Category: Gear & Buying Guides | Estimated read: 6 minutes When you walk into a big-box sporting goods store and head to the firearms counter, you'll find rows of pistols under glass, racks of long guns lining the walls, and a sales associate who may have been selling fishing tackle the day before. Compare that to the family-run shop in your town — smaller showcase, fewer SKUs on hand, and behind the counter a person who's been fitting people to firearms for decades. The big