re: BR area pawn shops with a decent gun selection

Pawn shops are owned by individuals and as such, vary widely in their processes. As a general rule I find maybe one in ten will have stuff I’m interested in and maybe one in five of those will have reasonable prices.

One such is A&M Pawn in Monroeville, AL about half way between Mobile and Montgomery. I bought a nice Beretta .20 gauge semi auto (A301 or L301 I can’t remember) that I sold to a buddy for his grandson. Paid $350 (yes, how ironic) for that one. Just this week I also bought a CZ 10 semi auto pistol in 9mm. Tan frame and black metal slide. Used but looked like new. Paid the same price for it. He had a couple other well priced pistols in there. I bought a new Ruger Charger there Christmas before last for my son. Very nice people in the store as well. I’ve probably bought 2-3 other guns there over the years. He has a good selection.

Eddie’s Pawn shop just below the I-10 exit on Hwy 98 in Daphne/Spanish Fort area is a good one as well. Bought a Sako Finnbear .30-06 there as well as a very nice older Swarovski Habicht 2.5-10x50 or 56 scope. They have a very nice selection as well and like A&M will let you walk back to the gun rack and look at what you want rather than having to look from 4’ away and having to ask for each one individually.

Jimmy’s Pawn and Gun in Fort Walton Beach had a big selection last time I was there. South’s Outpost in Malbis on I-10, Quint’s Sporting Goods in Saraland, Gulf Coast Gun and Outdoors in Milton FL on Hwy 90 (?) and Mark’s Outdoors in Hoover all had used guns as well as new and would negotiate some on prices.