Having visited the Firearms Museum before the 2019 renovation, I anticipated a great experience when I returned recently to see the renovated and expanded museum.

Pros:

• A huge inventory of firearms from various periods, including unique and unusual items.
• Bill Ruger’s Hawken collection, which is nicely displayed.
• Many Browning prototypes and the Olin collection of Winchesters.

Cons:

• Lots of wasted space.
• Most of the items are in drawers (for use of space, but I thought lots of wasted space could have been utilized for a better display.)
• Randomly organized.
• Poor lighting downstairs along with items displayed in drawers prevents seeing much detail or color.
• Many of the information cards are obviously incorrect. Examples: a Remington Model 513S manufactured about 1940 is listed as a model 613 made in 1907; a Winchester Model 94 in .44 Magnum is listed as “.43 caliber.” (.429 bore rounded to .43, but the cartridge designation would be more useful); a Glock 32 is listed as a .357 “magnum.” Many, many examples of such errors exist.

Overall, I was very disappointed in the new museum, but I appear to be in the minority based on the other reviews. Just my opinion. Your mileage may vary.