MP 15-22, a good buy?

[Tinstar]

Something else that I forgot to mention...Gander Mountain (GM) has been referenced several times during this discussion. I wanted to put my two cents worth in. I have had nothing but negative experiences when dealing with the firearms department at my GM. They tend to be on the pricey side when it comes to firearms. The sales people are less than cordial and I have never gotten that old "service with a smile". I have witnessed two employees (on two seperate occasions) get into shouting matches and I thought that they were going to come to blows. I have seen shouting matches between employees and customers on more than one occasion. I left a shotgun with the gunsmith for a couple of minor issues, and didn't get it back for over three months...with the job only half way done. Then, I found a price on a Henry Rifle which was cheaper than GM, and I told them about it. Their policy is supposed to be, if you find it cheaper, they will sell it to you at that price. Well, they wouldn't call to verify, they wanted me to go to the other store, have a manager fill out a paper that told the exact price, and have that manager sign the paper to prove it. What?! Are you kidding me? What manager of another store is going to take the time to do this so that the customer can go to another store to purchase the product? I couldn't believe it. The firearm was much cheaper at Walmart, but it wasn't in stock...that's why I wanted to get it from GM. Finally, I told them to stick it and I thought that it was false advertising, and I just ordered the firearm from Walmart. It was much cheaper and came in within a week. Needless to say, I am not a fan of GM.

 

[BELT_FED]

+1 for the gm thing and our bass pro is about as bad... ive got a gsg-5sd and a s&w m&p 15-22 that ive threaded the barrel and now have the intregal suppressor look going on.. i love them both, they get alot of looks and they r great cheap trainers for my mp5 and my ars... there is a down side to a rimfire weapon its the rim (in case u didnt know)and there is no way around that and as long as they have high capacity mags with thumb assists for rimfires there will be feed problems... good news is they r cheap so throw the damage round away and move on.. a huge + for the s&w is that cleaning is so very easy... it makes the 10/22 look difficult lol
...just my thoughts hope it was helpful to vent... i know it helped me lol

 

[TxShooter2k9]

add another to the GM haters club. They are for sure higher on there stuff, and the people in the gun dept never seem to be eager to help me, and when they do, there not to helpful. I'll stick with good ol Academy. Always been great to me.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

add another to the GM haters club. They are for sure higher on there stuff, and the people in the gun dept never seem to be eager to help me, and when they do, there not to helpful. I'll stick with good ol Academy. Always been great to me.

I say.... to heck with all these chain stores. When it comes to firearms I first go to my local gun club. If he can't get what I want in a reasonable time (such as the 15-22 which was allocated) then I go to Benton Shooters in Benton, TN. I can always get a better deal at Benton though I prefer to support my local club. I guess it's just a personal thang... but I just ain't buying no gun from Walmart, Dick's, Sportsman Warehouse et al., or the Disneyland displays at Cabellas and Pro Bass.... though... I'll gladly waste their time taking a 'gander' at their inventory.