The Gun Room, Portland OR

osufanboy · October 30, 2007, 03:57 PM

Went after seeing their TV commercials. Avoid.

Extremely expensive. Extremely opinionated. The mantra seems to be "If we don't sell it, it's junk." ie, Glocks are plastic junk. Dude behind the counter claims you pay extra because they give a lifetime warranty on all their guns. I asked if they have a table at the local gun show, to which he sneered and derisively requoted as "scum shows" and said no respectable person sells at those places. Tried to sell me a CZ (85 if I remember) handgun for over $600.

Backed slowly out. Went to said gun show. Picked up barely used CZ75 at 1/2 that price.

stmcelroy · October 30, 2007, 04:07 PM

Everybody has to go there at least once in their life just to see the ridiculous prices they charge.

But yeah the people there are idiots.

osufanboy · October 30, 2007, 05:20 PM

Totally agree. Anyone who visits Portland must make time. Totally worth it. Words to use are "Glock", "Bersa", "AK".

You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a store that remains in business no matter how many customers it insults and scares away...

The only way I can figure it stays in business is by shaming noobs into buying only from them.

blown_primer · April 4, 2008, 08:18 PM

Having been an avid shooter (and competitive shooter) for 35 years, and having been in hundreds of gun shops (maybe thousands?), this is easily the worst ever! That is no small accomplishment!

If you wish to savor the full shopping experience this gun shop has to offer, simply do this:

1) Walk in and ask for "Warren".

2) Ask him why he doesn't sell AKs, Glocks, etc.

3) Ask him if the "junk" he refers to (his response to Question #2, above) is not the same "junk" most of the rest of the world uses.

3) Then ask him if he thinks being such a bigoted and condescending gun dealer reflects positively on the gun-owning community at large! (We already know how it reflects on him)

Thats it! Enjoy!

October 30, 2007, 03:57 PM	#1
osufanboy Member Join Date: December 15, 2005 Posts: 93	The Gun Room, Portland OR Went after seeing their TV commercials. Avoid. Extremely expensive. Extremely opinionated. The mantra seems to be "If we don't sell it, it's junk." ie, Glocks are plastic junk. Dude behind the counter claims you pay extra because they give a lifetime warranty on all their guns. I asked if they have a table at the local gun show, to which he sneered and derisively requoted as "scum shows" and said no respectable person sells at those places. Tried to sell me a CZ (85 if I remember) handgun for over $600. Backed slowly out. Went to said gun show. Picked up barely used CZ75 at 1/2 that price. __________________ There's a reason we separate military and the police: one fights the enemy of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.

October 30, 2007, 05:20 PM	#3
osufanboy Member Join Date: December 15, 2005 Posts: 93	Totally agree. Anyone who visits Portland must make time. Totally worth it. Words to use are "Glock", "Bersa", "AK". You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind. A journey into a store that remains in business no matter how many customers it insults and scares away... The only way I can figure it stays in business is by shaming noobs into buying only from them. __________________ There's a reason we separate military and the police: one fights the enemy of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people. Last edited by osufanboy; October 30, 2007 at 06:20 PM.

April 4, 2008, 08:18 PM	#4
blown_primer Junior Member Join Date: April 4, 2008 Posts: 1	Ask for Warren! Having been an avid shooter (and competitive shooter) for 35 years, and having been in hundreds of gun shops (maybe thousands?), this is easily the worst ever! That is no small accomplishment! If you wish to savor the full shopping experience this gun shop has to offer, simply do this: 1) Walk in and ask for "Warren". 2) Ask him why he doesn't sell AKs, Glocks, etc. 3) Ask him if the "junk" he refers to (his response to Question #2, above) is not the same "junk" most of the rest of the world uses. 3) Then ask him if he thinks being such a bigoted and condescending gun dealer reflects positively on the gun-owning community at large! (We already know how it reflects on him) Thats it! Enjoy!

October 30, 2007, 04:07 PM	#2
stmcelroy Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2002 Location: Central Oregon Posts: 562	Everybody has to go there at least once in their life just to see the ridiculous prices they charge. But yeah the people there are idiots.