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I was in around Sep 10th, they said the 15th would be the last. Thanks.....was the store pretty well empty of inventory........???
ALASKA is a "HARD COUNTRY for OLDMEN". (But if you live it wide'ass open, balls'to the wall, the pedal floored, full throttle, it is a delightful place, to finally just sit-back and savor those memories while sipping Tequila).
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I was in around Sep 10th, they said the 15th would be the last. Thanks.....was the store pretty well empty of inventory........??? They still had about 1/4-1/2 of firearms and at least 3/4 of their accessory inventory, marked only about 10-25% off. It seemed to me that they had another shop lined up to buy whatever was remaining.
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I was in around Sep 10th, they said the 15th would be the last. Thanks.....was the store pretty well empty of inventory........??? They still had about 1/4-1/2 of firearms and at least 3/4 of their accessory inventory, marked only about 10-25% off. It seemed to me that they had another shop lined up to buy whatever was remaining. THANK YOU........Someone might purchase the "Name: Great Northern Guns" and the remaining inventory, and open GNG in a new location. The problem is that existing location was/is "Grandfathered" for R-3 zoning, as long as the original owners, at the time of the zoning change continued business in that location.
ALASKA is a "HARD COUNTRY for OLDMEN". (But if you live it wide'ass open, balls'to the wall, the pedal floored, full throttle, it is a delightful place, to finally just sit-back and savor those memories while sipping Tequila).
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[quote=flintlocke]I don't know if Great Northern was there in the 60's and 70's. When I came to town to blow off steam and see the bright lights, I went on to Seattle not loving Anchorage much, the first stop was at Sea First to cash the paychecks, the barber shop, and then the great Warshall's Sporting Goods and buy a gun. That way when I left Seattle to go back in, I had something to show for it besides the hangover.
Eddie Bauer was too pretentious and hoity toity, pawn stores too junky, Warshall's was a gun looney's mecca.
Warshalls was a great store back in the day. I loved going in there and looking around back in the 80's
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First gun I bought there was in '77, but I believe I remember it in the '60s. I do remember Turpin in '66.
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Just a heads up, I don't know if they got bought out or what, but they're still open. I just got off the phone with someone over there and he said, " Rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated." So there you go.
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First gun I bought there was in '77, but I believe I remember it in the '60s. I do remember Turpin in '66. I remember the Turpin store. I bought a sported Swede Mauser there in the 80s which I still own.
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Just a heads up, I don't know if they got bought out or what, but they're still open. I just got off the phone with someone over there and he said, " Rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated." So there you go. That’s a surprise! I wonder if there was a change of heart at the last minute?
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This is the first I'd heard about Anita passing. She knew business and Joe knew the guns. Anita knew guns.......She had likely the largest collection of "Stevens" firearms. When they first had concealed carry permits in Alaska, Anita and myself and all the employees, we all did our shooting qualification together with 50 caliber revolver and 50 caliber auto. That way we were legal to carry any handgun. masochistic. Qualifying with 50 cal. Not quite sure thats anything I'd want to do but is what it is.
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Open untill 6 PM
New owners.
They had to wait for new licensing but they are open and in business.
Fully stocked, lots of new/used guns and the guys that know them.
I picked up a Japanese Type 95 NCO sword there, and am pretty freekin' happy with it.
I saw some nice things there, when I bought the sword , but held my further buying untill after the Wasilla Gun show.
A couple days later, we caught a ride out to Anch from Palmer, and left my wallet......and figured that out when we parked there.....no wallet means no Money and no ID, so we just left......nothing like embarrassing your self LOL!!
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Thanks for the information Caribou! I will have to hit them up one day soon.
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