Do those Academy stores have any old wooden barrels out on the floor full of old surplus rifles from far flung countries?
I miss those barrels.
And the smell of mildewed canvas canteen covers.
The old original store in Austin did when I was in HS.
As did Gibson’s Discount Stores. That was the best family and sporting goods store chain in TX when I was growing up in the 60’s.
Think of a Walmart, only 100 times better.
They were a TX based chain.
There’s still a couple left. One in Weatherford, TX and one in the Kerrville, TX area.
Though they are NOTHING like they were in the 1960’s and early 1970’s.
