• This Forum is for adults 18 years of age or over. By continuing to use this Forum you are confirming that you are 18 or older. No content shall be viewed by any person under 18 in California.

It's getting tough to support the local gunstore

What a great site. Spell check and grammar correction all rolled into one. Before you challenge my grammar, I`ll warn you I`m highly educated. My best three years of high school were tenth grade. ,,,,````'''' Jeff
 
shortgrass said:
A bunch of "whiners" that failed to plan ahead and now think they should be treated 'special'. The news has said gas prices are gonna' go up because of the refinery shut-downs because of the hurricane. Wonder if they bothered to fill-up before the price increases hit us? Look what happened to the price of hamburger and most other meat when the supply was interrupted and demand increased, and all the other 'wants' at the grocery, too. And now you want a 'deal' in a sellers market... I'd bet lots of the small LGS struggled for the past few years from low sales because of low demand. I'm not saying there should be gouging, but when the price to replace what's on the shelf goes up, so should the price of those items still on the shelf waiting to be sold. Supply and demand, that's how capitalism works. I can't think of any other retail business that doesn't sell at current price when their prices increase.
Click to expand...
Wow. I opened a can of worms with this thread. I have been PM'd some serious hate and I think I need to clear the air a little - it's getting fetid.
I walk into my 3 LGS's like a boss. I treat them fairly and I spread the dollars between each. I do like the one closest to my house, but...
Where I was going with this in the first place is that I can't support the LGS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET ANYTHING, NOTHING, NADA.
I'm that guy. I got there first and supported them - and left bare shelves in my wake because the LGS only gets 1K primers, 2 one pounders of Varget, one 8 pounder of H4350, 2 boxes of 200.20x, and I jump on 'em. If they had more I would buy it.
I lived through the last couple shortages, and I am stocked up (very very well), but I am concerned. I am dipping into my 3 year supply and getting replacements is impossible at the LGS. This shortage doesn't seem to have an end in sight unlike the election panics before.
I want to support them, but they just can't get a break. I think there are a lot of purchasing managers playing the game as well. The "big box" stores don't seem to "trickle down" to smaller outlets, leaving me (and I am sure many others) to drive 2 or 3 hours to get components.
Rant over. I just want to get Retumbo and 250's, TAC and 450's again without shipping delays and looking at a friendly, local face.
 
miningshawn said:
Wow. I opened a can of worms with this thread. I have been PM'd some serious hate and I think I need to clear the air a little - it's getting fetid.
I walk into my 3 LGS's like a boss. I treat them fairly and I spread the dollars between each. I do like the one closest to my house, but...
Where I was going with this in the first place is that I can't support the LGS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET ANYTHING, NOTHING, NADA.
I'm that guy. I got there first and supported them - and left bare shelves in my wake because the LGS only gets 1K primers, 2 one pounders of Varget, one 8 pounder of H4350, 2 boxes of 200.20x, and I jump on 'em. If they had more I would buy it.
I lived through the last couple shortages, and I am stocked up (very very well), but I am concerned. I am dipping into my 3 year supply and getting replacements is impossible at the LGS. This shortage doesn't seem to have an end in sight unlike the election panics before.
I want to support them, but they just can't get a break. I think there are a lot of purchasing managers playing the game as well. The "big box" stores don't seem to "trickle down" to smaller outlets, leaving me (and I am sure many others) to drive 2 or 3 hours to get components.
Rant over. I just want to get Retumbo and 250's, TAC and 450's again without shipping delays and looking at a friendly, local face.
Click to expand...
Don`t pay any attention to `em. I reread your OP and the some of the posts following prove reading the whole post matters. I agree with you as far as buying locally as much as possible. And I do. I walk into a bank instead of using the takeout window,just to interact, sorta lost art with some. I don`t buy online unless it`s something I can`t find locally.In other words, if I can`t drive there I don`t buy there, Happy Sunday Jeff
 
My closest LGS which is half owner of the range I belong to, informed me yesterday that he is selling primers for $10.00 per 100.
 
Dgd6mm said:
My closest LGS which is half owner of the range I belong to, informed me yesterday that he is selling primers for $10.00 per 100.
Click to expand...

The shop needs to bring in a certain volume to cover expenses. If they can't get the volume they need then they need to get more for what they can get. Not knowing the business, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.
 
My LGS treats me like a prince and kept our modest requirements satisfied so we (wife & I) could pursue our sport and periodically mitigate rodent depredation.
 
antelopedundee said:
The shop needs to bring in a certain volume to cover expenses. If they can't get the volume they need then they need to get more for what they can get. Not knowing the business, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.
Click to expand...

I don't have a problem giving him $10.00 per 100 if I needed them. I'm sure I have more than he has. I wasn't complaining . He's in need of pistol primers. I have a stash and I don't load pistol anymore. Ca-Ching.....
 
I love paying a visit to my closest LGS, The owner is a Vet, Knows his stuffs and know how to pick your interested. He understands all his customers, Plus his weekly email blast is something you don't wanna miss.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Upgrades & Donations

This Forum's expenses are primarily paid by member contributions. You can upgrade your Forum membership in seconds. Gold and Silver members get unlimited FREE classifieds for one year. Gold members can upload custom avatars.


Click Upgrade Membership Button ABOVE to get Gold or Silver Status.

You can also donate any amount, large or small, with the button below. Include your Forum Name in the PayPal Notes field.


To DONATE by CHECK, or make a recurring donation, CLICK HERE to learn how.

Classified Ads

Forum statistics

Threads
165,830
Messages
2,204,056
Members
79,148
Latest member
tsteinmetz

Share This Page

Back
Top