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cloves August 25th, 2008 13:44
hey winnipegers......surplus stores?
 
I remember there being a big surplus store on a corner right downtown....but on doing a google search think that one may be closed.
Are there any places a visitor to the city should check out?

thanks,
Renee

808 August 25th, 2008 14:04
SIR (now Cabellas') bought their stock when they closed. But I'm sure most of it's gone now.

There are quite a few surplus stores in small towns outside the city, but my brain has been turned off today (it's Monday) so I'm at a loss at recalling in-city stores.

Grudge August 25th, 2008 15:34
Imagine games has a small surplus area. Bought my tac harness and helmet there!

246 McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 0S5, Canada
(204) 452-8711

Bob the Angry Potato August 25th, 2008 15:36
The one downtown it completely empty.
Can't think of any others, except for one on the highway that didn't have very much at all.

Cabelas is the bastard child of a surplus store and Wal-Mart.

Captain Tenneal August 25th, 2008 15:39
Mhm, United Army Surplus has been gone since august last year when they declared bankruptcy. They didn't really have much in the line of surplus unless you counted mildew-infested expired flak jackets or off-color bdu's :D

And yeah, cabela's isn't so much of a surplus retailer. They do have some nice TS/US Woodland BDU's and some UTG ACU/Black gear, but that's about it.

Contradiction August 26th, 2008 00:21
Ahh, fellow Winnipegers.

The downtown one was indeed Army Surplus. But

None of the outfitting stores that are located in town shut down because of bankruptcy. Cabelas was on the verge of merging with S.I.R. and they wanted all competition nullified so they bought everyone out. I believe that Wholesale Sports on St James and Wellington is the only other major outfitting store left in town other than Cabelas/S.I.R.

Definately check that location out. BUT, dont expect too much in the way of airsoft, since they have an even poorer selection than Cabelas/S.I.R. but you can see some nice real handguns in there.

Flea-ish August 26th, 2008 02:22
Wholesale sports is more into real outdoorsman-type-shit like deer hunting and fishing.

both of which i enjoy greatly and do as much as i can.

OO is a way better outdoor store than SIR was, and Cabelas is. The people there actually know their stuff, whereas the customer service at SIR sucked, and it sucks as Cabelas too. People don't know jack all there, with the exception of the Airsoft guys. Even then, i had to wait a couple weeks cause they lost a box of 54 tf-7's. straight up lost. i ended up being so frustrated i just gave up on it altogether.

Skruface August 26th, 2008 08:55
Quote:
Originally Posted by cloves (Post 803274)
I remember there being a big surplus store on a corner right downtown....but on doing a google search think that one may be closed.
Are there any places a visitor to the city should check out?

thanks,
Renee
Check out the museum and the zoo. Check out the best Thai food in the city at a place called Bankok Thai Restaurant in the Osborne Village area. If you're into steak, check out Rae + Jerry's Steakhouse, a Winnipeg institution. Also, make sure you get into Salisbury House (or Sal's, as it's known to locals; another Winnipeg institution) and have a "nip" for lunch. And don't forget to check out Xtreme Tactics, Winnipeg's airsoft-only indoor facility.

And if you see Zazeem, punch him. Hard.

IndiaSixTwo August 26th, 2008 09:01
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Originally Posted by Contradiction (Post 803824)
Ahh, fellow Winnipegers.

The downtown one was indeed Army Surplus. But

None of the outfitting stores that are located in town shut down because of bankruptcy.
United Army Surplus did close due to bankruptcy. They went into recievership due to unpaid suppliers.

cloves August 26th, 2008 15:09
does Wholesale Sports have handgun supplies too? I'm looking for some pachmayr grips?
When I visit the city, I have very precious little free time, since I'm there for work. I've eaten at a cool place called Earls....the meat there was goooooood.

theshaneler August 26th, 2008 15:15
try corporate secutity supply... i love it in there, im like a kid in a candy shop!they sell mainly tactical equip, vests, bags, cloths, boots and more

Skruface August 26th, 2008 16:29
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Originally Posted by cloves (Post 804243)
does Wholesale Sports have handgun supplies too? I'm looking for some pachmayr grips?
When I visit the city, I have very precious little free time, since I'm there for work. I've eaten at a cool place called Earls....the meat there was goooooood.
Earl's is....good. Rae and Jerry's is superb. A great place for a business dinner.

Danke August 26th, 2008 17:25
OK, can't take it any longer, been many years since I was there but I'll presume the strip malls haven't fully marched over the core.

Start out around the forks, lots going on there kind of a tourist spot. Some good food but places tend to come and go there so I'm adverse to naming names.

You can consider the Osborne Village. Carlos and Murphy's is a place for semi-Mexi and then down the street to Baked Expectations for dessert.

The Exchange district has some bars and upscale restaurants but some people don't like that hood after dark.

Also you can head down Corydon for a bit of an Italian vibe.

CycloneCyno August 26th, 2008 17:30
i was at cabellas there were some pretty good AEG's there but most of them were pretty shitty the only ones worth looking at there were probably the

Aftermath kraken and the TF9 (MP7) replica.

