Ace Sporting Goods

I’ve bought several firearms here over the years. Outstanding selection of guns to choose from and extremely helpful and KNOWLEDGEABLE staff! They’ve always been very patient and helpful with me from answering questions to helping me fill out the paperwork (eye issues and the print is sooo small!). I’ve been a customer for over 10 years and always recommend people to go check them out and talk to them if they are in the market. If you are a first time buyer, they do a great job at finding the correct, suitable gun for you!
Parking can be hard to come by and wait times will vary depending on when you go. They are one of the most well known places in the area and do get really busy, especially on the weekends!

My wife and I have purchased handguns here on multiple occasions. Pricing isn’t always the lowest, but we’ve found the staff to be very knowledgeable and helpful. They know the right questions to ask in order to make suggestions. We have also discovered that Ace will have newly released models when other stores are saying that they won’t get them for months. This will always be the first place we head to look for a firearm.

Ace Sporting Goods is a large gun shop in the Pittsburgh area (certainly one of the largest around the South Hills region). It’s also one of the most popular gun shops in the area. As a result, as others have said, (a) parking can be scarce depending on when you come and (b) you might end up waiting a bit longer for service than you would in a smaller place. Issue (a) is a matter of location (and as a result, can’t really be helped) and issue (b) to me is primarily a function of how long it takes for background checks to be processed given the current political climate (and the resultant rush to buy guns; can’t really be helped either). In my book, neither issue is worth downrating a place for.
As one of the largest gun stores in the area, Ace Sporting Goods boasts one of the largest selections of firearms around, both new and used (for instance, they’ve currently got the best selection of Ruger revolvers in the entire area). This has its pros and cons: on the one hand, if you’re looking for a specific gun, you have a good chance of finding it here. On the other hand, this gun shop has a hands-​off attitude toward sales — the staff here are respectful of your time and do not make assumptions about your gun expertise (or lack thereof). While this is much appreciated for a veteran gun buyer (I was gratified to watch female gun buyers being treated with equal respect, for instance), for the first-​timer the experience can be a little confusing and/​or intimidating.
Pricing is very fair — you aren’t going to get the absolute lowest price on a gun here, but for most part prices will be well below MSRP. Even the used guns will come with a 1-​year in-​store warranty (on top of whatever manufacturer warranty the gun may have). I’ve never had to use the in-​store warranty, but those who have tell me that Ace Sporting Goods does its best to do right by you. I’ve never been to another gun store that officially warrants its guns in this manner.
In summary: this store is at its absolute strongest when the customer has a good idea of what he/​she wants already. More novice buyers might be better-​served by a shop that features a more «hands-​on» sales experience.
Recommended.

I bought my first firearm here. I couldn’t help but feel like I should have been more familiar with guns than I was. It’s hard to know the right questions to ask when you don’t know what you’re talking about. (And this guy is buying a gun, you say). Not to worry, I have had experience handling weapons in he past and am familiar with safe practices. Still, I wouldn’t have been able to pick out ammo were it not for the sales rep picking it out for me.
This felt less like a sales experience and more like a «what do you want» experience. Was it a bother that I came in? I couldn’t tell. You don’t want to talk back to a bunch of guys open carrying in a gun shop. The whole process seemed to fly by.
Me: «I’d like to look at this one.»
Sales rep: «Ok.»
Me: «Well, you sure convinced me. I’ll take it!»
Granted I did have a good idea of what I wanted before I went in. I actually had the specific model picked out. Still, it would have been nice to have someone «selling» to me instead of just taking an order.
I do feel that I got a fair price. No special bargain as I bought new, but it was in my budget. Overall the experience could have been much better. It’s hard to beat the selection though.

Hate this place. Employees are rude, don’t fully know firearms laws. Keith the manager is the worst