Not professional at all. Showed up as the online map search and website info says they are open today but they aren't. Wasted my time and gas. Money! What a joke These " businesses" that don't consider their clients and the troubles they cause by not editing and maintaining their web presence. Really stupid business plan read more

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Paul is experienced, knowledgeable, and respected by his peers. He has a thorough knowledge of modern and historic firearms. And he is an honest, straight talking, no-BS kind of guy. I will return. read more

This business has a great selection with competitive prices and extremely knowledgeable staff! The Pistol Safety Course they offer is the best, most comprehensive firearm safety course I've heard of, and had the pleasure of experiencing, bar none. Take this course, even if you never intend to own a firearm, and especially if you do. read more

LISTEN: I don't care if you've ever shot a gun, never shot a gun, or scared to shoot a gun, whatever the case is. I'm recommending to anyone and everyone to consider taking the conceal carry class (weekend GIG) go into the store and ask for more information about it. A lot of information for a GREAT price, you will never pay the amount of bucks for a lot of knowledge I'm telling you. It's great, helpful, and you'll walk away learning a lot even if you think you know it all. FUN FUN FUN read more

Paradise Sales - Guns & Ammo Near Me - Colorado Springs, Colorado

Short version: If you ever plan on being near a firearm, and/or if you want to learn some potentially life saving information, take the firearm training course given at this location. You won't regret it. Long version: Being a female who stands at a staggering 5 feet tall, personal safety is always in the back of my mind. It was recommended that I take the course offered at this location to help me feel comfortable around a firearm. Paul, the owner of the store and one of the instructors, gives an extremely thorough class where you learn everything from what a grain is to how to properly and confidently fire a range of weapons. (You'll probably want to bring a small snack for the first 2 days, just a heads up.) You also have a blast (buh dum tiss) at range day. I was kind of expecting the class to be filled with men who knew their stuff, but I was pleased to see a range of students there with different skill levels. So if you're worried that you'll feel out of place in the class, you won't. My class had teachers, servicemen, and people of all ages there. With plenty of people to help when it came time to handle the gun. We even had a man travel from a few states away just to take this class. I can honestly say that this course will put most, if not all other, gun training courses to shame. You will not regret taking your time to learn the important and potentially life saving information taught here. Paul, thank you for this awesome course. 10/10 would highly recommend read more

I recently used Paradise to do a firearm dealer transfer to a CA shop. The shop in CA told me that the handgun was basically wrapped in 1 piece of tissue paper then dropped into a box. It arrived rattling around in the box but luckily it was undamaged in one piece. When I showed up to Paradise Sales I had the handgun in a rigged plastic locking box padded with foam. The person helping me, assured me that he could safely package it in a smaller box to save money. It doesn't save money if it arrives damage. read more

Paradise Sales: their motto is "This is what we got, take it or leave it." That is pretty much the vibe of this store, they could care less what they're customers think of them. That may be a good thing or a bad thing, it depends on you. read more

I bought a rifle there and ammunition several times and have always been pleased. I was put off a little by one annoying counterman that talked to everyone like they were idiots, but other than that it was fine. I will go back. read more

Took this firearms class and it was the best class I ever attended for the money. It's advertised as basic pistol class but far from it. This class was very detailed in all aspects of pistols. shooting, calibers, ergonomics (fitting a gun to the person) trigger pull, and shot grouping. If your looking to get into firearms or to improve your shot grouping this is the class for you. Very knowledgeable staff and instructors, wide variety of firearms to try in the range part of the class. This class even involves a lawyer to discuss the law aspect of firearms. BEST CLASS FOR THE MONEY!!!! read more

Bad experience, guy tried to over charge me on a rifle... I know rifles pretty well... not all but I know what I am looking for and I do my research. Also they smoke in the shop... I had to wash my clothes... twice. I am a Non smoker. I have visited a few shops in the springs and this is not a place I'd go! Ever again... high priced. Two stars, because they had milsurps and had some knowledge... but over priced Meant to put one star read more

This is your father's gun store. Paradise Arms Sales is a full service gun store. The owner, Paul, and his wife and their staff are all fully knowledgeable about their collection of handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Their prices are very fair, especially considering how the firearms market has boomed (pun intended) over the past few months. If you're in the market for a gun, give Paradise a look before you buy somewhere else. read more

I first visited Paradise Sales in 1974, and walked out with a used Stevens shotgun for a pittance. Despite some of the negative reviews I've seen, I consider this little shop a hidden gem. Yes, it's smoky, a little hard to find, with sparse parking and is not very disabled friendly. Big deal. I've always found Paul and his staff to be professional, but not overly formal. They are easily engaged and will talk about guns, accessories, classes and local politics. I've never felt rushed or pressured to buy. The inventory is fairly small, but full of treasures from antique revolvers to modern sporting weapons. They often have interesting milsurps, and although prices on un-modified guns have skyrocketed (U.S. Enfield rifle: $1200, British SMLE, $950), sporterized versions are much more reasonable (sporterized .303 Enfield with beautiful stock and very nice optics: under $400.). I purchased a used High Standard Double Nine .22 revolver (very rare and in high demand), a nine-shot double-action and very nice faux jigged bone grips for about $375 . Stop in and enjoy! read more

