Bay Area Gun Shops Recommendations Please

[DrjonesUSA]

Friend has had his eyes opened & is asking for good gun shop recommendations in the Bay Area.

CalGunners, please give me your best recs!

Thank you!

[Uncivil Engineer]

SC guns. Small shop but great service and some of the best prices.

https://g.co/kgs/t6rB8W

[XDJYo]

Where Bay Area?

[DrjonesUSA]

Where Bay Area?

You know....San Francisco....San Jose...that bay area.

My friend didn't specify.

[M76]

East Bay:

Solar Tactical, J&R, Dom's in Livermore
Hook, Line, & Sinker in Oakley
Glaser Arms in Brentwood (light inventory)
Canyon Sports in Martinez

[Imageview]

Jr in Livermore. No real great options on the penninsula. In SJ I go through MPA rather than any of the brick and mortar locations, although I've had reasonable experiences at Bay area gun vault and Reed's.

[NATO762]

It takes several hours to get from one part of the Bay Area to the other, especially East/West travel as the Bay is in the way
Bay Area Gun Vault has always done me right, and Eddy's Shooting sports as well. Both are on the Peninsula.

[CWL]

Yes. Be vague about what city your friend lives in. That always helps.

[aca72]

Around the Bay Area

Big box...

Sportsman's Warehouse Fairfield No. 176
1590 Gateway Blvd
Fairfield, CA 95219

Sportsman's Warehouse Stockton No. 186
10536 Trinity Parkway
Stockton, CA 94533


Love or hate..

Turner's Outdoorsman-Salinas
1411 N Davis Rd, Salinas, CA 93907

Turner's Outdoorsman-Modesto
2225 Plaza Pkwy M1, Modesto, CA 95350

Turner's Outdoorsman-Stockton
636 W Hammer Ln, Stockton, CA 95210

[sonofeugene]

I've always found Reed's in Santa Clara to be helpful and friendly.

[Gun Kraft]

Elite Armory in Tracy and Castro Valley.
City Arms in Pleasant Hill and Pacifica.

[hkusp]

29 Outdoor Gear in American Canyon

Good crew, good selection, and they sponsor matches & training. Gunsmith on site. They charge $20 to receive bulk ammo orders which is pretty reasonable.

[WWDHD?]

I've always found Reed's in Santa Clara to be helpful and friendly.

Hard to beat on inventory- pretty big store. Too bad Sportsmen's skipped out of town in Milpitas.

[one9kilo]

Yes. Be vague about what city your friend lives in. That always helps.

Or you could just imply that he/she isn't concern about travel, hence anywhere in the general Bay Area is fine.

Throw out a recommendation and if it works for the OP then great; if not, oh well. Or avoid the comment all together.

Richardson Tactical LLC in Hayward is pretty good.

[Thoughts]

Another vote for Reed's. I have less experience with 29 Outdoor Gear, but they seem good, too.