Green Top Sporting Goods - Virginia

[Alfred Houde]

For those who may be interested, Green Top in Ashland, Virginia currently has three different CSMC RBL's for sale. All are 20 gauge. Two are color-cased and the other coin finished.

I only gave them this cursory look because they are not for me, but I know others like them. Just thought I would pass along.

[24 grams]

I have not been there in 30 years!
But it was a great place!

[Researcher]

Bought a few guns there during my nearly 30 years in The Old Dominion. Probably best of them my "Bill Clinton gun." The government always gave us feds Inauguration Day off to ease traffic in D.C. for the festivities. For Bill's second inauguration I rode down to Green Top and scored a fully optioned NID No. 4E Skeet Gun.

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[6pt-Sika]

I got a Pre 64 Model 70 Varmint in 220 Swift from them back in the 90’s . They only made 902 I think it was Varmints in the Swift all with stainless barrels . Also got a NIB Browning Citori 16 gauge Upland Special from them . A bunch of other stuff as well but those two stick out . When WIN first brought out the WAA16 wad I got a bunch of them from them , from previous threads I think Mr. Noreen and I pretty much bought all they had .

[6pt-Sika]

I used to say I lived in the middle of a gunshop triangle ! There was GreenTop in the RVA area , Clark Brothers in Warrenton VA and the now defunct Hassetts Gunshop in Waynesboro VA . The only Westley Richards I’ve ever had was bought at Hassetts , there’s not enough time for me to list all I’ve bought in Clark Brothers over the years .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Steven Groh

I have not been there in 30 years!
But it was a great place!

They’re in a different location now ! But maybe less then four miles away .

[Alfred Houde]

The customer service has always been outstanding. It doesn't matter how busy they are or how many people are there, someone will ask you if you need help with anything.

When then Gander Mountain opened a new store literally across the road, many thought it would hurt Green Top. Gander Mountain is no longer around and Green Top expanded and now occupies the old Gander Mountain building.

Bass Pro didn't make a dent in them either.

[mobirdhunter]

Thanks for the reminder. This Virginia boy spent quality time at Green Top years ago, and there’s still a star grade NID 12 in my safe that works nicely on ducks.

[Bill Murphy]

I have probably missed hundreds of great guns from Green Top and Clark Brothers over the years. However, one Mister Clark had a pristine, never gone hunting, Prussian Lindner Daly, Krupp barrel eight gauge that had been hawked at a five figure price in the store and at shows for some time. One day, on a whim, I packed the truck with some Winchester shotguns that, I thought, would be of interest to one of Mr. Clark's employees. Sure enough, after a brief parking lot transaction, I owned the big eight and two of my surplus Winchesters went to Virginia. I never understood how my average at best, Winchester skeet guns could trade even for the rare and beautiful German duck gun. Apparently, Mr. Clark had a very generous employee discount policy.

[24 grams]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

They’re in a different location now ! But maybe less then four miles away .

Glad to know it. I will have to stop by to peruse the next time I am back home. I may reside in Colorado, but I was born and raised in Virginia, and it will always be home.