No More Barts?
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Why not go to the ONLY gun store. Scotts, on Thelma Ave, Glen Burnie. Deal with them once, you won't go anywhere else.
I'm very fond of Scott and his sales guys and have bought from him...including 2 C&Rs in the last few months. I even have a shotty there for a new recoil pad. However, no high end, clays type shotguns.
It was either Bart's or Stammers that I bought my first rifle from........... used Remington 582 for 20 bucks, fantastic gun.
It was talked about in another thread that Barts is closing. From talking to an LGS owner that has talked to Jack, he is 77 and no family members want to take over the business. They have been in business for over 50 years. It's a shame as there is no one else I know of that offers their products and services in the Baltimore area. From what I understand, Jack still wants to instruct and is trying to establish a relationship with another dealer. AS far as Clayton Otto goes, he told me he was closing when his FFL ran out. Don't know when that is.
Otto's is just a small quirky shop as he has a full time job but I still hate to see a friend go out of business. Could never afford to get into the high end shot gun market but did pick up a nice Beretta 20ga. OU field gun from Barts several years ago.
Otto's is just a small quirky shop as he has a full time job but I still hate to see a friend go out of business. Could never afford to get into the high end shot gun market but did pick up a nice Beretta 20ga. OU field gun from Barts several years ago.
sbmike
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For what it's worth, the gunsmith at Caesar Guerini also recommended Albright's. It's a bit of a hike but if you are looking for a high end shotgun, it might be worth the ride.
fabsroman
Ultimate Member
This sucks.
Lucky for me, PG Trap & Skeet can pretty much get any Beretta I want. They also told me they can get me a Guerini, but they do not stock them. It really does suck about Bart's, and the people on here saying that Scott's is just down the road just don't know the difference in inventory and expertise between the two shops.
Lucky for me, PG Trap & Skeet can pretty much get any Beretta I want. They also told me they can get me a Guerini, but they do not stock them. It really does suck about Bart's, and the people on here saying that Scott's is just down the road just don't know the difference in inventory and expertise between the two shops.
Tracker
Active Member
Neither Scotts nor A&D has anything to compare to the Hi end shotguns at Bart's. I remember when they first decided to switch to fine shotguns. When I walked in I just stared in amazement. I thought I had been transported to a hi end NY or London shop not Glen Burnie.
Sad to see this.
Back in the day I could buy a box of shotgun shells, or a brick of 22lr while my Mom waited in the car outside. Where else could a 10yr old kid do that.
Back in the day I could buy a box of shotgun shells, or a brick of 22lr while my Mom waited in the car outside. Where else could a 10yr old kid do that.
RhinoActual
RhinoActual
I went there on Saturday the 24th. I was looking for a gun safe. Sadly, I was too late. They still have a lot of stuff though.
Scotty might not have the retail customers for highend shotguns, But Scotty is the man you want to work on them.. He is a very talented man.. He has worked on many many high end firearms..
Ditto! My earlier comments were just about what he tends to carry in stock. I have NO problem having Sharkey work on any of my guns. In fact, he is the smith who put a recoil pad on my Guerini.
- May 15, 2007
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Even though Bart's is closing; do they still have a working gunsmith? I have a old C&R Mauser that I need looked at; for a sticking bolt. Will come by today if so....
Thursday, as in a week ago?
When the final closing date, I wanna stop in before it's too late
- Dec 22, 2009
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Thursday, as in a week ago?
When the final closing date, I wanna stop in before it's too late
I keep meaning to do the same thing....bought my first gun from them back in the 60's....
Try Scott's Gunsmithing - Thelma Ave in Glen Burnie just a couple miles from Barts. Scotty is an IP here.
Yep, saw that. Tried to work a deal on an sr9c but they wouldn't budge on the "sale" price which wasn't stellar
I was all excited after hearing blaster's "name your price" deal. Didn't work for me
the guys were very nice though.
K3LAG
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I don't know any details, but one of the guys in the store told me that the shotgun side of the business is going to stay for a while. Perhaps in another location in conjunction with another shop. He said not to expect the shotgun prices to drop because they aren't in a hurry to sell them.
Don't know the validity of that info, so take it for what it's worth.
Don't know the validity of that info, so take it for what it's worth.
For the most part, it's going to be Jack continuing to fit shotguns for people. They were considering looking for a local FFL to handle the actual shotgun transfers.
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