Actually Got a Good Buy at Gander Mtn. Today!

[slowburninsteve]

For the first time I got a really good buy at Gander Mtn. today. .223 ammo by American Eagle (Federal) 100 rounds for $29.99, that's $10.00 less than Wally World! Of course they only had a few boxes. I snatched up 2.

Steve

 

[H Richard]

Watch the used gun rack at Gander. Every once in awhile you will find a bargain.

 

[Skeeziks]

Watch the used gun rack at Gander. Every once in awhile you will find a bargain.

Ha!...not at my Gander Mtn.
What he does when he takes a gun in is, he looks it up in the Blue Book and goes straight to the "Excll. 100%" column and prices it at that value (and sometimes over that.)
Problem is...the gun could be in about 50-60% cond., and he still prices it at 100%. I can't begin to tell you how many shotguns & rifles I've picked up off the rack that were broken!
And the guys he has working back there in the gun dept. are real pieces of work. A few weeks ago I asked to look at a Ithaca NID Grade 2 that was behind the glass and was priced (what else?) way too high and when I pointed out that the barrels had been sleeved at some point in its life, the nimrod proceeds to tell me "oh no...that's the way they joined the barrels on shotguns back then." I didn't even bat an eyelash, 'cause I knew it would've been futile to try to convince him otherwise.
When I was young I would usually correct the guys behind the counters, but as I grew older I learned it was better to just humor them.

Sorry for the rambling....

 

[mr.magnum]

i know that it's not like this everywhere, and there are some really decent gunshops, but every gun dealer i've ever dealt with usually marks things up way too high and aren't interested in negotiation. and when they find out that you know what you're talkin about, you might as well hang it up. i know that they are in it for the money, but sheesh! if it weren't for the internet, i would only have 1 gun. the first one i ever got from my dad.

 

[smith revolver cop]

I've bought a few things at Gander Mtn., and even gotten a few decent deals there. But, it surprises me that the deal you got was on ammo- they are way beyond ridiculous on their ammo prices in the Dayton, OH area.

 

[nostraDONus]

Best deals I got from Gander was when my daughter worked there. She hated it but I told her she had to keep the job because it was saving me money. Employees and family got (if I remember correctly) 20% off. That's when I bought most of my 2000 rds of 7.62 x 39 at $1.75 /box. It's currently going for $6.00/box.

I also bought a used/like new Winchester 94 Trapper with a scope for $225.00. Sold it a year later for $290.00.

I nearly cried when she quit to go to college.

 

[FlYFiShErMaN]

Ha!...not at my Gander Mtn.
What he does when he takes a gun in is, he looks it up in the Blue Book and goes straight to the "Excll. 100%" column and prices it at that value (and sometimes over that.)
Problem is...the gun could be in about 50-60% cond., and he still prices it at 100%. I can't begin to tell you how many shotguns & rifles I've picked up off the rack that were broken!
And the guys he has working back there in the gun dept. are real pieces of work. A few weeks ago I asked to look at a Ithaca NID Grade 2 that was behind the glass and was priced (what else?) way too high and when I pointed out that the barrels had been sleeved at some point in its life, the nimrod proceeds to tell me "oh no...that's the way they joined the barrels on shotguns back then." I didn't even bat an eyelash, 'cause I knew it would've been futile to try to convince him otherwise.
When I was young I would usually correct the guys behind the counters, but as I grew older I learned it was better to just humor them.

Sorry for the rambling....

Your Gander sounds like mine.........way over priced and filled with basic BS artists.

 

[zoom6zoom]

Watch the used gun rack at Gander. Every once in awhile you will find a bargain.

My buddy found a rifle marked as "unknown Mauser" for 49.99.
It was a Arisaka 99 with original dust cover and AA sights (but no mum). I doubled his money for him.