Gun shops that sell used or older firearms

Gun Broker is the best

I understand this is not a local shop. I have done business with Chris on a few occasions. He typically has a good collection of collector pieces that he finds on a regular basis. Their website doesn't show inventory however I would encourage you to give them a call and have a conversation about what you're interested in. He has a small shop with a lot of really nice & unique equipment.

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I do go to Shreveport occasionally.

If you can wait & shop, keep on gunbroker looking for someone close by selling. Found a guy in Lafayette that had what I wanted, dealt w/ him directly.

If you are looking for a deal you really need to cast a wide net and gunbroker will have the best pricing because competition is stiffest there and there is no middle man who needs to get his cut in between (seller pays the fees). As far as local goes, Cabelas is known for buying a lot of guns from estates. They are also known for swooping in a largely outbidding the highest bidder so expect their pricing to be on the high side. Pawn shops are a good place to look and should be better priced than Cabelas. Gun shows can be good too, but a lot of the collectors selling old guns from their personal collections want top dollar. However, I know a local guy who has a massive collection of guns ranging from the 1850's to WWII and he has picked up a lot of pretty good scores going to the shows. Also, watch any local gun forums that have a classifieds sections and make sure you have the cash ready to go if something pops up.

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Browning Hi Power

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Here's a good looking one.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/755843972



If you really want to put your hands on some guns then you are probably going to need to head to Houston and go to Collectors. Unfortunately we live in a world were there just aren't many great pawn shops left any more. Or gun shops that have knowledgeable people to staff to correctly deal with older firearms. Add to that that there are plenty of people that roam around to every single gun shop, pawn shop, and gunsmith offering cash for anything used. All of these guns end up at the huge shops like Collectors, or right to the auction circuit.

https://www.collectorsfirearms.com/

And I'll throw a shout out to Ford's in Baton Rouge. Not a huge selection, but a bunch of GREAT stuff, with a great staff.

https://www.fordsfirearms.com/

Thx. I'll check those out.

It's not local.... but the Kittery Trading Post in Kittery, Maine has the most used guns I've ever seen.

Go to their website and you can see what they've got.

They had two or three if memory serves. I want to say that the very nice one was around 900. Which is the right neighborhood for a non milsurp.
That store has allot of civil war era guns and later. Just fun to look around.

I have one that I bought new in 1980 or so. Been in the safe for the past 30 year she or so. Prob a 9 out of 10. Might could be talked out of it. Pm if you want to discuss.

If you want a hp cheap, there are milsurps that can be had for around $500