Went to Gander Mountain this Sunday to look around and Geez Louise the prices were astronomical! Lots of people were looking, I'm not sure how many were buying, but it was probably too many. They had the Taurus TCP with a black slide priced at well over $300. I don't know if it was black stainless or not, but come on. I can buy the TCP with a black steel slide for $225 at the local shop and he has bunches of them in stock. Another example was the Taurus raging judge. $1088 at Gander, $968 at Big R. Really? That much more? And the kicker was the high points for $250, HA! And it wasn't just the guns. There were all kinds of jacked up prices on everything from gun cases to ammo to whatever you can name.
Bass Pro is usually high as well. They run sales, but the everyday prices on most shooting supplies are pretty high, Just think what these places would do if the little guy were to go out of business. All the more reason to shop local when you can. Why buy from a huge destination store that has all the overhead of a huge fish tank and a national radio campaign when you can walk into "BOB's" little old gun shop and get the same stuff for less and support a local businessman? Oh we price match. No thanks, I'd rather just go in and get a good deal to begin with.
Just a bit of a rant.
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