Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to Fight, he'll just kill you.
I will confess I took advantage of their ATI 223 sale this last week, but that is the ONLY reason I went in there. I too live a stones throw away and will NEVER purchase a firearm from them.
About 3 years ago I was perusing the used rack and they had a standard Springfield M1A that had seen a hard life. Front sight broken, rear sight missing and forend cracked. I thought it might make a good project piece if the price was right. I flipped the tag over and they were asking $1299.00
I asked one of the salepersons if that price was correct and she sent the Hunting manager over. He told me that the price was correct and non-negotiable because this was a rare M14.
I chuckled to myself and asked him what made it an M14. He told me that only Springfield made M14 rifles. I asked him if it was select fire. He told me yes, I could select safe or fire.
I laughed out loud and told him he may know all about an A bolt or Citori but he needs to learn a bit about his Battle rifles.
About a year later I learned they are a good place to get rid of a junk gun. I picked up a NIB Bushmaster A2 that just would not run. I changed the gas rings, lapped and staked the key etc but no matter what I did it just would not run. I sent it back to Bushmaster but even when it came back it still would not run.
took it to Gander and they gave me $50.00 more for it than I paid for it. No "Gunsmith Inspection" or anything.
Beware of any used firearm at Gander
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They had a single shot .410 bore SnakeCharmer in there for like $250 for years. I wanted to go in there and offer them $100 cash for it just to get it off their shelf. Glad I didn't waste my time.
"There are no finger prints under water."
I was in there a few months ago and it seemed like there used stuff, if sat on for a lonnnnnnnnng time it would come down a little. Saw a Benelli M2 tac for $600, good shape too. but beat to hell glocks were $650 when JAX has new for $530
I only buy things there when it's on sale/clearance. For an out doors store they sure are stuck up. I have been to the one on a 104th and I now live in Aurora so I went to the one down here same thing down here. There employee training must have a huge chapter on how to drive customers away.
"Though defensive violence will always be 'a sad necessity' in the eyes of men of principle, it would be still more unfortunate if wrongdoers should dominate just men." St. Augustine A.D. 354-430
I have too many 30 round pmags.
I also live a just 15mins from there. I was looking for new pheasant gun and they had a very, very, very used SP-87 in the used rack for like 565. Place is a joke. For a big chain store, sportsmans on 84th is ok. I get my #6 shot from there for a good price.