Tour of SC Gun Shops & Ranges
This week I visited Shooters Choice, Lawsons, Gradys, Allens, and ATP. Traders was closed by the time I got there. ATP is not mentioned in this thread so I wanted to add it to the list. Its in Summerville SC not far off I26.
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After visting them all and with some hands on time, I bought another 9mm pistol and ammo. I found all to be staffed with helpful people with the friendliest being ATP and Lawsons, but that may just be who I got to help me.
I shot the ranges at Shooters, Allens, and ATP. Each have their owns rules and allowances. I thought ATP had the best range. Allens makes you read a few pages of rules then gives you an oral test - if you pass its good for 3 months without retaking - they were the most particular about who they let shoot. Oh well their staff were easy to deal with and they had 15% off on all their ammo - a sign the shortage is ending! ( I hope). Generally everyone had a good selection of ammo in 9mm at least.
For the largest selection of handguns and rifles go to ATP. A close second is Shooters Choice in Cola. For the gun I bought the range was about $100 from high to low, with Lawsons being lowest (but out of stock - small inventory on hand) and ATP was the highest for this model, but for some other models they were a little cheaper then S Choice and Gradys . Allens and Shooters Choice were about the middle ground.
In the future, I'll go back to Shooters Choice and ATP, and I'll try to check out Traders next time I'm in the neighborhood. Also, I'm told by the owner that a new Gun Shop and range is being planned for Aiken. I believe it will be called Carolina Bay Shooting Center.