One of the two best gunshops in the City, and the center of the best firearms training program in the country, bar none. They do not make you buy a gun in order to learn how to shoot, but rather, spend a whole day on the range where you learn to shoot multiple firearms and are fitted for one for the qualification round in the afternoon. Whereas most firearms training programs run 8 hours and charge $150, and qualify with a few minutes on the range with a .22 LR pistol at 25 feet, Paradis Sales $145 fee includes between 25 and 31 hours of training, including 8 hours of range time, the first four of which are a "round robin" where students shoot all manner of pistols, shotguns and rifles, the second four of which are for qualification, involving fifty shots for training and correction (25 at 12 feet and 25 at 25 feet), and fifty shots following to qualify at the same distances.. Every student gets an individual instructor, and there are back-up instructors to correct errors one's own instructor might have missed. As a shop, Paul Paradis carries a wide selection of both new and used firearms (handguns, rifles, shotguns and military-style rifles), and offers gunsmithing services as well. Sometimes his prices are so good that I cannot help buying something, even though I do not need it. Staff is friendly, personable, and knowledgeable. I whole-heartedly recommend this place to visit, learn about firearms, get ones concealed carry training, and buy firearms. I have been coming to this place for 27 years. It is like the village general store in the Appalachian town where I grew up. Unbelievable! read more

I think they have the best selection of used guns in the springs, and the prices are more than fair. There are a couple guys there that "know it all" but so do most gun stores. They are a true family business with friendly and knowledgeable sales people, plus they have an excellent training program as well. This is my first stop in the springs when I am shopping for guns, ammo, or accessories. read more

Had them ship a gun to another FFL. After I paid the $74 it took a month, four trips, and five phone calls to get it there. When I first dropped it off (after calling) the kid working the counter had little clue what was going on. I paid and gave them the gun and my info. He forgot to get a copy of my DL so I had to go back so they could copy that. Weeks past and I still hadn't heard anything so I went back and they told be their fax doesn't work all the time and maybe that's why they hadn't received the FFL from the receiver. No call to me to inform me of this. So I got their email and fax number and had to contact the receiver myself (supposed to be included in the $74). They them told me they would email me the tracking info once it left but they didn't claiming they had put @yahoo instead of @gmail like I wrote down. Once it finally got there they forgot to include the correct paperwork and there was an additional wait until the other party could pick it up. I had to yet again resolve this problems myself. They lack the professionalism to be labeled a "business" and I will not recommend anyone go here. read more

I've visited this store many times, and I have to say my first visit resulted in some excellent purchases. Following the next year or so I've noticed that this place is ran by the most annoying, obnoxious, demeaning wanna-be. This guy not only tells you what "you should be buying", but also tells you that he will not sell any "high capacity" stuff to military personnel. At one point when asking about buying a magazine for an FN 5/7 (20 round standard mag) I was told "go find another gun store" and that Paradise only sells the 5/7 mags to cops. My second visit, this individual wasted 20 minutes of my time telling me fairy tales of his service in the navy in some non combat MOS. My last visit resulted in me realizing that this place has almost no tactical gear, almost no accessories for anything but cowboy guns and shotguns, and alas the obnoxious turd with the bad attitude was still present. One more thing, bringing in your own weapons into this dump of a store might result in you being treated like a child and yelled at to holster your gun, even though the weapon is clearly safe, clear and announced prior to un-hoster. This store is truly run by amateurs with no military/police background. If you wish to purchase a lever action rifle, leather holsters, maybe some shotguns and get scolded at the same time, please by all means come to this store. I would rather go and pay premium or higher prices and deal with professionals with good attitudes rather than visit this "enthusiast" haven dump again. As a professional, I recommend visiting a store that has good customer service, has individuals who actually understand tactical and/or police applications, do not force their political agenda on you and treat you like an adult. read more

The gun Class they offer is like no other. Yes it is grueling for 3 days but so worth it. Mr. Paradise and his staff is so knowledgeable, and a really great group of people. I will be a loyal customer forever!! read more

