Anyone remember Gibson's Discount Center

[turkeyrun]

There’s still a couple of them in Texas that are still open, but they’re not anything like they used to be. I stopped by the one in Weatherford, TX a couple of years ago.

We were going through Weatherford. Seen the Gibson and stopped in.
Was not what I remembered.

Growing up, we had Western Auto, TG&Y, Winn's and Kressge's (K-Mart) within walking distance. Spent much time wandering those aisles.

Many good memories, but like Sears, Montgomery Wards and others; there is a reason they are gone.

 

[DRC458]

Yep. Had one in Enid. LOVED going in there, but don't remember that I ever bought any guns or ammo.

Not to mention he's old enough to have bought firearms from stores that closed down decades ago.....

HEY! Be careful! I'm awfully close to his age, you know!

 

[crapsguy]

They has trash cans in the sporting goods isles, full of long guns for next to nothing.


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I bought one of those 7.62 Russian rifles in the cardboard barrel for $10 -- all their military ammo was cheap too even had lots of tracer ammo

 

[DRC458]

I stopped by the one in Weatherford, TX a couple of years ago.

We were going through Weatherford. Seen the Gibson and stopped in.
Was not what I remembered.

I didn't realize they had one in Weatherford. Is it still open? When I go through Weatherford all I'm worried about is getting through their stupid round-about and getting out of town!!!

 

[GeneW]

Come to think of it, there are 2 or so OTASCO's left open and operating in Oklahoma according to a news story a year or so ago. IIRC Duncan/Marlow is one, and another in far North Oklahoma in Beaver.

I need to make a road trip, lol.

 

[MP43]

I remember the one in Stillwater. I was to young to buy a gun there, but they had a good selection of model kits and other cool stuff.

 

[CAR-AR-M16]

Come to think of it, there are 2 or so OTASCO's left open and operating in Oklahoma according to a news story a year or so ago. IIRC Duncan/Marlow is one, and another in far North Oklahoma in Beaver.

I need to make a road trip, lol.

Yes, there is one in Marlow.

 

[CAR-AR-M16]

I worked at the Gibson’s in Lawton during the late 70’s/early 80’s. It was where Lowes is now.

 

[WoodsCraft]

Yes, there is one in Marlow.

From what I've read when the chain went defunct stores owners were given a 99 year license to use the name hence the two surviving stores in Oklahoma and the two associate stores in Texas and Louisiana .

 

[OK4ster]

I bought one of those 7.62 Russian rifles in the cardboard barrel for $10 -- all their military ammo was cheap too even had lots of tracer ammo

When stores were going out of business and their sales were on I bought CCI primers for $5.00 per 1000 at the Lawton store. (I didn't buy enough!)