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Borla · 01-30-2011, 04:15 PM

I think with the difference in ammo cost, and for a gun that I mainly plan on just plinking with from 50-100 yards, a .30-30 is a bit expensive for me.

The local gun stores tick me off.

The Cabela's in Hammond, IN (about an hour or so for me) has the .44 Big Boy that I want in stock. The price is $669. The problem is that with IL's stupid "wait 24 hours for any gun" law, I would have to drive an hour to Hammond, fill out the paperwork and pay for the gun, drive an hour home, then repeat all of that at least 24 hours later. So 5-6 hours of my life wasted to get that price. No filling out paperwork online, over the phone, etc., you physically have to be in the store two separate times 24 hours apart if you are an IL resident.

So, I went to one of the largest gun stores in the SW suburbs. They have the gun in stock as well. They want $779 for it. I ask them if they will price match. They say they will consider it, but the guy I was dealing with would have to ask his manager. So I tell him to go ask, and let him know what deal I had found and where. He walks over and asks the manager, walks back and says "Nope, we can't match that." So I ask "Is there anything you can do at all?" "Nope". He seemed totally disinterested, so I just walked out of the store.

There is a Gander Mountain down the street, so I went over there. They have the same gun. I ask him if they'll price match. He says that they will if a store is local and has it in stock. I tell him about the Cabela's, but he says it would have to be in IL to be considered. I walk to another part of the store and call around to several other local places. Either no one has it in stock, or no one is below $750-800. I go back to the gun counter and tell him, and ask if he can do anything, or worse case, what their FFL transfer fee is if I order it from Bud's Gun Shop (who has it for $659 currently). FFL fee is $75 , he says that he'd like to come down in price but they just got that gun in stock and he can't do that right now. He apologizes, tells me he wishes he could have my business, shook my hand, and that's that. At least he was polite.

There is a local guy I know that does FFL's for $30, but he's on vacation until about the end of the week. Looks like I'll just be ordering from Bud's and shipping to him.

01-30-2011, 04:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Borla Junkie	I think with the difference in ammo cost, and for a gun that I mainly plan on just plinking with from 50-100 yards, a .30-30 is a bit expensive for me. The local gun stores tick me off. The Cabela's in Hammond, IN (about an hour or so for me) has the .44 Big Boy that I want in stock. The price is $669. The problem is that with IL's stupid "wait 24 hours for any gun" law, I would have to drive an hour to Hammond, fill out the paperwork and pay for the gun, drive an hour home, then repeat all of that at least 24 hours later. So 5-6 hours of my life wasted to get that price. No filling out paperwork online, over the phone, etc., you physically have to be in the store two separate times 24 hours apart if you are an IL resident. So, I went to one of the largest gun stores in the SW suburbs. They have the gun in stock as well. They want $779 for it. I ask them if they will price match. They say they will consider it, but the guy I was dealing with would have to ask his manager. So I tell him to go ask, and let him know what deal I had found and where. He walks over and asks the manager, walks back and says "Nope, we can't match that." So I ask "Is there anything you can do at all?" "Nope". He seemed totally disinterested, so I just walked out of the store. There is a Gander Mountain down the street, so I went over there. They have the same gun. I ask him if they'll price match. He says that they will if a store is local and has it in stock. I tell him about the Cabela's, but he says it would have to be in IL to be considered. I walk to another part of the store and call around to several other local places. Either no one has it in stock, or no one is below $750-800. I go back to the gun counter and tell him, and ask if he can do anything, or worse case, what their FFL transfer fee is if I order it from Bud's Gun Shop (who has it for $659 currently). FFL fee is $75 , he says that he'd like to come down in price but they just got that gun in stock and he can't do that right now. He apologizes, tells me he wishes he could have my business, shook my hand, and that's that. At least he was polite. There is a local guy I know that does FFL's for $30, but he's on vacation until about the end of the week. Looks like I'll just be ordering from Bud's and shipping to him. __________________ Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde!!!!