New Cabelas opening

[MikeNH]

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When you do decide to go check it out, make sure you go straight to the gun counter and take a number, it'll be a long wait to look at anything....Be sure take your checkbook, you're going to need it! It's much safer than carrying cash at a place like that. Far to many people walking around and I highly doubt someone would turn in a wad of cash when they find it.

I do everything on the debit card for security. Checks are a huge pain in the butt and when you use the debit card it has the same protections as a Visa charge card. I rarely carry large quantities of cash, if any at all since everywhere takes plastic. And I probably wouldn't buy guns there, from what I hear prices aren't all that good typically. I'm sure I'll visit at some point just for the hell of it just because they're neat stores. Plus buying guns from big box stores is a hassle- when I got my 10/22 at Wal Mart years ago it involved more people than a damn space shuttle launch then the manager insisted on carrying the box to the door "so not to make other customers worry about you walking around with a gun." The rifle came in a plain white box and regardless I had a P229 strapped to my waist anyhow. I didn't feel the need to share that tidbit though.

[RyanbabZ71]

They seem to have decent gun sales

 

But as said be careful going there it's so easy to buy everything

 

 

Ryan

[MikeNH]

Well there are only two items I currently want beyond ammo and that would be the Sig P556 which is on back order through like November and a semi-nice 1911. No preference on brand beyond it not being Kimber. I've heard to many trouble stories about their pistols. Probably be a Sig, Springfield or a Colt. We'll see.

[dcheeseman]

I went there today and bought 5 boxes of 9mm Luger. They had a shelf full of ammo. Also reasonably priced. Grown men and women all over that handgun ammo like a pack of wolves who hadn't eaten in months They restock the shelves daily from what I heard, I will be returning!

[BlackZ71Silverado]

Cabela's is the place to buy rifles, they are fairly priced....STAY AWAY from the pistols though, the prices are insane!

 

Mike if you are looking for a good 1911, Don't forget about Remington. I picked one up a couple years ago (1911 R-1) when they reintroduced them, pretty nice guns. Colt is the original though, hard to beat a Colt Govt. model. Ithica also makes a nice 1911 and are priced right.

 

The Kimber pistols are overpriced and tend to have fitment issues sometimes. Nothing worse then buying a new gun and having to send it out to the company for repairs.

[kstruckcountry]

I was trying to find a Marlin 39A 22, the prices on new ones are killer and Marlin build quality is at an all time low seems like. Off to the used gun section I go!! Some Cabelas have a really good used selection.

[MikeNH]

Cabela's is the place to buy rifles, they are fairly priced....STAY AWAY from the pistols though, the prices are insane!

 

Mike if you are looking for a good 1911, Don't forget about Remington. I picked one up a couple years ago (1911 R-1) when they reintroduced them, pretty nice guns. Colt is the original though, hard to beat a Colt Govt. model. Ithica also makes a nice 1911 and are priced right.

 

The Kimber pistols are overpriced and tend to have fitment issues sometimes. Nothing worse then buying a new gun and having to send it out to the company for repairs.

 

I've always liked Colt but never paid their models much attention but when I hit the range yesterday the RSO was shooting his Colt Combat Commander. From 1974! And he could make that damn thing work still. Quarter size groups at about 25' firing pretty quickly.

[Plwtwo]

Well there are only two items I currently want beyond ammo and that would be the Sig P556 which is on back order through like November and a semi-nice 1911. No preference on brand beyond it not being Kimber. I've heard to many trouble stories about their pistols. Probably be a Sig, Springfield or a Colt. We'll see.

The Springfield and Colt 1911's aren't as great as once thought, Colt doesn't even build theirs, the just tell another arms company which pieces to use! The Sigs are spot on, but Taurus makes a quality piece as well! As for Kimber, their cheaper ones are that cheap ( *they also make another well known company's 1911), but the higher end stuff is actually great shooters!

[STINSAN3]

One is opening up in Bristol, VA/TN area.
Cabelas and Bass Pro!

[mike94silverado]

I love going to Cabela's because it's fun to look but I'm never tempted to buy usually because their prices are so high on the stuff I like..... I've got a mom and pop larger type sporting goods store i like better that is big enough with two locations that they buy in volume but small enough that they are always cheaper than Cabela's... That's the one I have to be afraid to go in....

[SnakeEyeSS]

I do everything on the debit card for security. Checks are a huge pain in the butt and when you use the debit card it has the same protections as a Visa charge card. I rarely carry large quantities of cash, if any at all since everywhere takes plastic. And I probably wouldn't buy guns there, from what I hear prices aren't all that good typically. I'm sure I'll visit at some point just for the hell of it just because they're neat stores. Plus buying guns from big box stores is a hassle- when I got my 10/22 at Wal Mart years ago it involved more people than a damn space shuttle launch then the manager insisted on carrying the box to the door "so not to make other customers worry about you walking around with a gun." The rifle came in a plain white box and regardless I had a P229 strapped to my waist anyhow. I didn't feel the need to share that tidbit though.

Something now very well known is the flaw with the Visa Debit, this was on that national financial show(forgot the name, the famous one), he said he had seen this happen many times:

 

People lose the card, their bank account is empty very quickly, and if they have overdraft protection, they people keep going. Every purchase that uses overdraft will incur the fee. You will get refunded the stolen money, but NOT necessarily the FEES. He said he's seen national banks make people pay hundreds in overdraft fees from stolen purchases, even though they were off the hook for the purchase cost itself.

 

 

That said, when I bought my two S&W M&P shield's at Academy a few years ago(release day, I was very lucky as they were so scarce for so long), they did the same thing, an employee is holding it for you until you are a few feet from the door. Seems funny when you have your CCW on you at the time.

[BlackZ71Silverado]

I have a cabela's in hamburg PA which is about 45 mins from me. the store is HUGE, there is a mountain and river in the store

It takes me about 45min. to get there as well. I actually spend more time there than I should, definitely spend far to much money there too. Luckily my 'other half' doesn't mind because she hunts/fishes and enjoys firearms too. Huge store and top of the line gear. If you need something for hunting/fishing and it's not in the store, you probably don't beed it.

I always go down when they have hinting rifle sales, great prices on them all year round. Friendly staff and store is always filled with classy people.

 

 

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[idnative1948]

They are most likely still cleaning up my drool from when our store opened. Hard to justify wants vs need, though.