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Tue Mar 03, 2015 7:03 pm
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It looks like I am going to find myself in Destin this spring for a few days. I hear there is a Bass Pro, but wondering if there is any other sporting goods stores I should be on the look out for. Or any other can't miss entertainment/attractions/suggestions.
Thanks, John |
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Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:15 pm
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| If you have to time drive over to Apalachicola and load up on oysters,and just explore. Kind of the old gulf lifestyle |
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Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:38 pm
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Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:01 pm
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The last time we were in Destin the Bass Pro was still being planned. However I did see the club I frequented to shoot SC is still operational.
http://www.shoalriver.com/home.html
Great people to shoot with. The Wednesday morning crowd was a hoot to shoot with. When the kids were younger it was an annual trip and the Wednesday gang always greeted me like an old friend year after year. I vaguely remember they told me that I spoke with an accent 
I learned one thing being from a northern climate they finish shooting before noon and I was happy for it.
If your into fighter jets a trip to the home of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels at NAS Pensacola is a must.
http://www.blueangels.navy.mil |
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Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:22 am
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| Go eat at Boss Oyster in Appalachicola; it's worth a lovely drive down the coast. Nick's seafood restaurant in Destin is good too. Reno |
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Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:20 am
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There's a couple in Ft. Walton, too. Worth the drive across the island, just for the view.
Jimmy's Pawn shop is a decent place.
http://www.jimmysgunandpawn.com/
I had a bad experience at Ranger Firearms and won't ever go back after giving them multiple chances to make it right. |
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Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:21 am
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| Y'all, Apalachicola is 115 miles away from Destin. |
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Thu Mar 05, 2015 11:25 am
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Y'all, Apalachicola is 115 miles away from Destin.
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its still a lovely drive. Reno |
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Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:27 pm
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All good stuff. I appreciate the replys very much!
John |
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Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:01 pm
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| I don't think Jimmy in Destin is still alive, but I hear his son runs the place. His boy also does charters to the deep water just off the coast. They're related to me but I don't remember how. Never met them but my father spoke well of them. Might be a neat place to look for used high end guns. There's a lot of moneyed folks there. Jimmy had his own bank and eventually sold it for a small fortune. Take your golf clubs with you. Even the municipal courses are fabulous. Reno |
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