The best place to get top notch firearm training. I have taken many firearms courses over the years, both military and civilian, with none more comprehensive and detailed as the ones that Paradise Sales provides. My wife, 13 yo daughter and I just took the Basic Firearms Training Course, my wife and daughter for the first time and me for the third time. My wife and daughter had never fired a firearm before and came away from this course with the confidence and experience to safely handle and fire a firearm. Also, in-depth coaching techniques, with a one-on-one student to instructor ratio, gave all of us invaluable instruction at the firing range with our personal firearms. The level of instruction is so valuable that no other firearms training that I have had compares. The certificate that is well earned by the student and well taught by the numerous instructors during this course is one of the few that is honored by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office to obtain a Concealed Carry License. I highly recommend this course to anyone that owns a firearm, in fact, the entire family should attend if you have a firearm in your home to teach the safe handling and ability to employ the firearm in defense of your family's safety. Paradise Sales also provides advanced training for protecting your family inside and outside the home. I took the advanced inside the home training and feel confident that I could employ my firearm safely to defend my home in the case of a home invasion. read more

Paradise Sales - Guns & Ammo Near Me - Colorado Springs, Colorado

Paradise Sales IS your grandfather's gun shop. It is not the biggest or the fanciest (and certainly not the priciest) gun shop in town, but it is a well-established, highly reputable "neighborhood" store with a very friendly, family-like ambience that is unique to Paradise. Their knowledgeable staff - many of whom are NRA instructors, competitve shooters, as well as military or police trained - truly care more about customer/citizen education and community protection than they do about high pressure sales and profit margins. They will not try to "over-sell" you and, comparatively speaking, have very fair prices. Rest assured that you get what you pay for at this local "Mom and Pop" store, where their customer service is unparalleled and worth it. Moreover, they offer some of the VERY BEST NRA pistol courses I've ever taken, and I challenge anyone to find another in El Paso County that offers the extensive training that they do. And at a discount, if you ask me. Mr. Paradis stands by his expert staff of instructors, which include former police officers, military veterans, ballistics experts, criminalists, NRA certified trainers, as well as attorneys and physicians. He guarantees he willl make you a better shooter - regardless of your training and background (which he did for me too)! Paradise Sales is family owned and run, and you will feel welcome as soon as you walk in. Help yourself to donuts and coffee too. read more

Paradice gun shop is one of the best shops in the Colorado Springs are. Paul, Bill, Ed, and Bert are very knowledgeable, the prices are reasonable, and the selection is excellent. read more

Great people at Paradise. Decent gun collection. They are not arrogant know it alls like that other big gun store. And they will do gun transfers unlike the arrogant guys in that big gun store. read more

My husband and I recently completed the Pistol Course and are very pleased with all the staff and instructors. The class room time was invaluable to get a foundation as was the repetition drills during the dry-fire practice. We felt comfortable by the time we got on the range. The individual instruction on the range was great as the instructors were knowledgeable, patient, and professional. read more

Sold a Henry lever action rifle and an Uberti .45 Colt back to Paul because I'm moving to a country in Asia that doesn't allow one to ship guns in. He gave me a very fair price for them (I purchased both from him about a year earlier) and I ended up signing up for his Basic Pistol Course class as well as my two daughters, brother and nephew. Safety is the absolute first thing they teach and reiterate throughout the course. They also stress that using gun in self defense should be the last resort because no matter what one's good intentions are to defend yourself, one can still see jail time, money and wages lost, your life turned upside down because one did not know or practice the law (which is also covered in this course). Close to 30 hours of instruction over a 3 day weekend for $145.00, incredible price for all the information one receives. At Magnum Shooting range this would have cost $500-$1000 and would take weeks to cover all the material Paul and his well informed and polite volunteers put out. Safety, holstering, safety, unholstering, safety, parts of the revolver and semi-auto were covered as well as ammunition (in very great detail) a whole Sunday at the gun range practicing all the above mentioned, choosing a gun that feels and shoots properly for each individual, dry firing, live firing to qualify for concealed carry permit and practice, and finally disassembly of your weapon, cleaning your weapon properly with solvents, oil and the proper brushes, rods and pads. Incredible people, incredible prices and all 5 of us learned so much in such a short time. I do not work for Paul or his store and have only known him for about 1 1/2 years but I'll say this, he is sincere, honest and cares about anyone who wishes to purchase a firearm to be as knowledgable and as safe as possible rather than making an extra dollar or two! Please visit his store and ask about the classes they provide, because even if you don't have or own a firearm, they will provide one during the course and at the range, simply awesome! read more

My wife and I are both in the military and this is by far the best firearm training we both have received (me in Air Force and her in the Army). We took the NRA basic pistol course Nov 2015 taught by Paul, Steve and the rest of the crew. This course exceeded my expectations. The regular NRA course is 8 hours and theirs was 27 hours filled with classroom activities and 9 hours on the range. We were very impressed. The instructors were knowledgeable and made sure you understood the material. They were also very considerate and understanding towards classmates who were afraid or uneasy around firearms. We enjoyed the classes and the professionalism shown by each of the instructors so much that we came back and took the basic pistol instructor course in December. We have since volunteered helping teach the basic pistol course. At the start, I wasn't very comfortable with my pistol and then after all the great training I'm now helping teach others how to safely handle their firearms and improve their marksmanship skills. I have Paul and the great folks at Paradis to thank for that read more