Maccabee Arms

Sharon Oren is by far is the most knowledgeable, skilled and experienced CCW trainer. For your safety and those around you please take his 8 hour course, it’s worth it. When you have questions on equipment ask them and buy local for their support. Trust them they want you to be safe and are straight shooters in telling you what you need to hear and not necessarily what you want to hear so you make a safe weapons choice that’s right for you. Gun safety is all of our responsibility so our 2^nd amendment rights aren’t taken away.

Last Sunday my wife set up a CCW class for a bunch of our friends, the owner came in on his day off to do the class for us if you’re considering doing a CCW class I highly recommend you do it at Macabees
a lot of people think the owner is cocky and very rude
«he is» just kidding the problem is people are scared to hear the truth he is very knowledgeable and he tells you like it is
there’s nothing wrong with that, would you rather someone just be nice to you, lie to you, and just take your money, not me maybe if I was buying a TV, but not something that is going to possibly save my life, they just take him wrong, he is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet.
You’re not going there to make friends
Your going to buy a gun,
Get a good price on a gun,
Get accessories for your guns
Get the right gun for you,
Get trained properly with that gun
Thats why Macabees is the place for you.

They really helped me find which firearm was best for my needs. I didn’t know much, so their knowledge really helped. I ended up taking the ccw class with Sharon. It was fun and felt very comfortable there. I am way more comfortable and knowledgeable with my, and other, firearms. I feel a lot more safe handling a gun now.

Ignorant racist bastards… Raised the price of ammo when my husband went in store! What kind of business is this? You should be ashamed of yourself of any if the owners are reading this! I believe in Karma. And owner, don’t bother to reply as I saw your other ones and you are never «in the wrong». As one reviewer stated «ignorance is bliss»!

After having moved to Nevada from the People’s Republic of Maryland one of my first priorities was to replace the 10 round magazines for my carry weapon with the standard capacity magazines my weapon ships with everywhere except for states that somehow believe that carrying 20 rounds in two magazines is somehow less dangerous than carrying 15 in a single magazine. Turns out the gentleman that helped me was also a relatively recent transplant from my home state as well so it was nice to meet someone from home.
I buy brand name parts for my weapons because my life depends on them. In this case I was looking for Beretta branded magazines. Experience has taught me to call before you go just to save yourself the trip. I am glad I did that time because they were out of stock for the magazine I wanted. I was going to do special order but they advised me that instead of running a special order for a single or couple of magazines to just wait a week for the next truck to come in and they would have what I need no fuss no muss.
Today I stopped in a week later from that call and the gentleman behind the counter stopped what he was working on and walked me over to where the magazine was for my weapon. I didn’t have that weapon on me having just come from the safest place in the world (US Post Office) so he informed me to keep the receipt and the packaging for the magazine (and obviously don’t scratch up the magazine) and we could do an exchange for one that did work.
No need to return. The magazine fits perfectly. I can now free up one of my pockets from the extra magazine I was carrying.
The transaction was smooth and friendly and for my first time being in a local gun shop I am satisfied with the prices and service. I will return for any future transactions, wants or needs. I don’t have any complaints about the service or the gentleman that assisted me.
For every gun store I have been in I would say almost all of them have bad reviews because the shopper felt like they didn’t get the service they wanted. But you have switch places and imagine all of the idjiots that wander into gun stores on a daily basis. So it is like regular retail but then you also have to deal in dangerous inventory and intelligence impaired people doing ill advised things and no real way to gauge a moron from someone who should know better and does not. I have an allergy for stupid so I could not work there or any gun store.

I’d done a ton of research and knew the handgun I wanted to buy. Instead of buying it through a big box store, I thought I’d give one of the smaller local shops my business. I walked into Maccabee with the intention of buying the gun, but had to turn around and walk out because the big guy with the goatee behind the counter was so friggin’ insulting and condescending. (I actually heard this guy tell a highly-​decorated Vietnam vet, who spent 22 years in the military, with countless hours of trigger time under his belt, that he wouldn’t be comfortable selling him a gun without a safety, because he’s afraid he was going to shoot himself in the leg… lol, wtf???)
So, I walked out, drove down the street to Silver State, where I was treated with respect and received excellent customer service.
Not saying Maccabee is a terrible shop. They seem to have a good selection, and competitive prices. If it weren’t for the ego and attitude, I probably would have given them my business.

