Capra's Closed?

[grimbeaver]

Tried to go there a few times recently and just a sign in the door that it's closed for inventory. Now Google maps shows it as temporarily closed.

Just dug up this article:
https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/ ... wsuit.html

Capra's Sporting Goods in Blaine is facing a mortgage foreclosure lawsuit after allegedly defaulting on a more than $3 million loan taken out to secure the property.

East Bethel-based Village Bank filed the lawsuit last week in Anoka County District Court alleging that in January the Blaine-based sporting goods store failed to make monthly payments on a $3,873,400 loan taken out in 2022.

Because of the alleged default, Village Bank is suing to foreclose on the property and asking for accelerated payment on the loan.

Capra's is located at 8565 Central Ave NE in Blaine and according to its website was established in 1980. The family-owned shop specializes in hunting, fishing and firearms.

Defendants in the case include Capra’s Outdoors Inc., McDahl Holdings LLC, which owns the property the shop is located on, as well as Samuel Oftedahl, Kirsten Oftedahl, Brian McNallan and Karla-Jean McNallan, which are all listed as registered agents Capra’s Outdoors Inc. in filings with the Minnesota Secretary of State.

No attorney is listed for the defendants and none could be reached for comment.

Village Bank is being represented by Jacob Sellers of Greenstein Sellers PLLC, who declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Real bummer. I've bought a lot of things there over the years.

[OldmanFCSA]

Hate to see them go.

One of the places where I lived, House was in Mounds View, besides Jake's (now Moe's) and the Blue Fox years ago.
Bought many a firearm from Capra's for my children and grandchildren. (My son owned 2 22LR rifles and 6 center-fire long guns prior to realizing he would shoot left-handed, thus put Capra's on notice I needed left-handed firearms.)

[Sorcerer]

I’ve been in Capra’s a fair number of times over the years looking at firearms and accessories. Always found them to a bit over priced. To be fair I don’t fish or do archery so I don’t know if they were competitive pricing in those departments. I have never been desperate enough to pay their ammunition prices.

[grimbeaver]

I’ve been in Capra’s a fair number of times over the years looking at firearms and accessories. Always found them to a bit over priced. To be fair I don’t fish or do archery so I don’t know if they were competitive pricing in those departments. I have never been desperate enough to pay their ammunition prices.

They were usually not the absolute cheapest. But they also had great customer service. And they got me a number of harder to find firearms over the years. Saved me a lot of work not having to hunt down what I wanted. I also don't do archery or fishing. I suspect the new owners came in and overspent upgrading things without realizing how long it would take to see a return on those investments.