a WTF moment: small gun stores that screw you

[nordic alien]

most of the time i try to buy local and support small gun shops, seems like there are 2 in my area jacking up ammo prices by charging more than twice the price; $35 for 40 S&W 50 rds. went to cabelas, hudson ma and they were in shape. $16.99 50 rds. 5 box limit

 

[jpm]

Dude its called supply & demand.

 

[Marty McFly]

They aren't screwing you intentionally most of the time. Do you think you LGS has the buying power of cabelas/bass pro?

I'll pay more at my local shop than run all over hell so the Walmart of guns and tackle can make my local guy go out of business.
I will shop at bass pro. But not for items my local shop stocks anyway. Also you are buying ammo at a time that everyone is looking for ammo. I assume since you are not green you must be a new shooter that hasn't had time to prepare for this?

 

[nordic alien]

They aren't screwing you intentionally most of the time. Do you think you LGS has the buying power of cabelas/bass pro?

those places they were never this high; bought quite a bit of ammo from them before at decent prices

 

[Marty McFly]

those places they were never this high; bought quite a bit of ammo from them before at decent prices

My local shop deals mostly in guns and not as much ammo. He is buying 9mm for 50 cents a round. And people are buying it from him for .05 per round profit. Yeah f*** that guy.

 

[BigAl23]

The problem is that the gun shops are buying from citizens because their suppliers don't have any inventory. One shop I know is buying guns off Gunbroker. So, the prices have to be jacked up.

 

[Kevin_NH]

The problem is that the gun shops are buying from citizens because their suppliers don't have any inventory. One shop I know is buying guns off Gunbroker. So, the prices have to be jacked up.

Never seen a gun store buying commercial ammo from J.Random Dude off the street and selling it as NIB-- now, there used to be that place in Amherst where the owner would stalk the ammo counter at Walmart and just slap his own price tag on, but that's no longer an option...

My local shop deals mostly in guns and not as much ammo. He is buying 9mm for 50 cents a round. And people are buying it from him for .05 per round profit. Yeah f*** that guy.

F*** his distributor if they're charging him 30% more at wholesale than what Cabela's puts it out on the floor for at retail!

 

[DarthRevan]

I'm the first to bitch about spending money, but comparing a LGS to a Cabelas is not even apples and oranges. It's like... marshmallows to kale.

 

[Marty McFly]

F*** his distributor if they're charging him 30% more at wholesale than what Cabela's puts it out on the floor for at retail!

Yeah its what he can get his hands on. And he does it so he can keep a supply. Sucks all around

 

[GlockJock]

Move to a shatbag Socialist or Communist country in Europe or (wherever), then you can and should complain.... But.. If nobody held you at gunpoint and forced you to buy ammo (or guns or a friggin case of beer, for that matter)?
As I type this, I'm eating a delicious baked chicken dinner with all the fixin's (stuffing, mashed potato, vegetables, gravy, cranberry sauce, etc etc etc.. And when I'm finished I'll probably devour half (or most) of the fresh baked apple pie my wife bought too. And I'm sure it cost a good chunk of change for all this, cuz my wife buys (and/or cooks, on a night when she hasn't worked all day) top quality, delicious fresh food daily....But I could have stopped at Burger King on the way home and bought us a much less expensive "dinner" and had that instead. But nobody forced us to pay seven (or more!) times what a Burger King meal costs. We bought and ate this wonderful meal because...
Because we live in a free country and we buy and eat whatever we feel like buying... And we don't bitch about the price, cuz we could have had a whopper and fries and...and still had enough money for dinner tomorrow night also.
You/we live in a free country. Don't buy the beer if you feel it's "overpriced".

Just sayin'

 

[Marty McFly]

most of the time i try to buy local and support small gun shops, seems like there are 2 in my area jacking up ammo prices by charging more than twice the price; $35 for 40 S&W 50 rds. went to cabelas, hudson ma and they were in shape. $16.99 50 rds. 5 box limit
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If you form a relationship with a shop or two. They will get ammo and hold it for you. They will anticipate your purchases and it works out great.

 

[FloridaLife23]

These prices aren't going anywhere anytime soon

 

[Marty McFly]

Move to a shatbag Socialist or Communist country in Europe or (wherever), then you can and should complain.... But.. If nobody held you at gunpoint and forced you to buy ammo (or guns or a friggin case of beer, for that matter)?
As I type this, I'm eating a delicious baked chicken dinner with all the fixin's (stuffing, mashed potato, vegetables, gravy, cranberry sauce, etc etc etc.. And when I'm finished I'll probably devour half (or most) of the fresh baked apple pie my wife bought too. And I'm sure it cost a good chunk of change for all this, cuz my wife buys (and/or cooks, on a night when she hasn't worked all day) top quality, delicious fresh food daily....But I could have stopped at Burger King on the way home and bought us a much less expensive "dinner" and had that instead. But nobody forced us to pay seven (or more!) times what a Burger King meal costs. We bought and ate this wonderful meal because...
Because we live in a free country and we buy and eat whatever we feel like buying... And we don't bitch about the price, cuz we could have had a whopper and fries and...and still had enough money for dinner tomorrow night also.
You/we live in a free country. Don't buy the beer if you feel it's "overpriced".