I was looking forward to doing business with Maccabee as I have met the owner, we are both members of a local fraternal organization and I wanted to support his business. Unfortunately, he wasn’t there today. However, I was greeted by a very nice guy and told him what I was looking for and that I had a gun to trade in. He was nice, helpful and I found a gun that would fit my needs at a decent price. I told him I had a new in the box, unfired gun I wanted to trade and handed me over to his co-​worker for an appraisal.
This guy started lecturing me immediately about how guns depreciate like cars, even when new and did it the most disrespectful and condescending manner as possible. He then proceeded to offer me much less than 50% of what a new one is listed for on Gallery of Guns as a credit to purchase the marked-​up gun I wanted to purchase from them. Yes, I understand about overhead (he lectured me on that too), mark-​up, etc, but GEEZ.
I walked out, went to Juggernaut Arms, which I had heard good things about, got a fair deal and was treated nicely and with respect. Greg had better prices and was a pleasure to deal with (even in a very busy store). I want to support local independent businesses and want them to be profitable, but don’t want to be treated like crap in the process.
I know the owner of Maccabee, Sharon, to be well respected and a «good guy» Sharon, this arrogant, condescending, knuckle-​dragger working for you has no business in a customer contact role and is probably the reason why reviews like this one are a somewhat common theme for your business here. I wish you well, but I won’t be back.

Excellent inventory, great prices and very friendly people. I will be back! Just bought a bolt carrier group for my AR, have been looking for it for a while finally found it at an awesome price.

Thank you Sharon and all the staff. I have been in to your store more often than I can count. Your staff is always friendly and willing to spend the time to get know your customers and what we are looking for. All of you are very knowledgeable and willing to help in any way possible. We have taken a class and bought a couple guns from you and will continue to return for our firearm needs.

We’ve now bought two guns from Sharon and I fully expect to buy many more. I think some people misunderstand when Sharon won’t just sell a gun to make a quick buck but will try to make sure that the tool is right for the job. The staff has many years of experience to back up the recommendations they make and are friendly and easy to deal with, definitely my favorite gun store town.

Not a huge fan of writing reviews but this place is terrible. Small shop, hard to fit inside there with all the ego. Knew exactly what I was looking for until Sharon entered the room. What he lacked in customer service amazed me. Tried to deal with other employees who clearly had more tact but that’s hard to do with big man standing there knowing everything. Found exactly what I was looking for but wouldn’t spend a dime at that shop after seeing how the owner treats people.

After getting a ridiculous response from the owner in regards to a poor experience, I do have to agree with one thing he said. «Ignorance Is Bliss». You my friend, are ignorant as I know it’s Scheels policy to walk a purchased firearm to the door, however, the lady who was directed to do it, was told not to by the salesman whom I purchased from. He, APPRECIATED my business, and wanted to do it himself. Get over yourself, your ridiculous gun shop, and stop preying on women! I would love to see how Women of Reno will respond to this. Oh yeah, real classy business owner too! Insulting your guests experience! Stand behind your staff, and your sig. It’s one thing to ask questions informatively, it’s another to be sarcastic and make one feel stupid for liking a particular brand. But then again, after seeing your response, I wouldn’t really expect much from your staff with a leader like you.

