Anyone been to fsguns lately?

[not new guy]

For that kind of money I’d rather another P7 anyway.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Two of my big regrets in life:

- Not buying the 4"/6" match pair BOA when they came out
- Not buying a P7

 

[nutsym16]

I heard they are so busy now you have to buy a deli ticket just to go inside

 

[Reptile]

I heard they are so busy now you have to buy a deli ticket just to go inside

There are scalpers selling deli tickets.

 

[Knob Creek]

At FS now. One hour wait. Down three people.

 

[Quite_Exasperated]

At FS now. One hour wait. Down three people.

Can you ask if they have primers...or 9mm ammo?

 

[Knob Creek]

Can you ask if they have primers...or 9mm ammo?

I can ask. I don’t remember FS carrying primers though.

 

[Len-2A Training]

I can ask. I don’t remember FS carrying primers though.

Me neither. Collectors carried primers, upstairs.

 

[maltc]

At FS now. One hour wait. Down three people.

Could you Lmk if they have any 1911’s like the e series or range officer if you happen to remember?

 

[Knob Creek]

No ammo. Said have 2M rounds on order. Had some buckshot. Call or check website for guns in stock. Bought a P320 FCU.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Four Seasons only occasionally carried primes. The problem is margin. I know what Four Seasons could get primers for before (pre-shortage) and it was within a VERY small difference from what anyone on NES could get from that online place that shall not be named. There is no way any sort of reasonable price, in a normal market, would make the in-shop price attractive and selling them could actually hurt is low price image if he did add a reasonable markup.

 

[X14478]

Shotguns
	Brand	Model	Caliber	Serial No.	Price	Comments
​	Remington RECENT	870	12 Gauge	5277xxV	$999.95​	SUREFIRE FOREND, PISTOL GRIP STOCK, 20IN BBL
​	Remington RECENT	870 WINGMASTER	12 Gauge	V8192xxV	$899.95​	FOLDING STOCK, SLUG BARREL, 20IN BBL

Wow! Remington 870 $899.95 and $999.95
I knew this day was coming but I still can’t believe these prices

 

[millcity]

Could you Lmk if they have any 1911’s like the e series or range officer if you happen to remember?

They have the Sig 1911 STX and 5.56 ammo. No Springfield though.

 

[jpm]

Shotguns
	Brand	Model	Caliber	Serial No.	Price	Comments
​	Remington RECENT	870	12 Gauge	5277xxV	$999.95​	SUREFIRE FOREND, PISTOL GRIP STOCK, 20IN BBL
​	Remington RECENT	870 WINGMASTER	12 Gauge	V8192xxV	$899.95​	FOLDING STOCK, SLUG BARREL, 20IN BBL

Wow! Remington 870 $899.95 and $999.95
I knew this day was coming but I still can’t believe these prices

Again, consignment. Price is set by the seller.

 

[drgrant]

Shotguns
	Brand	Model	Caliber	Serial No.	Price	Comments
​	Remington RECENT	870	12 Gauge	5277xxV	$999.95​	SUREFIRE FOREND, PISTOL GRIP STOCK, 20IN BBL
​	Remington RECENT	870 WINGMASTER	12 Gauge	V8192xxV	$899.95​	FOLDING STOCK, SLUG BARREL, 20IN BBL

Wow! Remington 870 $899.95 and $999.95
I knew this day was coming but I still can’t believe these prices

Lol its fag post corona pump shotgun culture. I think those consigners missed the boat, though.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Check in a week or month and see if those $900 - $1000 870's are still for sale. Enough of the serial number is visible to make a reasonable conclusion you are tracking the same gun.

 

[Canndo]

Four seasons has Covid:

 

[Miguelito]

Contact one of the shops in Littleton and let them know what you want. They may not have stock but can order for you. My days of perusing gun shops is over. I have a go to guy in Littleton, I tell him what I want and he almost always comes through for me. Price is always in line and there is zero aggravation.

