McBride’s Guns

Wow… This place has it all from guns, fishing to coin collection goods.
If you ever need anything fishing related ask for Jay. Jay is super helpful and very knowledgeable.
The whole store felt very welcoming as if I was apart of the family that owns it.

I went to McBride’s to have adjustable fiber optic sights put on the new slide of the Browning Hi-​Power that I’m restoring. When finished two weeks later, the sights were perfectly mounted and aligned, and there wasn’t a scratch on either the sights or my new slide. Excellent job!

I’ve done $$$ over the years, but a friend of mine took a gun in for repair and had a bad experience. It’s unfortunate, the gentleman behind the counter in the gun store never mentioned the repair shop was upstairs. When the pistol was picked up a different gentleman took the repair ticket brought the pistol to the register. The 2 ladies behind the counter continued their conversation about some makeup party they were attending.
Customer service was very lacking.

Overpriced products.
Under/​misinformed sales staff.
It would be worth your time researching options on the web, finding a range that rents the model you are interested in, purchasing it on the web (for WAY cheaper than McBrides), and transferring it via an FFL for $ 25. The tax savings alone offset the FFL charge.
The only people who think McBride’s is a good LGS are those that have never experienced something different. Give it a shot, you’ll be amazed.

These guys are some of the biggest jerks in the business. I’ve been there three times and every time they have been rude. One guy walked away in the middle of talking with me to go help a friend. Even though they are 2 minutes away from my house I drive across town to another store.

This place is great and is really huge, there is something for everyone! The prices are a little pricey but the quality and selection is really great. They even have a little coin/​jewelry area, we dropped off one of our shotguns to have chokes put on and they had the best prices and we trust them. Great store, we will be back soon!

What a great place! Awesome variety of firearms, accessories and gear! A great place to buy or sell a gun, they are efficient and very helpful! Great browsing since they have such a great collection or get your gun sent in through a FFL transaction and it will go smooth and quick. I have also used the gun repair upstairs and have been extremely pleased with what I had done. They were quick and very reasonable!

Had a great experience in McBrides yesterday. Great deal on a shotgun. Mr. McBride is very fair and the prices are much better than Cabela’s.
They also seem to act like they want their business. Cabela’s in Buda seems like they would rather you be somewhere else rather than buying from them.

I was a first-​time buyer who wanted something basic & reliable for our home defense needs. I’d done some research and had a good idea of what I wanted. I purchased a Glock 19 for myself and a Glock 43 for my wife. The sales person was knowledgable and very professional to both of us, taking time to answer our questions and fill in some of the blanks from my research.
I was a little worried based on some of the other reviews I’d read, but issues with gun shop sales staff seems to exist no matter where one goes. Perhaps it’s a function of the dynamic between the personalities of the individual customers and staff. We perhaps got lucky in that regard. Our experience was very good, and I’d go back and recommend.

I purchased a Sig Sauer .45 3 weeks ago for approximately $ 950 which was still in the box and never fired. I also had .22 bolt action that I had bought from them several years ago that I wanted to sell. My plan was to return the new one and sell the .22 in order to upgrade to a new HK .45. Mr McBride offered me $ 650 for both. So he wanted to get I my shorts for $ 300 on the Sig I bought from them and allow me to give them the .22 for free. I looked back at my records and since 8÷6÷15 I have spent over $ 4300 with them for the Sig, a Ruger .22, a Bersa .380, an Ammolite AR-​15, with ammo and cases for each. I have also bought 4 gold coins, about 10 silver eagles and about 20 ounces of silver. This was over $ 2000 with the coin shop. I believe in buying local and could have got points buying at Cabela’s. Instead I was loyal to McBride’s. Not anymore, I will never darken their door again! You should have some integrity in business especially to loyal customers. Heading to Gander Mountain today to buy that $ 1400 HK instead of waiting on McBride’s to order it.

They did a great job cleaning my throughly cleaning my shotgun and had it back to me in less than a week. I really wanted a true professional to give it a deep cleaning as bird season approaches and I can tell just how much smoother and easier the gun operates. Money well spent in my opinion.

Trying to use these guys as an ffl transfer and they are just useless. It’s been nothing but a run around because apparently only one guy can handle their email or they just don’t want to. It’s been about 5 days now of trying to get a sign of life out of them and I can’t even get an ffl. Their email just comes back with an error message too.

Friendly and helpful staff, particularly in the coin shop area.

A Texas legend. Great family owned business and great inventory. Best gunsmiths in Texas.
Highly recommended

I had a bit of a jaded experience with a purchase here. I purchased a glock 19 here as my first handgun purchase. When I purchased the weapon the staff was helpful but I wouldn’t say that they were anything out of the ordinary. They had a good selection of weapons which was nice when you just want to look around. Well I ended up purchasing the gun and it did not function properly. I ended up bringing it back to the store and they worked with me to get it fixed. They told me they could 1. try to fix it upstairs or 2. send it back to the manufacturer which can take awhile. I chose the first option and had them try to fix it. Surprisingly, when I called to get an update a few days later they told me they shipped it back to the manufacturer. It would have been better if they would at least given me a heads-​up. Anyways after a long couple weeks they got it back from the manufacturer. Everything was fixed but I was told on the phone that I would need to pay them 50 $ for shipping. I had an issue with that obviously because the gun was given to me defective. I was able to work with Mr. McBride and he decided to wave the fee for me. Kudos to him for that.
Other than that there seems to be a weird disconnect between the gunsmith and the sales guys down stairs. It’s hard to explain but it was kinda strange.
Overall I will definitely give this place another shot, but my first experience was not the best I have ever had.

I’m happy with this place. The owner is fair and professional. Great place to buy firearms. (:

I cant give my business to a store that doesn’t support the 2^nd Amendment, they’re against Open Carry even if its black powder (Legal) so that just says their against the 2^nd Amendment to me. They sell guns and in Texas, but they dont support open carry? Doesn’t make sense to me.

I have never owned or purchased a gun before. Walked in to McBride’s with an internet print-​out of the gun I wanted, they special ordered it, it came in a couple weeks later, filled out some paperwork, and now I’m a gun owner. My entire transaction process was similar to special ordering anything from any other retail store.
The guys behind the counter all seem very knowledgeable if you have questions and were friendly enough both times I was in there. They may not be as «bubbly» as your local barista, but everyone is nice. Honestly, the more serious demeanor is appreciated, because they’re selling weapons, this should be a serious transaction.
The only con is that there isn’t a good queue system when all the guys are busy with customers, which can be a little confusing if it’s your first time in there (it was for me).
A great overall experience, would not hesitate to continue doing business with them.

I have purchased 6 or 7 guns (shotguns, pistols and rifles) as well as having sold several guns to McBrides and I have been treated fairly every time without fail.
When I go in, yes it is usually busy, but that is because people go there because they have good prices and the guns in stock.
I would definitely recommend McBrides to any other gun shop in the area and will continue to go there for any gun requirement I may hay.
To another post, yes their ammo is not always the cheapest, but that is because places such as Cabelas sell much greater quantities, so of course they will have better pricing.

I’m really surprised to see people write about having such negative experiences at McBrides. I went in one afternoon with my sister-​in-​law, and had a fantastically educational discussion with one of the guys behind the counter. He was able to answer all our questions about a variety of handguns and long guns, as well as giving us direction with hunting licenses, and general help with gun laws.
They sell weapons, not cars. You _​should_​have to put a little effort into buying one.