Originally posted by ScorpioVI:
The shop that was charging $39.99 is the one on Camden Ave. by Bascom. I can't remember the name. One of the staffers wasn't even old enough to own a pistol and was looking at me as if I spoke Swahili when I asked for "Wilson Combat 47Ds".
That would be Sportsmans Supply... Go easy on these guys, they are good people, prices may be a little for some things, but considering how quickly we have lost Dealer's/Shops in the area, I try to support our local guys as much as possible.
The "young" guy you saw may be the owner's son. The other "younger" guy is Greg, and he is pretty cool. John, the owner, and his brother are both really kind people, and have been serving our community well for many years.
Since National Shooting club closed, the number of places (FFL's) in a 20 mile radius has dwindled by 20%, kinda scary...
Anyway, certain things, like parts (Wilson in particular) are best ordered off the web, and you will find that there are no shops locally that can compete with that. Same goes for Ammo.
Having the inventory to browse through up close and personal can be helpful, if you should decide to order on the web, and in those rare Emergeny situations where ya just got to have it now, then there ya go.
No question, having the FFL is certainly crucial for us, either for Direct Purchase, Internet Purchase (Transfer's) and local Private Party transfers... If we lose the rest of our local FFL's, we may as well have a Gun Ban, because that is what Sacramento has been doing... Putting these guys out of business is a defacto Gun Ban.
Please, Please, try to support your local dealers! ~Rant off