Old West Gun Room

Very terrible business owner. It was my first time entering a gun shop, and I had zero idea about guns, range, renting vs buying etc. I came in looking for a shooting range, and suddenly the owner was asking whether I wanted to buy or rent a gun. I wasn’t really sure what he was asking, so I simply said I wanted to find a shooting range.
Suddenly, for some unknown reason he became upset and raised his voice, and asked the same question again, to which I replied, «rent».
Very weird and unfriendly owner. I’m sure there are other gun shops that can cater to your needs way better than this one.

Very friendly staff!!! Ammo costs are average. TONZ OF USED GUNS!!! if your looking for something in particular you might want to call in first to see if they have it. I could see a benefit for selling a few of the items they do on consignment being that they may not be on the California list anymore and not everyone is an officer looking for a particular gun. If I was in the market for a particular older gun there is a good chance I would call them.

I bought my first gun here about 9 years ago. Owner is old, crusty, knowledgeable, nice, and has been shot at (to the would-​be robber’s demise)…my advice: walk in with your hands out and a smile on your face, just like any normal person probably would. Selection is OK; he gave good feedback on buying a high-​quality gun which I have relied on many times and never been disappointed. I’m looking forward to buying another gun here.

I am surprised this guy has a business. The way he treated my friend and I was insane. I went there to do a PPT and to buy another firearm and the guy was incredibly rude. When we first walked in he didn’t acknowledge us. There was another customer there and while we were waiting, the customer said we can go ahead because he’s waiting. The guy behind the counter, I am assuming is the owner, looks at us, waves his hand and says «they’re not worth my time».
He continues to go into this spiel about how he charges $ 10 to do a changeover and it’s not worth his time. I explained to the guy behind the counter «it’s $ 10 more than what you would have and you have no clue what other services I may need, which would give you more profits (i.e. buy another firearm, take quick firearms course, etc)». Another side note is it’s not like he had a very busy store. There was one customer.
He seem to not really care and continued to be very rude so my friend and I walked out. I am not going to be treated like that. We ended up going to another gun shop, where the people were incredibly nice and welcoming because they appreciate customers and want repeat customers. I will never ever attempt to do business with this guy again.

I bought a sig sauer 226 here and have to say the service is good. My dad and I have bought most of our guns here sometimes new most of the time used never had a problem. I saw a review down below of someone trying to do a ppt and the owner also told me I wish you would not do that and I am so glad I did not great store highly recommend may not have the flashiest stuff but they are reliable and go bang when needed

In the past few weeks, I’ve done a couple of transfers and the guy behind the counter was great and very professional, unlike many of the negative comments I’ve just read. He was helping other customers coming in at the same time I was doing the transfer, seems very very knowledgeable. The shop has a good selection of firearms and decent prices. Thank you!

I gotta tell ya, you’re not going to find anyone more knowledgeable about, or passionately interested in, firearms than Bob Weaver. As evidenced by the steady steady stream of friends and repeat customers in the shop, Bob is very highly regarded in the firearms community. I’ve acquired an enormous amount of reliable, distilled, and very detailed information about the local firearms’ community, as well as about firearms more broadly, from Bob
The key is, be patient! Bob is only one guy and the demands on this time are enormous. However, when you do have his attention, he is very present with you, and with your questions and concerns.
Another thing with Bob is to be thoughtful and organized with those needs and questions. He does not suffer fools lightly.
Regarding pricing, Bob is a small businessman operating a small business in some of the most expensive real estate in the US. There is no way to put a price tag on his information. For me, the whole question of price is irrelevant. Sure, you could find something for a few bucks less on the internet. But, you could never replicate or equal the personal aspects of working with Bob Weaver.
I’m a tough critic, having been around firearms all of my life. Do yourself a favor, shelve your ego, and go work with Bob.

If you are a real gun guy Bob is the best in the business.
If you are a smart *** self absorbed know it all wanting to be impressed by a wall full of designer black guns there are other stores better suited to you. You might just be able to find some new black cargo pants for your ninja suit and a blower to style your hair while you are there.

