High Plains Gun Shop to open store in Portales

PORTALES, NM—The Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation (RCCDC) is pleased to announce a new business coming to Portales. High Plains Gun Shop will be opening a retail store at 507 E. 2nd Street, the former Calton Furniture property. The new business will provide sales and service for a wide selection of firearms, accessorized equipment, ammo, and other related merchandise. High Plains Gun Shop also plans to provide light manufacturing that includes a machine shop for gunsmithing, firearm customization, rifle assembly, hydro-dipping, cerakote application, laser engraving, and holster manufacturing. Training and gun safety classes will also be offered.

According to the High Plains Gun Shop team, “Our mission is that we are not your typical gun shop! We aim to differentiate ourselves by becoming a favorably recognized brand in the surrounding communities that operates with integrity at all times, treats each person with dignity and respect, and generates revenue through the offering of an extensive selection of products at fair and reasonable prices, enabling us to contribute towards improving our community and making our local area a safe place for everyone to live, work and play.”

High Plains Guns Shop owner Tim Nolan expressed, “I look forward to having this opportunity, so we can take an active role and be engaged in the community. The team as a whole is extremely excited for this addition to our family. We are all looking forward to the possibilities and opportunities.”

RCCDC President Randy Knudson stated, “We are very excited to have Tim and his team join the Portales business community. We are also so pleased to see Tim purchase and have plans to use and develop the former Calton Furniture property. It’s one more example of the positive movement going on in our community.”

In celebration of the new Portales location, High Plains Guns Shop will be having a Memorial Day Weekend Sidewalk Sale at their Clovis location at 2400 N. Prince Street.

Featured deals on their entire inventory along with discounted prices of selected gun accessories will be on hand. The sale begins Friday, May 27th starting at 6:00 am and goes through Sunday May 29th, free hotdogs and bottled water will be served.

The RCCDC was established in 1998 and was formed to preserve, expand, and promote the diverse regional economy through proactive engagement in business expansion and retention, entrepreneurial development, business recruitment, and community-oriented marketing for the City of Portales, Eastern New Mexico University, Roosevelt County, its citizens, and students.