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or the whole house alter the holidays. And the popular Oriental rugs are all on sale just in time for holiday giving.

Your next stop should be at Blue Ridge Guns, a family business owned and operated by Bob Bowers and wife Ruth and sons.

Bob knows all the sportsmen and collectors in the county and their wives come to ask him what gifts will please the most. Many local men stop by and say to Bob, “When my wife comes in, I want that.”

The Bowers are willing to spend a lot of time helping women choose just the right size scope or the knife for just the right purpose. They will special order, too.

Bowers points out that guns are inflation-immune, especially antiques and collectibles. The collectibles are hard to keep in stock because everybody is looking for them, but they’re a good investment. “The value of guns never goes down,” he says.

Other gifts include insulated clothes, fishing equipment, re-loading equipment, gun racks, cowhide wallets, black powder kits and accessories and books from the sportsman’s library. (Great

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