New Gun Shop in Minnesota

[15Tango]

There's a new gun shop in Minnesota called Element Arms http://www.elementarms.com/ in Becker a block off Highway 10. I just went and checked it out, they have some good guys working there and it's owned by a veteran.

The shelves are full of in-stock AR15 build parts from detents to receivers and barrels. They also had a ridiculous amount of AK47 parts for building if that's your thing. I just started building my 4th AR for Service Rifle and needed the buttstock kit, they had a few to choose from and I ended up with a UTG complete setup with tube, buffer, spring and buttplate for $45.

They also have a lot of survivalist type of stuff; medical kits, MREs and all that sort of what not if you're into that stuff, not bad stuff for hunting trips.

The downside was they weren't stocked up on a lot of bolt rifles or the typical stuff we're into on this forum or reloading equipment. The guy there did say he'd do what it takes to try and undercut Cabela's and he'd order in primers and powder or whatever reloading equipment.

Anyway, if you're around the Twin Cities Metro and are sick of the same stores or need an AR15 detent spring right now the place is worth stopping by. There's a new Mom & Pop gun shop in town that seems to know what customer service is and cares about your business.

Wayne

 

[22BRGUY]

Thanks for good tip...

 

[15Tango]

They had these LAR billet uppers with chrome BCG and side charging handle that would make an awesome foundation for a match rifle that made me drool. $400 seems like a decent deal for it.

Wayne

 

[Rock Knocker]

Good to know, its just barely out of my way heading to the range i may stop by this weekend.

I just went to Gun Stop last night and that place was awsome.

 

[effendude]

Wayne,
He had a big write up in the local paper last week. I wish him well, but he will not see me in the store. The article quoted him saying his shop specializes in gear for AR-15's and other "assault" rifles! He worked for DPMS up the road for several years, but must be a moron to make a statement like that. I thought all of us agreed a long time ago that only the libs in the media called them "assault" rifles as the military doesn't use that label. I support stores who support the NRA and the Second Amendment. He strikes me as an opportunist riding the gun craze wave.
Scott

 

[15Tango]

Scott,

I saw the same article you're talking about, that's how I heard about it. I too noticed he called AR15s 'assault rifles' and cringed. The guys working there seemed okay but the owner wasn't around, he was at the SHOT Show.

Residing between Cabela's and this new place, I'll take the new place if I can. Especially since the only thing Cabela's has for AR15s are a few adjustable stocks and $30 30-round magazines, the same ones this new place is selling for $10. The new place is the lesser of two evils at this point. I just hope they start stocking powder and primers.

Rock, Gun Stop is MN's reloading Mecca. John's prices might not always be the cheapest compared to some online retailers, but he's got the stuff there.

Wayne

 

[Jim See]

Thats as bad as calling any firearm a weapon and I hear that on a daily basis.

Weapons is a descriptive term to describe and object used with that intent.

I own lots of rifles, sporting arms, target guns. I have never owned a weapon as I have never used it to inflict bodily harm on another human. Some day my handgun may become a weapon if I have to defend myself from an intruder in my home, But until that happens it's just a handgun.

Problem is there is a crowd that will flock to that store, looking for "weapons"

My 5 year old had a school project returned because there was a soldier holding a rifle in one of the pictures she cut and glued on the colloauge. The teacher wrote a note saying it was rejected for including a "picture" of a "weapon". Samantha redid the assignment and I crossed off the picture of a spoon next to a soup bowl and wrote my own letter asking her to please accept this one and that I edited it for her approval, as I crossed off the spoon, I could fasion it into a weapon in very short order.

 

[necchi]

Pretty content here in St. Cloud with "Guns an Gear" over in Waite Park and Scheels in the mall, I don't do black guns though.
Get to Cabelas everyonce in awhile, prices are a tad cheaper there but not if you factor gas.