I enjoy going into new LGS's and seeing what they have. There's so many unusual old guns out there.

 

[tuna]

I enjoy going into new LGS's and seeing what they have. There's so many unusual old guns out there.

Same. New guns don’t interest me, old guns just have something that draws me. It helps that I like Fudd guns.

 

[Zappa]

I used to be a regular customer at FS, but I stopped dealing with them back in 2014.

(only because that's when I moved to NH)

 

[Lsgun1]

Sucks as a business owner but let's face it, a lot of new owners go to FS so hes doing what will be best for "his customers"

 

[Enslem]

I have one for $1199.

Their used gun prices have always been ridiculous.

 

[steven grammont]

Lol its fag post corona pump shotgun culture. I think those consigners missed the boat, though.

I have an 870 that I will willingly sell to anyone who wants to give me that kind of money for it ......... Lol. I'll even toss in an extra barrel

 

[EJFudd]

Their used gun prices have always been ridiculous.

Carl's used gun prices have always been ridiculous? Oh, I wouldn't say that at all.

Prices on high-quality used guns (real guns, not cheap plastic crap guns) are very high everywhere right now... no question about that. Carl's shop is no different than any other in that regard... and let's remember that consignment gun prices are set by their owners, not Carl.

I have done very well at Carl's over the years. Not so much in the past couple COVID years, but always very well before that.

 

[DW357]

Shotguns
	Brand	Model	Caliber	Serial No.	Price	Comments
​	Remington RECENT	870	12 Gauge	5277xxV	$999.95​	SUREFIRE FOREND, PISTOL GRIP STOCK, 20IN BBL
​	Remington RECENT	870 WINGMASTER	12 Gauge	V8192xxV	$899.95​	FOLDING STOCK, SLUG BARREL, 20IN BBL

Wow! Remington 870 $899.95 and $999.95
I knew this day was coming but I still can’t believe these prices

The 2 Dan Wesson revolvers they have on consignment are full retard prices. Definitely collectible revolvers and valuable but not THAT valuable.

 

[Mesatchornug]

The 2 Dan Wesson revolvers they have on consignment are full retard prices. Definitely collectible revolvers and valuable but not THAT valuable.

Sure, but who is really at fault for consignment price?

 

[DW357]

Sure, but who is really at fault for consignment price?

I know, the gun owner.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Their used gun prices have always been ridiculous.

A significant portion are consignment with asking price set by the seller.

 

[Mesatchornug]

I know, the gun owner.

Right. I have no dog in this fight, and it's fun to bust on the big guy in the room.

But in this situation Carl has three choices: 1) turn them away, 2) try to convince them their price is "unreasonable," or 3) put it on the wall listed at price plus fees. FS is one of, if not the largest volume dealer in MA. 1 and 2 both risk alienating customers, potentially reducing his future throughput.

Besides, his warehouse space means a couple guns sitting on the wall until somebody's ready to part with the dough costs him almost nothing - especially right now, when stocks are low everywhere. It means he has product when others don't. This makes his ROI higher relative to one of the little shops at the Mill, for whom space is at a premium and uninformed walk-ins are less frequent.

 

[amb]

Sure, but who is really at fault for consignment price?

Last time I put something on consignment at FS we had what I thought was a realistic chat about how to price it. It's the usual "this is what the market looks like, go high and take a little longer, go low for cash ASAP", and they were open to going either way. They easily got more for a gun I didn't want than I'd have asked for in a private sale.

I've gotten some great deals there, too, but the great deals are the ones that go fast. (Then the seller gets paid fast and everyone gets what they wanted.)

As far as the 870s go, anything that looks remotely like a home defense shotgun is still selling like hotcakes. I have no idea about those two Wesson revolvers in the list right now ($3500!), but they've had plenty of Wessons go through around the $1000 price point in the last year that sold. (I'll go check them out one in person of these days, mostly I just look at their used gun list online.)