New Gun Store in Windsor--Windsor Armory

[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 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 ?