The post whore thread.

[BuffCyclist]

You saying I should let them rip me off on those bullets?

I buy powder/primers from them at their increased rates just because I don't have the ability to buy 10k at a time...yet.

eta: For the record, they are a local monopoly, and drive all other gun shops out of business that pop up in town. They charge at least 50% higher on nearly all products they sell. If there was good competition, I would happily shop local.

[waxthis]

Shit.. Thought this was a beer forum.

[BuffCyclist]

Shit.. Thought this was a beer forum.

Its the reloading forum, get with the program!

[waxthis]

Ahhh shit

[HoneyBadger]

You saying I should let them rip me off on those bullets?

I buy powder/primers from them at their increased rates just because I don't have the ability to buy 10k at a time...yet.

eta: For the record, they are a local monopoly, and drive all other gun shops out of business that pop up in town. They charge at least 50% higher on nearly all products they sell. If there was good competition, I would happily shop local.

No, I'm saying they are losing because they don't have competitive pricing. The only thing I buy locally is powder and primers to save on shipping fees... But that will change soon.

[HoneyBadger]

Shit.. Thought this was a beer forum.

Still drinking moosehead?

[BuffCyclist]

Ah, gotcha HB. Yea, I really wouldn't have a problem with them if it weren't for their business practices.

For instance, the guy that owns the place teaches CCW classes, like most gun shops do. He doesn't go to the shooting range, he takes the students out to a canyon. No big deal, doesn't want the students to pay the $5 all day range fee. I get that. But he has a strict "you can not pickup your brass" rule, even though its in a national forest or something like that.

A coworker took the class (gift from his wife, not his choice of instructors) and took his 44mag to shoot because he loves that revolver. When he found out he couldn't pickup his brass, he pulled out his Kimber 45acp and shot that instead, using old nearly worn out brass. He had a question about the training certificate he received, so he walked back to talk to the instructor who stayed behind when he dismissed the classs (cars were parked several hundred yards away). That's when he saw the gun shop owner picking up the brass, so he could sell it in his shop. Basically steals your own brass for personal gain.

[BuffCyclist]

And I know what you mean about shipping fees. I can see how ordering 10lbs of powder, or 10k primers comes out cheaper than the LGS, but thats a big upfront expense and nowadays, its hard to find powder in stock online, primers are more readily available now though, so things are finally turning around.

[BuffCyclist]

Oh, and about my "cool story bro" from earlier, here's the website that talks about the gun shots, doesn't have much detail in it, but it does have a picture of the holes: http://www.astr.ua.edu/keel/telescopes/mcdonald.html

[waxthis]

Still drinking moosehead?

Oh hell ya!