Just bought me a gently used handgun from the gun library @ Cabela's Gonzales, LA. Spotted the gun online and called the store. Knowledgeable employee and helpful. Gun was shipped in a timely fashion to the Cabela's here in Reno (Verdi, NV). There was no shipping charge and no FFL transfer fee. Everything went smooth at the Cabela's here. Gun condition was accurately described. No complaints.
Went into Cabela's in Billings this evening.
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Back to 209 primers… if you want to shoot Cowboy Fast Draw (wax bullets) those cases are generally drilled out to accept 209s. Depending on the event, using up a sleeve of 100 (and maybe more in a large event if you’re shooting well) is not that uncommon. If you do any live fire practice at all between matches, a brick of 1000 can go away fast!
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I have been buying 209's even though I have no current application for them. I figure I will pick up an inline muzzle loader at some point. The only brand I see locally are Cheddite.
I have started to see Black Friday sales of ammo at $230 per 1K of 9mm reloads. At around 10 cents a primer, and about 8 cents on up for bullets, and then powder, not worth it to reload 9mm yet for me. to get their margins, the manufacturers sure aren't paying 7 cents each for those primers.
Now .357 SIG, 10mm and 38/357, yes it is.
Now .357 SIG, 10mm and 38/357, yes it is.
In our WNY store the ammo section is kinda roped off with an attendant inside. All ammo is in glass case. There’s normally an employee there (elderly gentleman) that cracks jokes when people ask for a particular caliber. In parts of NY you can only use slugs for deer season which opens next Saturday. So I hear a guy ask if they have any Sabots. The employee points to a sign and says just these. The sign says NO SLUGS. The guy was pretty aggravated and said I came here for ammo not a comedy show……. Last time I was there I asked a different guy if by chance they had any 22 Hornet in stock. He said no just CCI and Federal. LOL I just walked away shaking my head.
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Interesting..... and thanks for the update.
My lack of interest in Sportsman's Warehouse isn't abated by this information....
Never liked shopping at a store that sells everything at high retail prices......
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I remember that. I remember having the same feeling about them, too.
Shame, never went back.
Been having a problem getting and staying on lately. As I stated earlier the wholesale on primers is 45-65 dollars. The usual mark up on much in the reloading components is usually about 20-30%...more often the lower figure...so when Cabelas or any other store sells them at 90-120 per 1000 they would be about a 100% profit. I would call that price gouging and done just because they can. I understand markups on most things that are sold. New guns are in many cases a poor return on investment. When I had my shop I made more percentage wise off the extras I sold than the guns. On reloading supplies I made a fair amount because of volume of sales. An example..I sold shotgun shells by the 1/2 case for about 12% profit for Estate...15% for AA and STS but I bought them by the hundred flat lots and they went quick... And I just had a very small shop. The markup on primers right now is mostly taking advantage of reloaders
As large as Phoenix is, we have but one Cabela's and one Bass Pro. I think we have now FOUR Sportsman's Warehouse outlets. You can do that math, I'm sure.......
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Cabela's was ruined by hedge fund robber-barons.
Buy them.
Nothing wrong with Cheddite 209 primers for 12 Ga, shotgun loads.
I went through 2,000 when I could not get win or fed primers
and never had a mis-fire.
They also come in the low profile box, that takes up less space.
So did Remington and Marlin and quite a few other companies. Bought 'em out and robbed 'em blind and then exited through a back door...leaving them hung out to dry. Remington settled a suit because they had no money to fight it and the only thing left was bankruptcy to pay all the lawyers. Marlin was bought by the people who were robbing Remington...mainly because they were effectively broke, their machinery was worn out and the people finishing the guns(by hand) were leaving because of age. The real Remington people tried to save Marlin and Remington but it was too late. The Cabelas family was no longer interested in the company because retail is a very hard business so they cashed out for their future. I don't know as I blame them.
