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Bo’s Gun Shop

Elizabeth City, NC

Bo’s Gun Shop

Elizabeth City, NC

Certified “Master Gunsmith”

Please CALL for an appointment!

Please CALL for an appointment!

I REPAIR, MODIFY, UPGRADE, RESTORE, APPRAISE and TRANSFER FIREARMS. 

Cash Only Please

Cash Only Please

Credit Card company stopped doing business with firearms dealers!

Quote from a customer

who brought me two S&W revolvers, one of which had misfires, and both of which he wanted a trigger job completed upon:

“I put 50 through each firearm yesterday. I put 50 more through each one today. Zero issues at all. The primer strikes on the Model 36 are a bit deep but no pierced primers, I used two different types of primer, Winchester and CCI. I also used some Factory ammo including plus P 158 grain. Not a single problem with either gun. That model 64 is a joy to shoot! Thank you again for the superlative job you did on not only these two guns but so far everything you have worked on for me. You can count on me as a repeat customer.” (And he has become a regular repeat customer)

7% Discount on all labor for Military, LEO,

or First Responders with ID (active or past).

Bird hunters - need a quicker followup shot?

Then you need less muzzle rise. For

most shotguns I can port your barrel so your

barrel acts as a muzzle brake!  $150.00 + tax

GREAT NEWS, BUT WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT

Our NC legislation is considering bill House Bill  5 (HB 5) which would make us a Constitutional Carry state.  That would me you will no longer be required to apply for and receive a Concealed Carry Permit in order to carry concealed in NC.  If you wanted to conceal carry outside NC you would still need a Permit.

PLEASE contact our legislators and express your support for this bill!

Currently the bill is “in committee.”  We all need to contact (clicking will open and populate an email for you):  Speaker Destin Hall, Rules Committee Chair John Bell, and House Majority Leader Brendan Jones. Urge them to push this bill through committee to the floor.  Further, once the bill makes it to the floor please contact your respective legislators and urge them to pass HB 5!

Unfortunately, county zoning precludes my my performing “retail sales” from my home, where my business resides.   Thus to complete a local “sale” I have to transfer the firearm to another FFL dealer first - it’s not as complicated as it sounds.


I pay CASH for firearms & firearm parts - working or broken.

ARE YOU ONE?

A recent study reveals there has been a 50% increase in the number of persons who Concealed Carry a firearm daily for personal protection.  Over 16 million of us are carrying, including me.  Did you know that if you live next door to the police station it would take the police at least seven minutes to respond, on a perfect day!  And FBI studies show the majority of violent encounters occur in five minutes.  Every day we read about the violent world we live in.  What are YOU doing to protect yourself, your family, and the people around you?  Take personal command of your safety!  Get your Concealed Carry Permit, practice, practice, practice (including drawing your firearm from your chosen holster), Develop your sense of situational awareness.  And be safe out there!  Refuse to be a victim.

Here are the latest political 2nd Amendment changes

Partially great news.  The President’s “Big Beautiful Spending Bill” that has been signed into law has repealed the $200.00 tax on short barreled rifles, other firearms, and suppressors effective 1/1/2026.  However, the Gun Owner’s Of America (GOA) organization is suing the federal government, challenging  the National Firearms act (1934)  that initially imposed the $200.00 tax stamp requirement.  Their challenge is based upon the original law’s being accepted by Supreme Court challenges in the 1920’s that were unsuccessful because the Supreme Court ruled the law Constitutional because it was a “tax” and not an imposition on the 2nd Amendment.  Given the tax has been removed, there is no longer any Constitutional basis for the remaining portions of the law.  Hopefully the suit will win and the 2nd amendment will be one step closer to being “true.”  Consider joining the Gun Owner’s Of America (GOA) to financially support the effort and protect your constitutionally protected “right to bear arms.”


Potential BIG changes coming, if YOU will contact your representative/senator at the state/federal level as appropriate:

1.  SB-50 Passed both houses of our state legislature.As expected our Democratic Governor Stein vetoed the bill.  Since then the Senate has voted to overturn the veto but both houses have to approve the measure.  The House Republican leadership has currently placed a vote on “hold” until they get at least two more Representatives to say they will vote yes, giving a majority to ensure passage.  Please contact your state Representative and urge them to vote to overturn the governor’s veto, and we will become a “Constitutional Carry State!”  That would mean no more requirement to have a concealed carry permit to concealed carry in NC (you would still need one if you intend to Concealed Carry across state lines).

