Backwoods Outfitters in Columbia

**Travis Bickle** · April 25th, 2006, 07:39 PM

Does anybody else frequent this shop? It's off the beaten path...you would never stumble upon it by accident. It's a tiny place, but always has a real nice selection of used stuff. His prices (the owner's name is Tom) are GREAT too.

**Pa. Patriot** · April 26th, 2006, 12:45 AM

I used to live in York (before I had my FFL) and Tom was my primary dealer. You won't find a nicer or more trustworthy place to do business.

**kmrcstintn** · January 21st, 2007, 08:01 PM

I hit this shop a few times when I lived in East Hempfield before relocating to Carlisle; he doesn't have the largest on hand selection, but the shop people are nice, knowledgable, honest, and willing to answer alot of ???'s...if you are allergic to dog dander, take your antihistamine before going...the owners have 2 of the nicest Golden Retrievers that love to nudge everyone for a pet on the head! Great shop!!!

**nijwnfi** · January 21st, 2007, 09:11 PM

3 retrievers. There is also a Chocolate Lab named Ben. He's not there all the time. Backwoods is a good shop.

**Headhunter 13** · January 22nd, 2007, 12:51 PM

Nice shop and Tom is a great guy to deal with. Very informative.

**Karys** · January 22nd, 2007, 01:19 PM

I used to stop in almost weekly when I lived in Lancaster and I've bought quite a few guns there. Actually, I've bought so much stuff there that I think I'm sending his kids to college.

Tom is a great guy and his prices are always decent.

I don't get out that way much anymore but I always see him at the Valley Forge gun show.

**JIMMYC308** · January 25th, 2007, 05:58 PM

Bought a few guns from him at Valley Forge show and stopped out to the store twice. Very nice people and willing to deal and answer questions.

**RUBZERK** · April 19th, 2007, 07:35 AM

Backwoods has good prices but a friend took his gun there to get fixed & the fixed the wrong thing. so its still broke. bad service.

**Bosun13** · April 19th, 2007, 08:48 AM

I met these folks at the Valley Forge gun show last month, bought a nicely-used Bushmaster from them. I was very favorably impressed. It would be a long ride for me to visit their store, but I might do it at some point.