If you you’ve visited our retail store, you’ve likely met Mama Hyatt. Ms. Hyatt started Hyatt Guns way back in 1959 along with her husband, Bill. Ms. Hyatt turns 88 this month and she still enjoys working the front. So if you’re in the area, drop in and say “Happy Birthday” to Mama Hyatt! Or, if you’d like, email her at mamahyatt@hyattknives.com.

You spoke and we listened! Along with accepting all major forms to credit card payment at no additional fee, Hyatt Guns is now accepting layaways through our online store. Our layaway plan is simple and easy and allows you to pay for your purchase over time. Simply place your order online as you normally would, select “Layaway” under the Payment Method and pay your deposit with your credit card.

Items eligible for our layaway plan will have a blue button that says “Layaway Available for this Item.” Upon receipt of your non-refundable deposit, we will take the item out of our inventory and activate your 90-day term. Simple and easy!

Hyatt Guns just received its first shipment of U.S. Optics Rifle Scopes. These are, by far, the best rifle scopes available today.

U.S. Optics has been building custom riflescopes and optics for 25 years. In this span of time the functionality, durability and clarity of our optics has evolved through research and development efforts, invaluable end user feedback, design innovation and proven engineering principles. A family of core products has emerged from U.S. Optics as a result of our dedication and perseverance to build the best optics available for the precision shooter.

The genesis of the current U.S. Optics commercial off the shelf (COTS) product line is rooted in custom scopes built to satisfy the needs of military and law enforcement personnel, competitive shooters and hunters over three decades. The models that make up the commercial product line were chosen because of an overwhelmingly similar ordering pattern for specific features and magnification ranges. There is very little difference between commercial products and a custom-built optic. All COTS products come off of the same production lines and are assembled by the same skilled technicians who build every custom scope.

U.S. Optics scopes are manufactured and assembled to exacting specifications of an engineered optical prescription to gather, filter and transmit light starting with the objective lens and through all optical elements ending with the eyepiece. The result is a family of optics that transmit a sharp image with maximum clarity in a rugged, punishment proof housing in the best and worst of environmental conditions.

Recent events have brought the political football of “Universal Background Checks” to the forefront of the news. Though that football shall remain deflated (sorry Tom Brady) for the purpose for this article, we’d like to take a few minutes to answer the often-asked question: “What do I need to do to buy a gun?”

We’re going to focus on our home state of North Carolina. If you’re from outside the Great North State, the NRA has amassed a pretty exhaustive list of state gun laws at the following link: https://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-gun-laws/

Continue reading What you need to know before you buy a gun

The SIG Arm brace has caused more questions and more controversy than it ever should have.  Gun owners did not help any, nor did “Innovators” who try to push the envelope on the National Firearms Act.

SIG Sauer developed a stabilizing brace to facilitate single hand firing of its AR/Rifle line handguns.  They wanted to develop a device that when added to the SIG “AR” pistol would assist limited mobility and handicapped shooters.  They submitted the design to the Technology Branch of the BATFE and it got approved.  If you have ever seen one of these things, you know that it looks like a buttstock that is hollowed out and open on the bottom.  It attaches by a Velcro strap to the forearm.  It seems too easy, right? One would think.  ATF in its ORIGINAL opinion letter, dated November 26, 2012 said that if the brace was not modified in any way, that it was not intended to nor designed to fire the weapon from the shoulder.  However, no one had specifically said that you could NOT fire it from the shoulder, making it a defacto shoulder stock.
Continue reading Ask Roger: What’s the Deal with the Sig Arm Brace?

Taught by our expert reloading staff, this course will introduce you to the basics of reloading your own ammunition and will give you the basic knowledge to get started. The class is held at our retail store in Charlotte, NC.

With ammunition availability dwindling and prices going skyward, now is the time to learn the time-honored tradition of reloading your own ammunition. This hands-on, beginner’s class will teach you the basics in reloading your own rifle and handgun ammunition. The class will cover basic equipment requirements, techniques, safety, and the cost savings associated with reloading your own ammunition.

Must be 18 or accompanied by parent or guardian to take this class.

The class starts promptly at 9:00 a.m and ends at noon. Please click here to sign up online.

Working in the largest gun shop in the United States I am asked a hundred opinion questions a day.  One question that is most frequently asked to each of the staff members at our shop is “What do you recommend for a good Concealed Carry handgun?”  This may seem like a fairly simple question.  We all have our favorite gun, one that we are the most comfortable with, that we carry.  It is akin to a pair of comfortable shoes, we may love those old shoes, but our neighbor may not.  So, after giving considerable thought to the question, I have developed a few easy factors to use to determine what gun to recommend to a new Concealed Carry Handgun holder. Continue reading Ask Roger…How do you select a handgun for concealed carry?