I did my CCW through Sharon a few years ago after getting to know him through his involvement in the local community. Due to his experience and involvement with local law enforcement training, I felt that he offered the most educationally beneficial course here in town. My time has a lot of value to me, and if I am going to spend a day in a class, I expect to learn something.
I have since bought multiple firearms from Maccabee, all of which were of a somewhat unfamiliar design to me. Normally, I am the kind of person to do extensive research on the construction and mechanical operation of something, and go into a purchase understanding the product far more than the salesman. I feel that this is an adaptation to a market that focuses on pushing consumption rather than manufacturing the best products. Through doing business with Maccabee, I have learned to trust the expertise and honesty that they offer. It is refreshing to deal with a business that is the expert on their products, and I find it very unfortunate that our culture has grown accepting of the «big box» model of the employee merely offering to recite a brochure that they memorized.
I recognize that it is becoming unfamiliar to our culture to enter a business and be asked to explain the «what and why» of an intended purchase. Many years ago, businesses actually hired employees that were experts in their field. They bought, used, fixed, modified, lived, and breathed their work. Today, this seems to largely be forgotten, and the job of the vendor appears to have shifted to just hocking as much quantity of product as possible, frequently at a disservice to the consumer. Maccabee has earned my trust by proving to me that their intent is to provide a product that will best suit the consumer’s needs, and then to offer their expertise and unmatched product support as a thank you for your patronage.
If you are offended by a vendor that strives to understand your needs, and use their experience to help place the best product in your hands for those needs, perhaps you should consider starting a business in education, since you are clearly the leading expert in the field.
If you take anything from this review, please always consider supporting your locally-​owned businesses that directly contribute to your community and do not donate your money to further restricting your civil rights.

Awesome service. Have shopped there 3 times and each time the guys behind the counter and been patient, answering my questions, and providing top notch service.
Customer service and quality merchandise were key. I will continue to go back.

I have to say I was very impressed with Maccabee Arms, my son is in the Army and came home for a few days before he leaves for a 9 month tour in Iraqi. He wanted to get his own AR15 and an optic so we could go out shooting while he was home. Normally I buy my guns online since they are cheaper but we didn’t have the time to wait so we shopped around everywhere in Reno (went to at least 8 places) and our last stop was at Maccabee and I was surprised the employee who helped us was very knowledgeable you could tell he actually knew what he was talking about and not just «winging it». My son found exactly what he was looking for and for a very reasonable price. I definitely will be going back and now they will be my first stop in town whenever I need something.

Stay away from this business. Owner very rude and uncaring of customers. Will rip you off!!!

I am a gun enthusiast and I love this place every one working here is ex law enforcement or military with years of experience in firearms use and
well they are able to aim consumers to the right firearm for the best price now if you know guns and what you want don’t take the advice. I don’t consider knowledgeable people steering me to a great deal a problem because I am confident in what works for me so I speak up and they really listen.

Top notch, straight forward bought two well rated guns. They told me my old AR was a piece odf S — …they were right. lol you get what you pay for… These guys are like the doctor you would want to save your life. Honest an no sugercoating. Let us support our local businesses and veterans.,

I went in several years ago and bought my favorite gun I have ever owned.
I have wanted a .45ACP 1911 for as long as I started shooting. But every time I went into a gun shop, the guys behind the counters would talk me OUT of buying it saying it was too big for me and steered me towards the 9 mm. I did not want a 9 mm. I wanted a .45. It was getting annoying that I was a customer wanting to purchase something and I was constantly being discouraged from doing so and being steered to a 9 mm.
Not at Maccabee. I went in with my mom and we went to the counter, just to take a peek. Sharon asked what I wanted and with determination I said I wanted a .45ACP 1911. He didn’t bat an eyelash, he didn’t open his mouth to argue… he walked right over and grabbed an Israeli 1911 and started describing it. He did say, ‘it has a kick’, but he did not discourage me or try to talk up a different gun. Maybe he could tell I knew what I wanted.
He also supported me. My mom had been present a few times when ‘professionals’ said a .45 was not for me and that a 9 mm would be better suited. So when she asked Sharon if I could handle it or if it was too big, he shared stories of lots of women smaller than me with .45s. I was so grateful that for once there was a gun shop owner who would allow and encourage a woman to purchase a .45
Thank you Sharon for acknowledging what I wanted and making a kick-​ass recommendation… I have let my whole family shoot my Israeli 1911 and EVERY SINGLE ONE of them PREFER it to their 9mm/.380 handguns. Even some Kimbers!

Went in looking for a Colt 1911 and a Sig P226. The owner was knowledgeable and helpful. He steered us away from the Colt which was $ 1450 and showed how the Sig 1911 was the better gun and was under $ 1100. (Most of the time you’ll see the owners of stores just let you buy the requested item and let you go on your way.) As we looked through the store there was not a single gun he was not willing to pull out and tell us every feature and benefit. I’ve been to a variety of gun shops through the years and this one is a keeper. I’ll definately continue coming here for all of my gun needs.