re: FFL Transfer Fee / Cost / Price in BR and Surrounding Areas

Gunny Outfitters in Praireville is $25 as well.

Salzur(?) in BR used to be $15 but he closed shop

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Deep South Shooters - $15

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My go to now. Good people and not out to screw anyone.

Bass Pro/Cabelas $25

Bump to an old thread. Who are people in BTR using for Palmetto?

I used LA Gun & Reloading on a Palmetto transfer a while back, would recommend.

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IDK how they stay in business. Don't look like they're selling much.

They are good people. They sell A LOT of reloading supplies.

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Yep! That’s why their shelves have been empty for 3 years.

But the inventory is starting to build up again finally.

There are several databases look up online. Just enter your zip code and get a listing of local FFls and pricing. I use Gunbroker's a lot.

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Deep South Shooters - $15

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My go to now. Good people and not out to screw anyone.

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They're gone now.

Best I can find is Bayou Pawn, which is $25, and $15 each additional gun.

Someone posted online (on a firearms forum) that there are lines for 3 serial numbers on a 4473, and their favorite FFL charged for the form (not the individual gun).
It would be nice to learn who else does this, because when you buy things like lowers, that adds up in a hurry. The problem is, stores don't make much/any money doing this, so even if someone currently does it, all it would take is someone buying 3 lowers, and they'd likely change their approach.

Cases in point- as I mentioned, Bayou Pawn was an affiliate with PSA, meaning you could go up to the store, show them the PSA ad, and they'd order it for you without charging transfer. I did that once to pick up some lowers, after they told me. Next time I asked, they weren't doing it anymore.

Also, someone mentioned Deep South Shooters, who is now gone because they couldn't make enough money. Their transfers went up to $20. Of course, they really didn't have much of anything in the shop to look at, and unlike Reynerson's back in the day, they weren't doing the heavy amount of gunsmithing that could make up the difference.

The problem most of us find is this- we WANT to buy at a store if possible, but I've yet to see a stripped lower (a favorite item) under $60 or $70 at the least. You go online and see Anderson or PSA for sale at $30, and there's no contest.

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Sucks Deep South went out of Business.

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I really liked the guys at Deep South, but they maybe weren't the most business-astute bunch.

I knew them from when they were at Baker Range, and I was a member there at the time. After they left, at one point the owner's wife called and told me my membership was past due, they had no record of me paying it.
I dug out a credit card receipt showing I did, and she apologized, and said they were trying to sift through a couple years worth of mess as far as records.

Left me a bit uneasy on the whole group. It was a family plan, so several hundred dollars... I didn't like the thought that they'd try to shake me down for that. On the other hand, if things weren't done professionally, I could understand the issue of cleaning things up.

I liked the guys, but not everyone is an accountant at heart.

As for local shops... it's a bit tough to run one, in my opinion.
Me personally, I like the used section, trying to find an old surplus or classic model. I'm not much on buying new guns. I suspect if you have your Glock, there's not much reason to go buy another; it's not like a cellphone you need to upgrade every couple years. The only 'new' thing I am interested in, is the AR- and that's more for the "Lego for men" aspect. It's fun to put one together, but I really don't NEED anymore.

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My guy on the other side on Maynorville doesn't charge for a transfer OR a background check. He does, however, require a $37 payment for breathing the air in his store.

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