I had a private party transfer completed here by Mr. Weaver for a shotgun I was donating to a youth shooting program. This was the first time I’d gone through the process and everything went just fine.
I’m looking to purchase a .22 handgun for target practice and based on my experience at this local business I’m inclined to buy one here!

hey what about that ruger? can’t sell you that its been recalled. why would you have a gun that has been recalled in your display case? wtf?

For those of you that are looking for a good gun shop, don’t waste your time here.
First, are you interested in a good, reasonably priced used gun? Well, there are none here. The consignments in this store are are overpriced, and the few that are not overpriced are just no good.
Second, how about a new gun? You will have a hard time finding one. Most of what the shop carries is consignment (see item 1 above). In a good week, there might be 10 new guns, nothing like what is available in other stores. Not only that, the «new» guns are mostly old style revolvers and a few semi-​autos, nothing exciting. Definitely no new rifles. AR-​15? Forget it, not even a muzzle breaker.
Third, interested in gaining some knowledge from the proprietor? Maybe get a little info about one of the items he has for sale? Good luck with that. Ask to see a gun, you will at very least get some attitude and a dirty look, if you are lucky you might even get a snarky reply. Want to see another one? Are you kidding? The people here apparently have much better things to do than assist customers.
Last but not least, and this one is petty I admit, but if you have any issues with allergies, you REALLY should stay away. Maybe they aren’t selling enough guns or something and can’t afford a basic cleaning service, but there is layer of dust EVERYWHERE.
The store is poorly stocked, disorganized, dirty, and the staff unhelpful. Again, don’t waste your time or money here.

I wish I could give this place a ZERO!!! I came here twice and both times the owner is a TERRIBLE excuse for a human being… super RUDE and should not be in contact with humans… I came in for a PPT and he had just finished helping ONE customer and there was NO ONE ELSE in the store…
He says «I really wish you wouldn’t» when I asked if I could do a PPT and had all our documents out and ready. Basically, by law, if he deals guns, he must be open to PPT’s as well. I just came here to avoid driving to City Arms in Concord. But I grabbed my gun, documents and told him «Forget it, I’ll go to Concord instead»
That cheeky ba$tard had the GALLS to say «GOOD! Thank you!»
What a piece of garbage

First off, there is only one employee at Old West. That would be Mr Weaver. Sometimes there are a group of regular customers who help Mr Weaver out when he’s buried in the endless paperwork by grabbing items for the next in line or answering questions. But they don’t work there. However, on the average Saturday there may be 5 «customers «in there who have more training, experience, knowledge, information etc, than any 50 stores combined. Some guy says he got wrong info… more than likely he just didn’t like the answer to the question. Bottom line is inventory is down because of «Obama mania». You know the fools who thought the President was out to take away gun rights. Never happened. Supplies will take awhile.
If you want to buy from an open minded fair and conscientious dealer then come here. If not got to Traders. (Just kidding. Feds closed em down because their huge inventory went to the highest bidders). Buy Old West. PS: I know Mr Weaver hates doing private party tranfers. But if you knew the facts you’d understand. You see the State requires him to do them because he is a FEDERALLY licensed gun dealer. He collects the fees for the state. He turns them over to the state. He maintains the records for the state. He does not get paid for his time. Working for nothing ain’t easy.

22 bullets are very hard to come by, unless you’re willing to go camp out at major retailers on their shippments every other week or so. Walmart, big 5… none had any in stock, from San Jose to Pinole. Unilocaled and found this place. I like to support local shops and decided to give it a try. Looks like a whole in the wall. Got buzzed in, greeted Bob and asked if he had any 22 LR ammos for sale. He was eating his lunch at the counter and hping another customer but was still able to provide customer service to me. I’m totally cool about it. I told him to take his time. Then I waited for a few minutes and he grabbed a box of 22s (CCI mini-​mag hp) and I noticed its the brand that I wanted. Guess he knows his ammo. He didn’t show me any others brands but CCIs are one of the best, so I’ll assume he carried the good ammos. :)
Paid dirt heap for 100 rounds and I had a short convo with him and he’s a very straight forward but kind man. Give this place a shop and be open minded and with an open heart. He has deals on ammos. I’ll stop by next time to get handgun before new laws of CA kicks in in January 2015. Place is a bit gloomy but it’s like an old school gun shop, kinda cool in my opinion haha!

