Wasted trip to San Antone thanks to the Buckhorn “Saloon”
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:09 am
I took a four-hour trip to San Antonio this weekend. I had a few things planned and all went well but one of the things I looked forward to the most was visiting the “Buckhorn Museum”, which included the Texas Ranger Museum, which is actually the “Buckhorn SALOON and Museum”. Long story short, we walk up to the Buckhorn, which many of ya’ll I’m sure are familiar with, only to find what I found to be a confusing sign scenario.
At the main entrance on the street corner they had in the window both a 51% sign and a 30.06 sign (no 30.07 sign). First off, I found this to be odd because in my town I rarely ever see a 30.06 sign, and I’ve NEVER seen one in conjunction with the 51%. Furthermore, even though there did appear to be a bar inside in one corner and it does have the word “saloon” in its title, I still did not know if I believed the 51% status legitimacy. This is because other than the “saloon”, most of this business appeared to be gift shops, souvenir shops, and two separate museum areas. Not mention the saloon area also appeared to be used more as a dining area for food as much as it did a bar. (Of course, this did occur at 1:00 in the afternoon on a Sunday and all my observations were from the street looking into the open doors).
And what got me confused even more was when I walked down the street to their side entrance (for those of you who aren’t familiar, this is a very large historic building in the downtown area). The store sign here just said “Buckhorn Gift Shop”. At this location they only had a 30.06 and 30.07 sign, no 51%.
What I’m taking forever to get at is this:
1) I would like to find out if this truly is a 51% establishment. I know there is a way because I’ve seen yall talk about it before. If it is truly a 51% sign than end of story. The address is:
318 E HOUSTON ST
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78205.
2)However if it isn’t, I’d like to know so I might write a letter to the owner regarding his/her 30.06/7 signs as well as his deceptive 51% sign.
If it’s truly a 51% establishment (and it very well may be), the owner’s hands are tied, but if not and the owner posts these signs to an establishment that basically glorifies hunters, Texas Rangers, and firearms history, not to mention all the gun-themed items I witnessed coming out of the gift shop, than I find this very ironic and counter to the very spirit of what this place is suppose to represent.
I make it a habit not to support anti 2A establishments, but I’d really like to go there on my next visit so I’m hoping it’s a 51% business.
Can anyone help or advise?
At the main entrance on the street corner they had in the window both a 51% sign and a 30.06 sign (no 30.07 sign). First off, I found this to be odd because in my town I rarely ever see a 30.06 sign, and I’ve NEVER seen one in conjunction with the 51%. Furthermore, even though there did appear to be a bar inside in one corner and it does have the word “saloon” in its title, I still did not know if I believed the 51% status legitimacy. This is because other than the “saloon”, most of this business appeared to be gift shops, souvenir shops, and two separate museum areas. Not mention the saloon area also appeared to be used more as a dining area for food as much as it did a bar. (Of course, this did occur at 1:00 in the afternoon on a Sunday and all my observations were from the street looking into the open doors).
And what got me confused even more was when I walked down the street to their side entrance (for those of you who aren’t familiar, this is a very large historic building in the downtown area). The store sign here just said “Buckhorn Gift Shop”. At this location they only had a 30.06 and 30.07 sign, no 51%.
What I’m taking forever to get at is this:
1) I would like to find out if this truly is a 51% establishment. I know there is a way because I’ve seen yall talk about it before. If it is truly a 51% sign than end of story. The address is:
318 E HOUSTON ST
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78205.
2)However if it isn’t, I’d like to know so I might write a letter to the owner regarding his/her 30.06/7 signs as well as his deceptive 51% sign.
If it’s truly a 51% establishment (and it very well may be), the owner’s hands are tied, but if not and the owner posts these signs to an establishment that basically glorifies hunters, Texas Rangers, and firearms history, not to mention all the gun-themed items I witnessed coming out of the gift shop, than I find this very ironic and counter to the very spirit of what this place is suppose to represent.
I make it a habit not to support anti 2A establishments, but I’d really like to go there on my next visit so I’m hoping it’s a 51% business.
Can anyone help or advise?
