offered to order them for me every time. With online monsters out there now like CDNN or Palmetto State, I just think it's a waste of time and resources to try to compete when you're just going to close the doors in a few months and put people out of work.

Inventory is a double edge sword. Too much and the costs consume the business (figure the inventory costs at 40% of inventory annually, so a $100,000 inventory will cost $40,000 a year to keep on hand) and too little and the shop can't produce the gross profits to cover expenses. The smaller shops that appear to do well seem to have found a balance between these two inventory issues. Of course there is more to it (such as having the higher gross margin items in stock) but StevieJ is correct. A $5,000 inventory for a retail shop is likely certain death unless there are some very unusual sales metrics.

[StevieJ]

Great, shop on line and avoid bringing your gun store drama here.
Gun store drama? Is this OP not about a gun store? Wtf

[Great-Kazoo]

Inventory is a double edge sword. Too much and the costs consume the business (figure the inventory costs at 40% of inventory annually, so a $100,000 inventory will cost $40,000 a year to keep on hand) and too little and the shop can't produce the gross profits to cover expenses. The smaller shops that appear to do well seem to have found a balance between these two inventory issues. Of course there is more to it (such as having the higher gross margin items in stock) but StevieJ is correct. A $5,000 inventory for a retail shop is likely certain death unless there are some very unusual sales metrics.

Windsor Armory while having a store front also offers a few different rifle classes, along with their CCW one. I doubt any stand alone gun store will be in business come 2020. There's no [panic] buying that has store fronts with lines out the door. While it's a death knell for the small business owner. Thankfully there's not 1-2 more left of center HRC appointed SCOTUS on the bench

[brutal]

Seems offering custom build services to folks that aren't experts, doing other things like coating and engraving, and moving lots of NFA is helping float some small shops.

Not being a douche behind the counter helps too.

[00tec]

Gun store drama? Is this OP not about a gun store? Wtf

The only thing you have posted is shitting on a gun store, or on the nuts of another. Kinda sounds like a google review shill. Just sayin'

[Jer]

Why don't we ease up on the FNG? He's contributing to the forum with his opinion. He's entitled to it (even if you disagree) and makes some pretty solid points in his posts so I don't know where the hate and accusations are coming from.

[Mazin]

FNG Hazing+FNG Reviving zombie threads= Burning at the Stake!!!!

[Irving]

I'm probably in the minority, but I prefer bumped threads over a million copies of the same topic.

[Skip]

Seems offering custom build services to folks that aren't experts, doing other things like coating and engraving, and moving lots of NFA is helping float some small shops.

Not being a douche behind the counter helps too.

Zero's abuse of ITAR created a cost/legal barrier for honest people wanting to get into some of this. Yes, it's still a gray area but enough to scare people off who didn't want to get and maintain a FFL.

I like having people I know and trust to work on my guns. That should be a good business but it's hard too.

[Great-Kazoo]

I'm probably in the minority, but I prefer bumped threads over a million copies of the same topic.

Do you feel we're not inclusive enough for you ?

[Jer]

I'm probably in the minority, but I prefer bumped threads over a million copies of the same topic.

Agreed 100% as long as it's useful information on the topic. This makes for fewer fragmented conversations of the same topic and a single repository for all info on a topic is easier to digest later on than trying to piece together several threads over the years and then juggle which posts came at what time to know what's the most useful information based on time when it was posted.

[Rucker61]

According to CDC data, the suicide rate for ages 12-18 has increased 71% since 2007.

[hurley842002]

According to CDC data, the suicide rate for ages 12-18 has increased 71% since 2007.Wrong thread perhaps?

[Irving]

Wrong thread perhaps?

Some people take the bumping of zombie threads harder than others.