2. Congress: - A bill to make Constitutional Carry States acknowledged across state lines.  If we become a Constitutional Carry state, AND this bill passes, you would not need a Concealed Carry Permit when crossing into Virginia or other states.


My suggestion:  Also tell your NC State Rep/Senator to make it mandatory that shooting ranges owned by counties for use by sheriff departments for training be made public ranges for at least 3/4 of every month.  We are paying for those ranges.   They sit idle at the VERY least 75% of the time.  Let’s put them to our use!  Virginia used to have a law requiring every county to provide a public shooting range.  What do you think?  Maybe our legislators should hear we want public ranges in all our counties!


GREAT NEWS - The Supreme Count has ruled the ATF overstepped its legal authority in classifying bump-stocks as machine guns.  The court wrote a scathing admonition to the ATF.  So start looking for your new bump stock!


AND, in January, the 5th Circuit of the Federal Court struck down the prohibition prohibiting 18-20 year olds from purchasing hand guns.  Doesn’t mean an 18-20 year old in North Carolina can purchase a hand gun - yet.  The change only currently applies to the area of the 5th Circuit, Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.  However, we can expect it to become a nation-wide recension of the law - meaning, soon, any 18-20 year old will be able to purchase a handgun.  Stay tuned!


As has been said before - “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”

DO something:  CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS!!!!!!!!!

Ladies - click HERE to go to the "Empowered 2A" site for

ladies who own firearms.  PS - I welcome lady customers

COWBOY ACTION SHOOTERS

I am a fan and experienced in modifying firearms to make them more suitable for Cowboy Action Shooting.  From lever guns to shotguns to revolvers, I can slick them ALL up for you and make em’ run true and fast!  Please look at my recommendations found on my Cowboy Action page.

I don’t have equipment to “mark” your Personally Manufactured Firearms (PMF - 80% firearms, NOT an AR-15 you assembled using a manufactured 100% lower).  As of 24 August 2022 Gunsmiths are required by law to serialize any PMF that comes in for repair/etc where I must keep it overnight.

Yes, you can ship your firearm to me for repair!Contact me and let’s set it up!

SOME SUGGESTED UPGRADES

AR platforms

Thread barrel for suppressor (and yes, some AR barrels come without threads!)

Trigger job or trigger replacement

Removing over-travel from trigger

Install removable shell deflector that knocks expended cases to the ground

Parts replacement

Drop in trigger

Replace charging handle with oversized and/or ambidextrous handle

Install trigger guard mounted bolt release

Oversized take-down pins

Oversized safety lever

Adjustable gas pressure regulator

Ambidextrous safety lever

Flash suppressor or brake

Install co-witness sights (backups)

Rifles

Polish and blue-print the bolt & receiver

Larger bolt handle

Trigger job or trigger replacement

Pillar bed the stock

Polish the chamber

Restore the muzzle crown

Install quick-release hidden sling swivel studs

Lever Actions

(In addition to Rifle upgrades list)

Polish internals(slick up the action)

Install saddle ring

Install tang-mounted peep-sight

Install over-sized take-down knob (Marlins)

Leather-wrap the lever

Or any other modification/upgrade you can think of!

Semi-automatic pistols

Trigger job or trigger replacement (some models)

Fire-lapping the barrel

Restore the muzzle crown

Replace the sights

Install optics

Bevel the magazine well (to make reloading faster)

Polish the feed ramp (makes feeding more reliable and speeds the action)

Reduce/Eliminate take-up (spongy trigger)

Lighten the Hammer (for hammer-fired guns)

Reduce/eliminate over-travel

Replace the barrel with suppressor-ready threaded barrel

Smooth all sharp edges (to keep from catching on clothing) and redo the surface with cerakote or rebluing

Revolvers

Trigger job or trigger replacement (some models)

Reduce/eliminate over-travel

Polish the cylinder chambers so cases drop free

Fire-lap the barrel

Restore the muzzle crown

Replace the sights

Install optics

Tighten cylinder lockup

Shotguns

Port the barrel

Replace sight bead

Reduce the pull & make action smooth:

Polish hammers and/or chamber(s)

Polish loading surfaces/internals

Install red-dot optics

Reduce barrel length (for home-defense guns)

Replace butt-stock with folding stock (for Home-defense guns)

Install barrel heat shield (hand guard)

Providing complete professional Gunsmithing services to our community and beyond.  Trained, qualified, and certified by the American Gunsmithing Institute with over 40 year’s experience.  And I upgrade, transfer, and appraise firearms !!!!

Prices subject to change without notice

Site Last Updated 08/30/2025