What prices are ya'll seeing?

I just bought mine yesterday for $279.99 at Adventure Outdoors in Smyrna, Ga. They price matched Cherokee Guns out in Canton. It's the SD40VE by the way.
 
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I finally got mine from academy this morning. $317 out the door. That is, after I waited about an hour because the FBI system was down from being overloaded with people trying to get background checks.
 
S&W SD9VE. Bought mine December 9, 2012 at Sportsman's Warehouse here in Nampa, Idaho for $329.99 + 6% state sales tax. SD40VE were the same price.
 
My LGS just jacked up the price today from $289 for the SDVE to $329!! YIKES! In fact all the guns jumped up about $30 to $40. WTH??
 
supply and demand is up right now. People are trying to sell AR's for 2-3x what they are worth. People are buy ammo like there is no tomorrow.
 
supply and demand is up right now. People are trying to sell AR's for 2-3x what they are worth. People are buy ammo like there is no tomorrow.

Yeah, I'm having flashbacks to a few years ago. No ammo to be found and what did hit the shelf was gone in an hour. A box of 9mm Blazer aluminum was going for $19.99. On December 31st 2012 my local gun store had it on sale for $8.99. That's gone. I hate to see everyone in a panic and freaking out, we do it to ourselves. There is a handgun I was looking at buying over the past month that was $389 (everyday price) and now after the new year it's $429. I guess the gun store made my mind up for me. I'm not just going to give them my hard earned money so they can make more profit. Maybe things will calm down in a year or two like before.
 
Pay for a background check?

I don't understand the charge for a back groundcheck when buying from a LGS. Sure when a dealer does the paper work for a gun bought someplace else like Buds but when buying in shop? I have never had an extra charge in all the years I have been buying guns. Perhaps they are figuring the cost in with gun. Anyway if a dealer stuck on an extra charge to do the background check I would turn around and walk out the door.

I got the FFL transfer (from another place) did a background check which was answering a lot of computer questions and the check itself was all online which amounted to pushing a computer key. All for $20. Tacking on charges is tacky and I'd be P.O.d too.
 
There are none local in my part of NC. Cheapest I could find the SD40 was Bud's for $369 with free shipping. I was looking at a Sig P250 and Taurus .40 and they both sold out in hrs so I went ahead and reserved the SD.

~BK
 
Anyone in CA find a good deal on these? Been looking for months, and tried of waiting.
 
There are none local in my part of NC. Cheapest I could find the SD40 was Bud's for $369 with free shipping. I was looking at a Sig P250 and Taurus .40 and they both sold out in hrs so I went ahead and reserved the SD.

~BK

I hope you're not planing on buying an SDVE for $370. I wouldn't buy anything right now. Most gun stores are price gouging big time right now. Don't let them take advantage of you. SDVE's were $289 a few weeks back.

Perfect example: one of my local stores that doesn't have much left in stock does however have a few Taurus Millennium Pro 9mm's. Now, these usually go for about $350, they have it priced at a whopping $509!!! Anyone dumb enough to pay that much......

3 weeks ago when they had glocks in stock they were only $499. Now idiots on the internet are asking $650 for used ones. Bad bad time to be making a purchase unless it is absolutely crucial that you need to buy. I'm not spending a dime on guns or ammo anytime soon, not that it's available anyway.
 
Bought my SD40VE yesterday for $300 plus tax. Funny thing. One gun shop has the pistols but no ammo. Across town the guy has ammo but has a waiting list for the pistols.
 
The SD40VE I just bought I paid $330 + $20 shipping.

When I checke Academy Sports website recently they were listing them at $299.

Once everything settles down a bit if S&W ever runs another rebate deal like they sometimes did with the Sigmas (I remember those being $299 with a $50 rebate available) I may pickup the 9mm version of the gun.
 
My LGS takes good care of me. $350 whenever they get them in stock. Trying to gauge if anything is out there. I've only seen pictures so far.
 
My LGS takes good care of me. $350 whenever they get them in stock. Trying to gauge if anything is out there. I've only seen pictures so far.

$350 is overcharging you. Like I've said before, right now is the absolute worst time to be buying any gun. Of course there are still some places that haven't started their price gouging yet (walmart). Maybe $350 was the price last year too, I don't know about your area. In mine, they were $60 less ($289). Here in OH the gun stores are screwing people to death. Ammo has jumped from 20%-25% a box. Some handguns are well over $100 more than they were in DEC. I always keep a close eye on prices in my area and right now it makes me sick to see people getting shafted like they are. Either they are not aware of the price hike or just don't care. Actually I think there are alot of folks going out lately and making their first gun purchase. The gun stores prey on these men and women.
 
Got mine at Academy for the $299 price..pick it up on Friday.
Cant wait.All the .40 Ammo they had was about a buck a round though.
Need better ammo prices..that will break me quick.
 
Got mine at Academy for the $299 price..pick it up on Friday.
Cant wait.All the .40 Ammo they had was about a buck a round though.
Need better ammo prices..that will break me quick.

That's a great price, that's how it should be priced. But $1 a round for 40S&W? You MUST be talking about the 'self defense' rounds right? The JHP ones that come 20 to 25 rounds to a box?
 
Actually,your right. I'm new to this and it was 100 round box for $38. I thought it
Said 40 rounds not 100.
I'm waiting to pick it up tomorrow afternoon. Not sure when I will get shoot it..its a bad time to gets days off lately.
 
Retail is $379, so $350 in CA, is actually pretty good. Most guns are marked $100+ in CA regardless of political climate, due to all of CA predatory sales practice.

$350 is overcharging you. Like I've said before, right now is the absolute worst time to be buying any gun. Of course there are still some places that haven't started their price gouging yet (walmart). Maybe $350 was the price last year too, I don't know about your area. In mine, they were $60 less ($289). Here in OH the gun stores are screwing people to death. Ammo has jumped from 20%-25% a box. Some handguns are well over $100 more than they were in DEC. I always keep a close eye on prices in my area and right now it makes me sick to see people getting shafted like they are. Either they are not aware of the price hike or just don't care. Actually I think there are alot of folks going out lately and making their first gun purchase. The gun stores prey on these men and women.
 
The range where I shoot had an SD9VE in when I was there the other night - freakin' $499!! They also had an M&P 15 actually in stock - and no wonder at $2900. They've always been overpriced on guns, but I never expected this level of gouging...
 
I got mine a week ago for $335+ tax. Would have been $360+ tax but I signed up for their cwp class and got $25 off. From what some have wrote here I over paid. Im not complaing because they were sold out everywhere else and other places were asking msrp.
 
I scored a SD 9 & 40 two weeks ago at Academy. $299 each. Best deal going on a reliable hi cap pistol.

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