I use to live in Houston. Not sure of a LGS in your area, but if you reload, 10 ring is a great little shop. Prices aren’t necessarily cheap, but competitive, and they’re well stocked, knowledgeable and nice guys.
https://www.10ring.com
Lone Star Defense & Arms. A little hole in the wall type gun shop in Spring Branch. Good, down to earth people.
They sell consignment with low fees and they'll bring in items through their online store* at usually competitive prices.
https://www.defenseandarms.com/
*GearFire distributor
I always check with my local gun shop when I want to buy a new gun. I tell him the prices I have found on the internet and he tells me if he can match or beat them. The last 3 new guns I have bought were from his shop.
I am purchasing a new rifle and was shopping price on the net; I also called my favorite LGS to get an OTD quote. I guess that I was conditioned to think that brick and mortar could not compete with net pricing but to my surprise, I was wrong - my LGS (including sales tax) ended up being $75 cheaper when all of the extra charges (shipping, transfer) were included in the internet pricing. I learned something today; some brick and mortar has adapted or the net has gotten greedy (or both).
No doubt I'm lucky with my LGS. I've been into more than one shop that seemed to actively go out of their way to discourage new customers. The LGS I mentioned above it around 15-20 minute drive from my home. There used to be another local shop within walking distance of my home. He sold everything for full MSRP, and his charge for transfers was 2-3X the other shop. Needless to say he's not around anymore.I think some of you guys have more user friendly LGSs/pawn shops/etc. than I do...