Firearms at pawn shops?

[jpo117]

Over the past few weeks I've been stopping into local (Fort Wayne) pawn shops looking for firearms, and of the four I've visited I haven't found any with anything worth mentioning--three had none at all and one had a single lonely rifle of some sort. At one of them, I asked if they ever had any in and they said that they don'r carry guns any more.

Is this a trend throughout the state now? And if not, does anyone have any suggestions as to pawn shops in the NE IN area that are worth checking out?

 

[Field King]

Most of the big chain pawn shops in Indy area use to sell them but now they all send them to be sold online at auction! Some of the small independents still sell them here in Indy.

 

[PeaShooter]

I bought a 22 at a pawnshop in richmond. They had a lot of guns for sale. I think that it depends on the shop and the manager. If the manager doesn't know or like guns. I don't think that they buy many. The manager of the shop in Richmond was a gun guy, so i think that he had no problems buying and selling them. Seemed to know his stuff.

 

[Farmritch]

I've noticed this trend in the Michiana area too

 

[karodger]

Still plenty of guns at AZ in Lafayette. Bought my Mossberg 500 there for about $120 I believe They are pretty much the only one I've found in Lafayette tho

 

[CSK22]

^^^ Lafayette does have them at AtoZ by market square. Its been a while since I've seen one in at a pawn shop in indy

 

[seamusalaska]

What's the name of the shop in Richmond? Location? thanks

 

[Mgderf]

^^^ Lafayette does have them at AtoZ by market square. Its been a while since I've seen one in at a pawn shop in indy

Not by Market Square anymore. Off of St. Rd. 26 east now, next to Target.

 

[DKSComp]

EZ Pawn
1815 National Rd West
Richmond, In

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

RamZ exchange in Lafayette still sells firearms...I believe. (Greenbush & 18th-ish, I think)

As does West Side Pawn / Loan in Indy (10th & Alton)

-J-

 

[Waveraider]

There's a pawn shop in Hope, IN that has about 100 guns. A little high on prices. Als Doc Bros on North Meridian in Indy has several.

 

[seamusalaska]

Thanks DKSComp for the address. A friend told me that there is one in Muncie in an area called "five points" but I don't know the name or address. Maybe one of the Muncie members knows. He got a .22 there.

 

[jpo117]

It doesn't sound like there are too many options up here. It looks like I'll have to set aside a little time to check out the shops in Indy the next time I visit my sister.

 

[CountryBoy19]

now they all send them to be sold online at auction!

Yeah, lets face it, people pay WAY too much at auctions. I guess its the adrenaline rush of bidding that blinds them to the fact that they're screwing themselves.

Recently I watched a very used Ruger 22/45 MKII sell at auction for $500+. Sure, they don't them anymore, but you can buy them nearly NIB on gunbroker for around $400, and even that is high. You buy a brand new similar MKIII model for $330. I just don't get it.

 

[Bill B]

I think one thing that hinders selection at pawn shops is that it is illegal to use a handgun as collateral on a loan in Indiana:

IC 35-47-4-2
Loans secured by handguns
Sec. 2. A person who makes a loan secured by a:
(1) mortgage;
(2) deposit; or
(3) pledge;
of a handgun commits a Class B misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.

 

[darinb]

I think one thing that hinders selection at pawn shops is that it is illegal to use a handgun as collateral on a loan in Indiana:

+1 I worked at a pawn shop antil about 6 months ago and pistols were hard to come by since alot of people wanted to hang onto them due to the current political situation. At our shop the loans are what keeps you afloat not guns so alot of shops opted of of guns if favor of others items that seem more sellably secure. THe pawn industry is in the crosshairs of the libs now. I have not checked up on how the bill that would essentially end pawn shops is doing in Congress, hopefully it does not or has not passed.

 

[lojax]

both pawn shops in vincennes still sell guns. I know one them sells handguns but not sure on the other

 

[BigMatt]

^^^ Lafayette does have them at AtoZ by market square. Its been a while since I've seen one in at a pawn shop in indy

You should try Ram-Z Exchange. They have a decent selection and what they have is generally pretty nice.

I bought a S&W 19-2 that was pinned and recessed with a target hammer and trigger there unfired in the box for $300.

It was the score of the decade.

 

[762minigun]

There is west 10 street pawn here in Indy. I have not been there in a few years.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Five Points is at, duh... five points! I know. That's not fair if you don't know, but I'm a smart arse sometimes...
Actually it's called Prairie Creek Pawn. It's at 701 S. Burlington in Muncie. It is at a 5 way intersection, all stopsigns, so be careful.
Owner seems to be an ok guy, but don't know him.
I used to buy model 60's from Alan's in Anderson, fix them up, clean them up, and sell them for a hobby. Don't even know if they handle firearms anymore.
There is a little Pawnshop on Wheeling in Muncie, Muncie Pawnbrokers, 1601 N Wheeling, had several nice pieces last time I was in there.







.