Spencer’s in all the malls, always went straight to black light posters and such loved those …

Winky’s

Rogers Army Navy

In a lot of smaller towns there would be a Gambles or Coast to Coast store. Seemed to be guns to buy there along with the owners were usually on site and seemed to be more helpful when you wanted something or had a question.

As far as bigger stores I miss the old Cabelas. We have one here and I rarely go into it. Stuffs just too expensive and the bargain cave is gone.

S&H Green Stamp

Sears, spent a lot of time in their hardware department while the wife shopped in other stores at the mall.

JJ Newberry

Pamida

Cabelas

We had

Chains:
Gibsons
TG&Y
Otasco
Piggly Wiggly
Green Stamp Store
Western Auto
Sears
KMart
Monkey Wards

Local:
Ferguson's Grocery
The Sportster (mini Bass Pro/ Cabelas type) had everything
Discount City (about 40mi away but had to go by it on the way to where we deer hunted so frequented it a lot)

Spencer's was awesome

Famous Barr Sears. Western auto