Middleboro Gun Shop — Local services in Middleborough

I visited the Middleboro Gun Shop on the last day of 2018 and had a very pleasant experience. They were low on inventory after the holidays, but not many gun shops are open on Mondays, so I thought I would stop by and see what they had anyway. The owner, Jim, was very friendly. Being a novice, I had lots of questions. He took a significant amount of time to patiently answer all my questions and then some. He knew he did not have the firearm I was looking for, a Ruger Mark IV, in stock, but he was still happy to share knowledge with a beginner and chat.

While there, I noticed a beautiful used 1911 for sale. I went home to do some research. A couple days later, I called Jim to ask some questions about the 1911. He provided all of the information I needed. I asked what time he was closing that day. He said he was planning to leave soon, but would stick around if I was going to come down. I told him I could be there in an hour and he said sure.

When I got there, I saw the sign saying they were closed for end-of-year physical inventory. He had not mentioned on the phone that he would be opening the store just for me, not just staying late. Yes, it’s a potential sale for him. But that’s also great customer service.

Of course, once I got there to look at the 1911 more closely, I had a lot more questions. Jim again spent a lot of time discussing the firearm with me and showing me its condition and how it operated. Even though he had stayed open late to accommodate my visit, I never felt rushed.

I ended up purchasing the 1911 and have enjoyed it immensely. It’s a beautiful piece, and I think I’m going to have trouble keeping my father from ‘borrowing’ it indefinitely. The whole experience was great. The Middleboro Gun Shop is a small owner-operated store, the kind that make this a great country. Jim is generous with his time and knowledge and seems to care about his customers. I would strongly...

Here's my experience: I went there yesterday, 12/18/2012. I am new and not very knowledgeable yet about my firearm and was shopping for cleaning materials and guides on how to clean my gun. I didn't even know how to take mine apart. I had read the poor reviews about this particular shop and was nervous about asking "beginner type" questions.

When I approached the guy behind the counter (Jim, the owner), he couldn't have been more helpful to me. Even though he was elbow deep in work, he took my pistol and showed me how to take it apart. He didn't stop there. He spent about a half hour with me even though his phone was ringing off the hook and he had customers stacking up behind me. Not only did he make sure that I was comfortable with disassembling my gun but made sure that I knew where to clean and how to oil it and then reassemble it. When we were done, my gun was clean and I knew how to do it myself. I no longer felt like a newbie.

I think that people have to realize that gun shops, above most others, get frequented by nitwits that just want to touch guns and bother the employees with ridiculous questions only to leave without buying anything. I found Jim to be a sincere and incredibly helpful person and I will not buy from anyone else going forward.

If you need firearms or supplies, you owe it to yourself to give this shop a try. I hope...

Good knowledge Jim and his father were both helpfull the dad especially as my dad and I were there to get my dad his first pistol the day he got his ltc and the younger jim deff had plenty of knowledge and so did his dad with helpfull attitude and helping my dad learn the takedown of the ,40 mpS.W. we got ..If you want a good educational firearm purchase experience this is the place to go. Prices were a few dollars more then some other shops and a whole lot less then others...and if youre bitching about prices of guns at this shop you shouldnt be buying them at all. Will deffinetly...