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Menino chased them out. I think they were the last gun shop in Boston.That was B&D Reloaders. I used to hang out there a lot. They are now M&M Reloads in New Hampshire. You can still find Don (the "D" in B&D) at gun shows around the area.
Thanks for that clarity!Bowers Fuller was in Tyngsborough, across the street from Lake Massacuppic.
That's a pretty cool bit of info! I always loved that place as a young kid.That was Chuck's Gun Shop. That building was actually the original building of The Tyngsborough Sportsman's Club. That building was moved when Tyngsborough built the new clubhouse.
What was the name of the place in Boylston?
Guy got busted by the Feds for some Chinese arms monkey business....?
Yup, I just threw out their business card last night. Cleaning out my file cabinet to move that that I want to keep up to NH. I remember that they used to take a lot of wall space at the gun shows back in the day.Armco, I think....
-Mike
Menino chased them out. I think they were the last gun shop in Boston.
I had a long chat with Don a few years ago at the Holbrook gun show. He explained some of this to me. Back around 1980, I remember the guy (might have been the owner) at Bob Smith's (behind Woolworth's at that time) telling me some of the BS restrictions put on them about what they could sell by the mayor (I assume it was Mayor White back then).NES has a thread on the collusion between Menino and the state to screw with their state dealer's license to put them out of business. If Comm2A had been around back then Menino would had a colonoscopy in court over the crap he pulled.
Indeed, Tom and his Wife were stand-up people. Great to talk with regardless if you were buying something or not.at my age i should know a lot of them, but i started late in life. only one i can talk about, and LenS mentioned in his looooong list, fairground trader in brockton.
tom downey must have felt sorry for me, given my total lack of knowledge re: firearms. can't even begin to list all the wonderful things he did for me over 3 years.
RIP tom
I remember that shop. Only stopped there a few times when I was in the area.Another one Tom's Reloading in Burlington, Ma
I had a long chat with Don a few years ago at the Holbrook gun show. He explained some of this to me. Back around 1980, I remember the guy (might have been the owner) at Bob Smith's (behind Woolworth's at that time) telling me some of the BS restrictions put on them about what they could sell by the mayor (I assume it was Mayor White back then).
Indeed, Tom and his Wife were stand-up people. Great to talk with regardless if you were buying something or not.
It was tragic that his health took him down. RIP!
I remember that shop. Only stopped there a few times when I was in the area.
That's a damn cool photo. Thanks for sharing. I wonder what the north end looked like back then...
The gun shop in Acton was Nimrod's. Good place. I purchased a few guns there. Actually too the required MA firearms training there prior to getting my permit.I remember there being a couple of Service Merchandise stores around the area.
There used to be a gun shop in Acton back in the 80's. It was across from where Kmart is now. I can't for the life of me remember what the name of it was though.
I remember when Nimrods opened in Acton a group of local moonbats marched on the PD and protested him because he was "too close" to the high school. They got nowhere. Jack.The gun shop in Acton was Nimrod's. Good place. I purchased a few guns there. Actually too the required MA firearms training there prior to getting my permit.
Service Merchandise: the one in Burlington had a real nice gun counter. I bought my first gun there, in the early 70s. A Ruger 10/22. there were at least two other long-gone gun shops in Burlington.
Later Jim Slatery sold it to Ray Nichols and it was relocated to BoxboroI remember when Nimrods opened in Acton a group of local moonbats marched on the PD and protested him because he was "too close" to the high school. They got nowhere. Jack.
I remember that. Long gone now, right? Jack.Later Jim Slatery sold it to Ray Nichols and it was relocated to Boxboro
Yes it is, Just like Barnicle Bills.I remember that. Long gone now, right? Jack.
And I remember that one too, having been in this area (Acton) for 50 years. Jack.Yes it is, Just like Barnicle Bills.
Mike chased us around town quite a bit and finally bagged us on Dunstable Rd for speeding. Westford was a very different town back then.When Chuck Amico died his Nephew, Mike Jelley, bought the property, rented out the house and reopened the shop as "Yankee Sportsman" That shop is also now gone and the building has been torn down.
Mike retired from Westford PD and now lives in Pittsburgh, NH and is now on New Hampshire's Marine Patrol in the Coos County area. I still have contact with him.Mike chased us around town quite a bit and finally bagged us on Dunstable Rd for speeding. Westford was a very different town back then.
Chuck was also an avid bird hunter.
Was it Barnacle Bills on 119 that some kids were planning on holding up?
I knew he was up there but didn’t know he stayed in LE. I grew up on Long Sought For Pond.Mike retired from Westford PD and now lives in Pittsburgh, NH and is now on New Hampshire's Marine Patrol in the Coos County area. I still have contact with him.
I know the area very well, I grew up in N. Billerica and Lived in N. Chelmsford from 1978 until 2005. You saw me checking that pond on a regular basis.I knew he was up there but didn’t know he stayed in LE. I grew up on Long Sought For Pond.