Some neat guns at decent prices but customer service is a joke. All thr guys in the couldn’t stop jerking each off enough to let me even give them my money

I brought an old shotgun here, hoping to have some work done on it. Like other reviewers, I found the staff incredibly rude, the shop dirty and dark, and the inventory barely existent.
They don’t do work, but agreed to talk to me about it. That *would* have been nice, except they guy manage to insult me several times. Apparently I look liberal or something, because he asked me several times if I’d shot my gun: «really shoot it, or just pull the trigger»? That’s like an auto shop asking a female if she’s really driven the car, or just sat in the front seat.
Then he told me info that was 100% wrong, I later learned.
As I was leaving I asked if they had 16 gauge shotgun shells. Nope. They stock about 2 boxes of ammo.
I have no idea why anybody would come here. It’s clearly more of a social club than a gun shop. I grew up around guns and have owned a half dozen, and I’ve never been insulted like that before.

Let me start off by saying I actually had a good experience here. The owner, while a bit rough around the edges at first, was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. He clearly knows his stuff and is very much a straight shooter (no pun intended).
The two areas that keep this place from earning more than 3 stars is the lack of inventory and ammo. Not very many modern firearms to select from and majority of his stock is kind of all over the place. It looks like someone’s living room rather than a shop. Secondly ammo seems to be hard to come by for this store. I came in for some 9 mm and he limited it to two boxes. I understand why he limits it when he’s low but he mentioned that he had actually been low for an extended period of time. No other shop (or range) that I know of has had trouble stocking ammo like this place. Triple A’s, USI, Target Masters, Jackson Arms, City Arms — they always have ammo when I drop in.
All in all this is a good spot if you like to shoot the sh** and talk guns. It’s also a decent place if you’re in a bind and need to grab some small items immediately. However if I were to compare it to other shops it’s not exactly at the top of my list. I probably would come here again, but not for awhile.

Looks grungy, dilapidated and in the boonies when my friend and I pulled up one day. I was thinking «OK, where the f**k are we Eric C.?» Little did I know, I was about to walk into a gold mine of friendly people who were knowledgeable in the firearm business.
We rang the buzzer and were let into a store full of long bored firearms and semi-​auto hand guns which were in the display cases. I think the owner’s name was Bob, who, to me looked like the kind white guy you would see in an old western movie. He was friendly and so were his Asian volunteers.

I read the Unilocal reviews on this place and expected to walk into an unfriendly, tense place that wouldn’t give me the time of day because I’m a woman. With those expectations in mind, I came into the Old West Gun Room to be educated by experts rather than go to a sporting retailer.
I walked in and was greeted with a friendly smile by the owner a lot of Unilocalers have complained about in their reviews. Bob and his volunteer, whose name unfortunately escapes me, spent 30 minutes in conversation with me sharing information on firearms, scenario, and recommended to me ANOTHER store that I should keep an eye on for frequent sales on a particular item they suggested to me.
So not only did they take time out to educate me by answering questions and putting firearms in my hands to compare fit and weights, they were willing to lose a sale to another store to benefit me.
All of these other negative reviews are quite unfortunate. I don’t know if I had a different experience because I walked in knowing exactly why I was there and told them immediately or if I caught them on a good day. These guys are top notch and I will find a reason to come back with my business in gratitude for sharing their time and knowledge. I don’t offer a handshake to many retailers as I leave but I did with them.

I have always liked the Old West Gun Room. The building looks like an old Fort and when you walk inside its like walking into a time capsule. There’s tons of History there as well as a lot of Vintage guns and accessories.
I like to roll there once in a while to look at the Guns that are for sale there. There is always something interesting. A while back he had something I was interested in and Bob was very nice and knowledgable about the item. He was very professionable during the transaction.
I would shop there again.