How many TX Ace Hardware stores quit selling guns?

[Fishy]

Why did they quit selling guns?

I'm still trying to find out why the one I used to frequent quit selling. Maybe corporate will tell me.

[DarrellS]

Ace Hardware in Hewitt sales A LOT of guns. Always have a great selection of guns and ammo.

[Kbar]

Ace is not Corporate owned.
In retail hardware, you basically buy into their program or buyers group and become a retail distributor. At that point, you place your order from the distribution center and they send you the "Ace" branded products. This is one reson that you see the same pricing from store to store and the same products.
If they are stocking or selling firearms and and ammunition, then the owner of the store has some type of FFL that allows them to do it.
It has nothing to do with "Ace".

[Fishy]

Ace is not Corporate owned.
In retail hardware, you basically buy into their program or buyers group and become a retail distributor. At that point, you place your order from the distribution center and they send you the "Ace" branded products. This is one reson that you see the same pricing from store to store and the same products.
If they are stocking or selling firearms and and ammunition, then the owner of the store has some type of FFL that allows them to do it.
It has nothing to do with "Ace".

This is what I'm referring to as corporate owned as far as in TX.
Keith Ace Hardware Stores have several locations. Some they purchased and reopened under their control and some were built new from the ground up.

http://www.keithhardware.com/

[PigOPs]

This is what I'm referring to as corporate owned as far as in TX.
Keith Ace Hardware Stores.

http://www.keithhardware.com/

The Keith's near me does not sell guns but they do have an FFL. They have transferred a firearm for me before.

[Kbar]

Read the History link on there.
"Keith" owns the stores listed on the left side of that link and you are able to link through the "Keith" website too see what Ace has to offer. Some stores participate with Corporate to promote sales and some don't.
Aces are independently owned.
So are all True Value's ad so are Do It Best.

It gets real complicated to explain the ordering and pricing process that the hardware business has changed to but more than likely, you are not gonna find any hidden treasures in a store that is on a central ordering system (thats any of the pre printed / pre priced tickets). They are for ordering purposes, inventory purposes, and price control).

Look in the small towns with out a major retailer or major grocer. These are gonna be the "Mom and Pop" hardware stores that deal with the locals when they are in a pinch.

[bboswell]

Only one I've ever seen with guns is in Sweetwater.

[Smokeater]

Ours here in Clifton is a Keith's. They don't stock em any longer but I think they'll order em for you. Still have lots of ammo. IMO, they got tired of stocking some of the smaller stores cuz they didn't sell enough and can't compete with the bigger chains. They can then use all that shelf space to sell other over priced stuff. I think ours was burglarized a while back as well and they don't want that liability either.

[Fishy]

Ours here in Clifton is a Keith's. They don't stock em any longer but I think they'll order em for you. Still have lots of ammo. IMO, they got tired of stocking some of the smaller stores cuz they didn't sell enough and can't compete with the bigger chains. They can then use all that shelf space to sell other over priced stuff. I think ours was burglarized a while back as well and they don't want that liability either.

Yeah that's the location I used to frequent mainly because of the gun shop. Didn't realize they still had ammo. I haven't stopped by in a while. Sorry to hear about the burglary. Used to shop at Trader Vic's outside Whitney prior to the break-in and the mess that ensued after that.

[dbaio1]

I have been in the Humble/Kingwood/Atascocita area since 1994 and none of the ones around here have ever sold guns.

[westtexducks]

The one in Monahans had his ffl for a long time and could order and have transfers done but within last year or 2 started keeping some in stock


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[meangreen]

The one in Pilot Point does