Walmart to carry pistols again

[Dolomite_supafly]

I was in a local Walmart and the associate was saying they will begin to carry pistols after the first of the year.

I hope so.

Dolomite

[daddyo]

I'm assuming that this is a company-wide change?

[Oh Shoot]

I'm still highly skeptical, but this is second report in two different parts of TN:

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/ammunition-reloading/64483-new-walmart.html#post808990

I'm still calling internal Wally gossip till proven differently, though.

- OS

[Garufa]

These are indeed strange times we live in.

[chemprof]

What? Got my Academy Flyer in the mail yesterday and now this? Woo hoo! OK, back to work now....

[Garufa]

What? Got my Academy Flyer in the mail yesterday and now this? Woo hoo! OK, back to work now....

Grand Opening one week from today.

[Guest Chattanoogan]

The Wal-Mart nearest me doesn't even have firearms....Only ammo.

[Il Duce]

The Wal-Mart nearest me doesn't even have firearms....Only ammo.

The one on Gunbarrel or Signal?

[Will Carry]

I like my local gun store. I think I will continue to buy from the little guys.

[Hershmeister]

They're about 3 years late to the party. On the other hand, wal mart continues to be a key teotwawki site!

[Oh Shoot]

The one on Gunbarrel or Signal?

Neither the one on Gunbarrel or the one off Brainerd Rd has guns.

- OS

[Dolomite_supafly]

I try to support to local guys as well so long as they are a reasonably close to their competition such as Walmart. It is their choice to price their items how they want but then they complain when they can't sell the gun that they have priced way too high to be competitve or even realistic.

The last time I checked Walmart got their guns from Lipseys. The mom and pop stores can also order from Lipseys for a price that is reasonably close to the Walmart purchase price. Then I understand the mom and pop has overhead and that is why I don't mind spending the extra $75. But for the mom and pop to expect a customer to spend an extra $200 is ludicrous.

I would consider and extra $50-$75 to be a reasonable amount for a mom and pop to charge above the big box retailers. But I will not support a dealer that adds $100, $200 or more to the purchase price of something that is available everywhere. If I can purchase a gun for $450 out the door from Walmart why would I want to spend $600+ for the same item just to say I bought it at a smaller shop. Even if I could take the gun back to the local dealer most are just going to send it to the maker for repair which I can do on my own. I have seen dealers asking $699 for bare bones Glocks, no might sights or anything extra. That is why they are not selling them, not because of their competition.

I was in the market for a Taurus for my wife. From a non local dealer I can buy the particular model she wanted for $362, that included shipping, background and transfer fees. The local small dealers that have had the same gun seem to think they should ask $500+ for the same exact gun. Then add the background and tax and you are in it for $200+ more. Hell if these same dealers would buy from the same place I can then add $50 I would buy from them but as I said most want to make $100 or even more on each gun sale.

Some dealers do understand that pricing things reasonable to competition generates sales. I know this because there is a local dealer I have dealt with that charged $300 out the door for a NEW S&W Sigmas. He also charged $230 out the door for NEW Mossberg Maverick shotguns. Every other dealer I have asked wants $350, before taxes and background for the Sigma.

I also see it at the shows. The last show I saw a dealer complaining when no one was buying the collapsible AK stock he had for sale for $199. The reason was other dealers had them nearly $100 cheaper as well as the fact the same stocks were online for under $75 shipped.

If the local shops would charge a reasonable amount they would make a lot more sales and a lot more money. I try to support the local guys but I will not pay a premium to be able to say I did.

Dolomite

[TSprint1]

The "new" Super WalMart, open a couple of years, has always only sold ammunition. Was in there today and

they have installed gun racks and cases. Said they were "getting ready."?