Just sayin'

 

[SHOCKNAWE]

The WTF moment should have been long before Covid gayness when you looked at your ammo supply and saw some empty space.

 

[jpm]

BTW that Herter's brand is Cabela's own in house brand so they are not only buying in huge quantities and LGS could never come close to, but its also their own brand which means its even cheaper for them to acquire. LGS has to buy from wherever it can get it and turn a profit to both keep himself in business AND try to help his customers who have no ammo and can't find any. Or worse, are buying a gun and need something to feed it so its not just a paperweight.

 

[nordic alien]

Move to a shatbag Socialist or Communist country in Europe or (wherever), then you can and should complain.... But.. If nobody held you at gunpoint and forced you to buy ammo (or guns or a friggin case of beer, for that matter)?
As I type this, I'm eating a delicious baked chicken dinner with all the fixin's (stuffing, mashed potato, vegetables, gravy, cranberry sauce, etc etc etc.. And when I'm finished I'll probably devour half (or most) of the fresh baked apple pie my wife bought too. And I'm sure it cost a good chunk of change for all this, cuz my wife buys (and/or cooks, on a night when she hasn't worked all day) top quality, delicious fresh food daily....But I could have stopped at Burger King on the way home and bought us a much less expensive "dinner" and had that instead. But nobody forced us to pay seven (or more!) times what a Burger King meal costs. We bought and ate this wonderful meal because...
Because we live in a free country and we buy and eat whatever we feel like buying... And we don't bitch about the price, cuz we could have had a whopper and fries and...and still had enough money for dinner tomorrow night also.
You/we live in a free country. Don't buy the beer if you feel it's "overpriced".

Just sayin'

and when you finish gorging yourself and ranting have a nice workout and a couple of glasses of wine along with your meds, or next time just chill and have a steak

 

[MisterHappy]

If price is too high
Then you don't buy.


They're free to set the price, you're free to move along to another store. In two years, if the overpriced LGS is gone, you were right.

 

[nordic alien]

The WTF moment should have been long before Covid gayness when you looked at your ammo supply and saw some empty space.

new 40 S&W gun have plenty of ammo just low on 40

 

[Marty McFly]

new 40 S&W gun have plenty of ammo just low on 40

Your post should have been about your score at cabelas and less about you local guys ripping you off. You should ask them what there profit on a new gun is. They are scraping by alot of times

 

[JRT]

BTW that Herter's brand is Cabela's own in house brand so they are not only buying in huge quantities and LGS could never come close to, but its also their own brand which means its even cheaper for them to acquire. LGS has to buy from wherever it can get it and turn a profit to both keep himself in business AND try to help his customers who have no ammo and can't find any. Or worse, are buying a gun and need something to feed it so its not just a paperweight.

I think its manufactured by Fiocchi.

 

[Marty McFly]

new 40 S&W gun have plenty of ammo just low on 40

BTW what is the new gun?


Please say hi point. Please please please

 

[nordic alien]

othere charging $35 box of 50 is price gouging

 

[Marty McFly]

othere charging $35 box of 50 is price gouging

So don't buy

 

[nordic alien]

BTW what is the new gun?


Please say hi point. Please please please

stern arms 40 S&W conversion unit for my colt a2; cheaper than buying a whole new rifle but not a hi point

 

[Emacs]

othere charging $35 box of 50 is price gouging

How does this affect you at all, exactly?

 

[nordic alien]

How does this affect you at all, exactly?

not at all went to cabelas to keep from getting screwed

 

[SHOCKNAWE]

new 40 S&W gun have plenty of ammo just low on 40

Enjoy your gun, it sucks that ammo is so tough right now but when you get the chance again don’t forget what it’s like to be low.

 

[MisterHappy]

I don't think that in a free market, "price gouging" is a real thing.

If it were a real thing, it would only apply to necessities.

Since we're not currently in a shooting war, ammo is not a necessity.

Nothing has a absolute value...it's all determined by what someone is willing to pay.

 

[Emacs]

not at all went to cabelas to keep from getting screwed

Then it seems like the shop owner is getting his comeuppance. The market works.

 

[Marty McFly]

stern arms 40 S&W conversion unit for my colt a2; cheaper than buying a whole new rifle but not a hi point

Where did you buy the conversion kit?