Field Trip: Atlantic Tactical

This is going to be short. GPS is not correct on the building so, if you're using a TomTom you will end up in a gentleman's driveway that is not fond of strangers. A quick look at Google Earth/iPhone Maps shows a clear way there.

Holy crap. This place is cool. It doesn't have the same shock and awe that Bass Pro has, but it is cool. Atlantic Tactical is directed towards police, soldiers, and I would have to expect private military types.

They deal in clothes, uniforms, flashlights, body armor, bags, handguns, rifles, shotguns, and so much other stuff. They are big in 5.11 Tactical. If there is some tact gear you want, its probably in there, or they can get a hold of it for you.

So here is the story, we (CD and I) left home about 2:00pm with an expected drive time of 30 minutes. However, after the first paragraph you'll see that it took longer than "expected". We didn't arrive until 2:45pm. Not so bad right? Wrong. This where I'll talk about the bad things. Atlantic Tactical's hours of operation are awful. I can take a pretty good guess and say that most of their business is done via internet or phone orders. Turns out on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, AT closes at 3:00pm. We had 15 minutes to look over the whole store, so there was no time to shock and awe.

Let's touch on a few other downsides to AT. Initially the prices seemed okay, however after really looking through it all its not great. Its all a little expensive. The service was nice. Both clerks were happy to talk to us and explain everything, however, trying to call them was impossible..."press 1 to blah, press 2 to blah blah" and never got a live person.


All in all, Atlantic Tactical was a great experience. It was great because I only spent 15 minutes there and am way too broke to be spending a bunch of money. If true tact gear is what you're after, then this place is where you want to go.

The plan is, as of right now, going Saturday morning to check it out all over again. I'll probably make another post after that. There are a few things I want to price and compare.