Ray’s Hardware & Sporting Goods

I’m very nostalgic and I have been coming to rays with my dad my whole life. I love how not much has changed over the years. Don’t expect to come find The same selection as Cabelas. This place is very small. And the prices may be higher… BUT YOU ARE PAYING FOR THE CUSTOMER SERVICE! And for me to help keep a family owned Business open is well worth the few extra dollars!
Now for the gun repair! These guys are great, honest and really true craftsman! The only people I trust to work on my guns!

I am always impressed with the great customer service at Ray’s. Everyone I have worked with their has always been professional, and they constantly exceed my expectations. Reed is a great guy to deal with and Hollis is like an encyclopedia of firearm knowledge.

Be prepared to wait and not be helped. If you’ve ever wondered where your grandpa purchased firearms in the 70’s, go to Ray’s! It’s probably the same staff. Decent inventory but the atmosphere is just sad. Half the store is plumbing supplies with no one in it. The other half is packed with too many people and some nice guns. The AR expert didn’t know the difference between 5.56, 2.23 Remmington and 2.23 Wylde. If you want info go to Runner Runner or Frontsight (its worth the drive). Ray’s stuffed a 6 foot, 3 year old Brown Bear from AK. I only hope the owners daughter shot it on her 13^th birthday. Probably shot it in the ass while it was sleeping.

Even more impressed with Rays. I was looking for a holster for my Sig Sauer P320C today. It is a very hard handgun to find a decent fitting holster unless really made by Sig themselves.
One of the sales men spent like 30 minutes with me to find a workable holster. Cost only $ 16.00. Was careful to sell me the best holster that would not damage my handgun down the road.
Both the sales man and the cashier were interested in my Sig P320 and listened to my feedback on the gun, which was nice. Many gunshops act like they know it all. They were interested in seeing and handling my carry Sig and shared some positive commentaries as well.
Thanks for being here for the public. Again, I do retract all negative commentaries I have made in the past. Thanks.
John

Firearms and ammo are higher than most stores. Prices are what I look for when shopping for firearm since I do all my research prior. But I do give them credit for ammo available when a lot of places are sold out during ammo shortage.

Big selection of rifles and handguns. A ton more than other small business gunshops. And very good prices. I’ve compared their prices to Cabelas and Bass for certain guns I was shopping for, and they were lower by 10%. Friendly staff when I’ve been there. What more do you need. They even have gunsmithing onsite, although I’ve never used them.

A friend recommended I visit this store for their extensive collection of firearms. Bob, a part-​timer and retired LEO was extremely helpful and made parting with cash seem natural and painless.
I will certainly go back for the next «toy» acquisition.
Fair prices, very knowledgeable staff, great service.

Time and time again, I have gotten nothing but first rate service with them. No B.S., just straight up help. They listen to you and understand what you want in a gun. They do not try and steer you to something that’s more expensive. Like other reviewers, I drive about 25 miles just to go there.

Went in over the weekend to check on a professional gun cleaning and left with a new revolver… This place is huge and has a massive selection of choices for everyone. The layout is well done and they have plenty of people on staff to assist you. It’s hunting season and they were jam packed during my visit. The gun smith is upstairs (enter, turn left), guns are down to the right and hardware to the left.
I wanted a professional cleaning but opted not to do it with $ 100 fee and 3 to 4 week wait for return. I think it’s a mixed bag of nuts for sure… you can tell they have the conspiracy types, far right leaning, but almost everyone was cool. I only had one guy who clearly didn’t care for me… you can’t please everyone can you? Perhaps he doesn’t think women should own firearms… whatever his issue I could see him shaking his head. I dry fired a few guns and that seemed to make him seriously nervous. Listen, I’m about to drop coin on this thing and I like to know what the lbs of pressure are… I don’t like a hair trigger, but I don’t want an overly heavy one. Get over it.
My background check took all of 3 min or less and there I was breaking out the credit cards. they even had zombie ammo with green goo center shot… hilarious. I liked the guy who helped me out, he didn’t treat me like an idiot and showed me whatever I wanted to see. I took off a star for high end prices AND for the guy shaking his head at me. You’re in customer service bud… calm down.

I love these guys. They have the best selection of firearms in North Texas without a doubt. I recently purchased a Wilson Combat 1911 and a Night Hawk Custom 1911 here. I sold a Sig and Kimber also recently to them. I also bought my Wilson AR15 here during the crunch and they had not raised their prices like everyone else. These guys know their guns. With only two exceptions I have purchased every gun I have ever owned here. I have been shopping at Ray’s for some 20+ years. The gunsmith here is just the best there is in the area. He is not a big talker but he will fix your gun. They see a lot of people and they see all kinds. Some may think that they are not friendly and that is far from the case. They know their guns and they know people who know their guns. With all that said I would not wear my Obama for President t-​shirt here and I am so blue I bleed blue. I roll with the flow. These guys are opinionated and so what, they sell guns and they are not fond of those who would infringe upon our rights to own them.