And the like somebody already said the handys are pretty good. i got a CO2 taurus there it was pretty good 380 fps and a great feel

Contradiction August 26th, 2008 18:30
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Originally Posted by IndiaSixTwo (Post 803984)
United Army Surplus did close due to bankruptcy. They went into recievership due to unpaid suppliers.
Could have been a mix of both? :) It was right around the time that Cabela's was moving in, but yeah they did have money troubles, and were going down fast. The rent on that place was probably rediculous since no one has hopped to the gun to buy the land for that place. Stupid thing is still there.

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Originally Posted by CycloneCyno (Post 804382)
i was at cabellas there were some pretty good AEG's there but most of them were pretty shitty the only ones worth looking at there were probably the

Aftermath kraken and the TF9 (MP7) replica.

And the like somebody already said the handys are pretty good. i got a CO2 taurus there it was pretty good 380 fps and a great feel
The kraken is crappen'. Since ALL that S.I.R/Cabelas is garbage clear guns, the kraken is no stranger. While it has a olive drab foregrip stock and grip, the rest of it is clear. But it is the best of the crap there I must say. Things must have changed as well because I have never seen a MP7 (well... its a tactical force clear MP7, but that doesnt count..)
The only thing that Cabelas has that is decent is the SW40F. It functions like a real gun and is sweet and all, but its crap clear again.... so 120 buck aint going to you Crapbelas... (They selection for airsoft even blows in Cabelas grand forks location.. so what do we expect)

And Flea-ish, what is OO?

Leopard2a6m August 26th, 2008 18:47
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Originally Posted by Contradiction (Post 804429)
Could have been a mix of both? :) It was right around the time that Cabela's was moving in, but yeah they did have money troubles, and were going down fast. The rent on that place was probably rediculous since no one has hopped to the gun to buy the land for that place. Stupid thing is still there.



The kraken is crappen'. Since ALL that S.I.R/Cabelas is garbage clear guns, the kraken is no stranger. While it has a olive drab foregrip stock and grip, the rest of it is clear. But it is the best of the crap there I must say. Things must have changed as well because I have never seen a MP7 (well... its a tactical force clear MP7, but that doesnt count..)
The only thing that Cabelas has that is decent is the SW40F. It functions like a real gun and is sweet and all, but its crap clear again.... so 120 buck aint going to you Crapbelas... (They selection for airsoft even blows in Cabelas grand forks location.. so what do we expect)

And Flea-ish, what is OO?
Actually the land probably went for cheap, nobody wants to really build in the inner city in Winnipeg, and the land that Army Surplus was located on was bought by the University of Winnipeg as they are expanding they're campus and this past winter the curling club down there was demolished to allow for expansion of the campus, its just a matter of time before the army surplus place is knocked down.

Danke August 26th, 2008 18:53
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Originally Posted by Leopard2a6m (Post 804446)
Actually the land probably went for cheap, nobody wants to really build in the inner city in Winnipeg, and the land that Army Surplus was located on was bought by the University of Winnipeg as they are expanding they're campus and this past winter the curling club down there was demolished to allow for expansion of the campus, its just a matter of time before the army surplus place is knocked down.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/st...army-bldg.html

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/st...ited-army.html

Contradiction August 26th, 2008 18:54
Quote:
Originally Posted by Leopard2a6m (Post 804446)
Actually the land probably went for cheap, nobody wants to really build in the inner city in Winnipeg, and the land that Army Surplus was located on was bought by the University of Winnipeg as they are expanding they're campus and this past winter the curling club down there was demolished to allow for expansion of the campus, its just a matter of time before the army surplus place is knocked down.
Well, Portage isn't THAT bad of an area.. Trust me, I did some surveying work around Higgins/Main, and it is bad enough driving through there, nevermind getting out and doing a job there.
Plus Portage has some decent girls walking around (only when its very bright out, haha)
But if you think about it, that location is right in the middle of everything, you would think the land would be worth a little.

Its an eyesore.. It'll be good to see it gone.

cloves September 17th, 2008 00:24
so i'm here......we're staying at the Inn at the Forks...pretty cool place. Ate at the Spaghetti Factory this evening...then upstairs to Finn McCue's for beers all night. Not a bad deal.
Been great weather so far.

Ouklae September 17th, 2008 15:28
Portage has it's rough areas Contradiction, and downtown Winnipeg as a whole isn't an ideal place for businesses. The taxes are high, business is low and you always run the risk of vandalism near by. Personally, I avoided Portage after 7 whenever possible (excluding the Forks, as that was always a pretty place to hand out).

I'm quite glad that old Army Surplus store's land is bought by the UofW, as that university will hopefully help lively up the area with more students in the area.

Amos September 17th, 2008 15:40
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Originally Posted by cloves (Post 819871)
so i'm here......we're staying at the Inn at the Forks...pretty cool place. Ate at the Spaghetti Factory this evening...then upstairs to Finn McCue's for beers all night. Not a bad deal.
Been great weather so far.
How long are you going to be in town?

There's a HUGE Zombie airsoft game going on this saturday.

cloves September 17th, 2008 23:33
I fly back out Friday around noon. Are you around at all during the morning? I'd love a chance to say hello.

Flea-ish September 22nd, 2008 23:08
Sorry, i meant Wholesale sports, not OO. wtf?


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