Young's Surplus Grand Rapids Michigan

The weather has been good, so we loaded up the Roadcrew and headed to Young's in Grand Rapids to check a few things in our gear for the upcoming season and get some of the replicas chronographed. I gotta say, many of the 'Crews road trips end as "adventures". And "adventures" lead to "experience" and I can tell you from what I have learned, experience points hurt to get. This was a great experience, we learned a lot and no pain what so ever!

TJ is a great guy to work with, and he is very straight up with you about everything. He knows quite a bit about airsoft equipment, and has an extensive stock of replicas, tac gear and accessories, as well as lots of other fun stuff in the store. He always has a smile, usually has an answer and often has a great story too.

We checked in first to make sure he had time to do some work on a few of the replicas, and went back out to get the gear. I have to admit, there was a point it felt like being in a movie... carrying a case full of replicas into the store was a little surreal in spots, but hey, TJ is used to it. Many people bring in their gear for repairs or upgrades. When we take our gear our like this, we are very careful about transporting our replicas, making sure all are in locked cases, and it is wise for every airsoft player to do the same. You don't want a surprise visit from the local authorities wondering about calls they got about "a bunch of people with machine guns" (and yes, the public is under educated, on what a machine gun actually is, and what airsoft actually is. These calls really do happen). So we loaded in the gear and got to work.

TJ quickly chrono'd the replicas for us, fixed an electrical problem in the JG folding stock AK (info on that will be added to the review there) and checked the seal in one of our grenade shells for us. Most of the crew wandered around and found some great buys on boots and other gear as well. Of course, while we were there it got busy, so we kept telling TJ to help out other folk, as we were in no real hurry that day. He was very gracious and gave everyone else the same great service we got, and we got to look around the store even more than we would have been able to otherwise.

We got all of our gear sorted out, learned a number of clever tricks and information and picked up some new gear for the upcoming season. The we loaded everything in the car and headed back home, better equipped and not all that cash strapped for the adventure. Many thanks to TJ at Young's for a great time, good deals and expert, courteous service! Highly recommended!

Young's Surplus is located at:
2955 Division Avenue South
Grand Rapids, MI 49548-1151
(616) 452-4900
www.youngsarmy.com/