Made a 30 mile drive to get to this store. I am glad I did. Really feels exciting to walk into a firearm store and find a large selection of product. This store will have accessories that you will find hard to find for your firearm. Large selection of new and used pistols, rifles and supplies. Not in the best part of town but did not bother me. The staff seemed to be very helpful. Not too pushy, but would actually make eye contact with customers and ask if they needed any help finding something. It is a large store and if you are not familiar with it, you will need someone to point for you.
The only con would be the posted pricing on their pistols was pricey. I did not buy so I dont know if they negotiate. Great place to shop otherwise.

Ray’s has the best selection of firearms in north Texas, no doubt. They have just about any firearm you are looking for, even hard to find one. If you want selection, they are the kings. Their gunsmith is also good. I have had work done on a 1979 Ruger and a 1963 Browning, and he fixed it right the first time. No problems. Not the most «sociable» guy around, but if you want that, then get on Facebook.
On the negative side they carry no black powder supplies (a bummer for those of us who ALSO shoot those weapons) and the sales staff can be a bit, er, ah, «assertive» at times. It’s also a wading/​collecting pool of Tea Party types, who generally scare/​irritate the hell out of me.
But I buy my guns here, and get them fixed here, so just ignore the politics and keep it strictly business and you will be fine.

This place is awesome. Gunsmith is super helpful, they have a great selection of firearms and accessories, and actually have ammo and reloading supplies at reasonable prices (considering today’s political climate).
They’ve definitely got my business in the future.

Great store to go if you like hunting

Great gun shop with a large selection. Prices can be a bit steep but on the average they run about whatever else the market does. Ray’s has been in the same location in South Dallas for forever. Plus they are actually one of the old school hardware stores so you can get your next gun and complete that honey-​do list in one location.

I was looking for ammo that was out of stock for every online retailer I could find. All the big name stores were out of it all the stores in AZ were out of it. In Dallas for the holidays Ray’s had the ammo several boxes in stock and another firearm that was hard to find. I was impressed. The sales person was very helpfull.

These guys are great. I will be a return customer. They did what they said they would do and they did not charge me a fortune to do it.

Soupin’ the D.E. up… great service here. Feel like a part of the family. Everyone knows what they are talking about.

As you enter, Ray’s is divided – hardware is available on the left side of the store and a large selection of rifles, shotguns, and handguns and supplies exists on the right. Generally quite busy during the midday hours, I recommend going closer to the opening/​closing times unless you know exactly what you want.
As far as prices go, they can vary greatly from model to model. Some guns at Ray’s will be cheaper; some will be more. It just depends so you’ll have to do your own comparisons. Sorry.
Not being a white male, most gun shops are hesitant to help me out. Once they’ve exhausted their white clientele, they reluctantly speak up. If you don’t believe me, take your closest, white/​non-​white friend, stand back, and watch the circus that is middle-​class, white America. To state a much overused cliché, «It is what it is.»
Not with Ray’s. The knowledgeable salespeople on staff at Ray’s have always been very friendly and patient with me. As such, I have given them a lot of business, and I plan to give them more of it.
They do have an onsite gunsmith upstairs.

This place looks like a prison, but when you’re in this part of town with this kind of weaponry, I think it goes with the territory. I got my first pellet gun, first shotgun and my first .22 magnum at this joint. This store has been here for decades, and I’ve been coming here for almost 30 years. Some of you may recognize this store from the movie Borat when Borat was attempting to buy a gun to kill a Jew. I recognized the setting immediately when I saw the movie because there is a Blauser case in the background (extremely rare), and I’ve seen the fellow that appeared in scene. The guy in that scene (wearing the cowboy hat actually works here part time). I wouldn’t bring up the subject though because it is a touchy one here. Borat actually asked him which handgun would be good to hunt a pig, and then he asked the question about the jew; and the guy refused to answer it. But the filmmakers edited the scene to make it look like the guy actually recommended a gun to kill a jew.
This store carries mostly high-​end merchandise. They have a small selection of assault weapons, but they can order just about anything. They carry Beretta, Weatherby, Blauser (Sigarms), Taurus, Walther, S&W, and too much stuff to name. They also carry Filson products, and too my knowledge they’re the only ones in the metroplex that sells them. They also have a small hardware section, and there is a gunsmith on-​sight. I highly recommend the gunsmith too. They did an awesome job restoring an old 7 mm Mauser rifle that I inherited. When ammo was scarce earlier this year, they always seemed to have it in stock. Definitely call this place if you’re in the market for a rifle. There’s a reason they’ve been around for so long, and service is EXCELLENT.