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Are there any good shops to check out in the Reading area. I will be heading over to Temple tomorrow for work. Just wondering if there are any good stops along the way.
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Are there any good shops to check out in the Reading area. I will be heading over to Temple tomorrow for work. Just wondering if there are any good stops along the way.
Stay way from the Gun Gallery in Reading, they like to point guns at their customers. They have no muzzle control and if you tell them about it they get offended.
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Thanks for the tip.
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The Gun Traders is on RT 61 in Reading.
It's a good shop and the owner Bill is a nice guy. His prices are competitive and you can get some good deals there.

if you want, feel free to PM me where you'll be in Temple and I'll give you directions on how to get there.
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The Gun Traders is on RT 61 in Reading.
It's a good shop and the owner Bill is a nice guy. His prices are competitive and you can get some good deals there.

if you want, feel free to PM me where you'll be in Temple and I'll give you directions on how to get there.
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Been in a couple times. Never bought anything, but he was a nice enough guy. He is in a much better location than he used to be. I know he sells online (Gunbroker probably) too.
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Drive east 30 minutes to Topton to the Handgunner.
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Drive east 30 minutes to Topton to the Handgunner.
Cool little shop the owners there are awesome!! If you are going there for a Glock forget about it. When I was there the only Glock they had was a used 27. They have M&P's coming out of their ears. They had a couple of used race guns to I thought that was really cool.

It is very easy to miss though it is the back of a property and just looks like a garage.
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Add another vote for the handgunner. Took my bolt carrier from my AR there because the gas key came unstaked. Restaked it at no charge, so I spent the money I expected to pay on ammo.
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Cool little shop the owners there are awesome!! If you are going there for a Glock forget about it. When I was there the only Glock they had was a used 27. They have M&P's coming out of their ears. They had a couple of used race guns to I thought that was really cool.

It is very easy to miss though it is the back of a property and just looks like a garage.
Handgunner is definitely easy to miss. I drove past it 3 times before i spotted the small sign for the store.

I've been there twice and was very happy with the service. First time out I bought an M&P and the second time out a Paddle Holster for it.

I've been to Gun Traders on 61 a few times as well. The owner (I think that's who I spoke with) was a pretty nice guy. I had him order me a Beretta Neos around Christmas time and it was no trouble at all.
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