Are Wal-mart guns made cheap

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I don't know for sure about firearms, although I seriously doubt it if for no other reason than the Gun manufacturers aren't selling a million "widgets" a day to make it economically viable for a "Wal-mart" version. Having said that, some makes (Winchester for sure) do make a rifle/scope package exclusively for marketing in Wally-World. I bought a used Model 70 synthetic package, and called Winchester for some information and that is what I was told BY the Winchester Rep., that particular gun/scope was a promotion exclusively for Walmart.
There are some tires, like the French ones that start with an "M", that Walmart sells that are NOT the same quality as you might buy at Sears or a Auto Dealership. When I needed a new set of skins for my diesel truck, Sams/Walmart quoted me the same size, make, and model for $300 less than Sears. I did some digging, and found they WERE NOT the same load rating, although I would have never known that if I hadn't checked. And yes, I told them the tires were for a diesel and I needed them for heavy towing. It wouldn't have been a good thing to blow a tire from overloading it while going up or down the mountain passes in October and November when we were relocating!!!! You get what you pay for, usually.
 
You guys just keep tryin to make it come out in your favor, it doesnt matter cause it doesnt change the fact, Wal mart guns are no less in quality then the same gun anywhere else.

Ruger is not gonna do a straight 75,000 run on 10/22's that are specificly for wal mart, they have hundreds of huge companies that they have to keep supplied for us FFL's to buy from, Zanders, Davidsons etc. They build the guns all the same and fill orders as they can, no less blueing for Wal mart guns, keep it up, your comments are clever, but wrong.
 
I'm going to say no. The Wal mart near me sells Savage. I cannot imagine that Savage would cheapen their specs to sell at Wally World.
 
I know that with winchester white box 9 mm by UZI function just fine. I also know that with winchester white box 9 mm from wal mart it does not cycle. I'm sure that wal mart sell a cheap product at cheap prices. I (imho) think wal mart products are crap. I sure as hell wouldn't trust my life on wal mart ammo or guns. I also will not shop there because they come into a community and drive all the local business' to close. I will not support them with my hard earn dollar.
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I think you should look at some anti-anxiety medication or just maybe some mild sedatives. The way of the big box store is how america has become. Its not because of walmart either, its because of america. Many of us couldnt pay our bills and survive without wal mart.

BTW, they dont get any different kind of ammo than anyone else, take off your tin foil hat. I had an uncle that worked for olin, the ammo is all the same no matter where it goes.
 
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I have relatives who own a gun shop and they say that with the specs on guns that Wal-mart isnt allowed to cheapen the guns at all. Other people say if you pick up a gun in wal-mart it will be lighter than a gun from Cabelas or somewhere. Ive seen lots of controversey with nobody showing any real evidence. Thought i would see what you guys think.
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Sounds like somebody wants to justify their prices to you. You are being spoon fed a pile of BS.
 
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No accusing WalMart, but it has long been customary for some of the big box stores to offer custom versions of other products - TV's, fridges, etc., with different specs that what might be the same item elsewhere.
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For the most part what Sears and other places do is have the manufacturer make the same model with their own name plate. Occasionally they will have a couple fewer bells and whistles but the quality is the same. Often the OEM manufacturer makes the identical model with someone else's name plate and trusts people to be willing to spend more on the "name brand". I have a Kenmore refirgerator. Every time I run a part # down it comes up with a Whirlpool model #. In the case of my fridge, I saved $200 for the identical item. I know they are identical bacause I have looked up both parts lists and they are identical.

I believe that WMart stuff is generally of acceptable quality. I see no reason why they would sell inferior guns and a number of reasons why they would not want to do so. Can you spell "class action suit"? You know where the manufacturer is allegedly sued by thousands of plaintifs who are awarded $millions in damages 90% of which goes to the legal team and a couple of bucks apiece goes to the members of the class.

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I dont think any manufacturer would want thier name stamped on inferior products, no matter where they are sold.
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Really? Don't buy any lawn/garden stuff from Home Depot then. Their John Deere, Toro, etc riding mowers and stuff are NOT the same quality as if you'd gotten one from an actual dealer. The "big box" stuff, in this case, is very inferior to the "real deal".
 
I went in to WalMart to buy a good pair of wiper blades. The best I could find were like $7.99 each. They were Anco blades. I went home and put them on my vehicle. The blades I removed (that I paid about $17.99 each for a year prior) were still in better condition, albeit a bit loose, than the brand new blades I had just purchased at WalMart.

The new blades were streaking - and I mean BADLY, which I've learned many years ago means your blades need changing (that is, after making sure the blades are clean with isopropyl alcohol).

So, I took the 'discount' blades back (which were the best ones I could get there) and went to my local auto store and paid $17.99 and got the more expensive (also Anco brand) blades which lasted about 2 years without any streaks whatsoever!

Look where most of the stuff at WalMart is made.
China.
 
For many years gun manufactures have made guns for customers under different names J.C. Higgins, Ted Williams, Coast to Coast, Sears etc... They were the same gun they manufactured under there own names but with the customers brand name instead. No manufacture is going to risk a law suite for walmart or damage to their brand name.
 
Probably the same intelligence team who convinced the American public that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
 
Really? Don't buy any lawn/garden stuff from Home Depot then. Their John Deere, Toro, etc riding mowers and stuff are NOT the same quality as if you'd gotten one from an actual dealer. The "big box" stuff, in this case, is very inferior to the "real deal".
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More BS brought to you by the john deere dealership. If you buy the exact same model lawn tractor, it will be the same base tractor. It may not come with all the bells and whistles but it will be the same base unit.

Ah the greatest marketing ploy ever invented. The more you pay the more it's worth. What a concept. I wish I had a patent on that idea. I'd be stinking rich by now.

I've seen the same items being sold for as much as $10k difference in price just because they had a different name badge on them. It was automobiles. The cheaper version was actually from the company that built them. Sell some to a high quality name brand company and they instantly gained $10k in value. The more you pay the more it's worth. I've seen so many examples like that it would take 10 pages to detail them all.

Yes some chain stores used to buy guns and have their brand names put on them. It was very common to do this in fact. Stores like Sears, and Montgomery Ward etc. would buy shotguns or rifles and have their own brand name added and they would sell them as a completely different gun. Iver Johnson sold guns to these stores a lot along with a few other brands. They were always equal in quality though. I would be shocked if WW was selling an inferior gun to people. The potential for lawsuits would be staggering. I thought I had a quality gun that wouldn't blow up in my face judge. Don't I deserve a few dozen millions of dollars?
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Most auto parts companies (expecially with wipers, brake pads, etc) manufacture several different lines of parts all under the same name. Some are cheaper, some are more, and quality does differ.
 
After having been to the Beretta factory in MD I can say without reservation that the Beretta shotguns Wal-Mart sells are the exact same as the Beretta shotguns sold elsewhere. I have looked at several guns from Wal-Mart and other stores and have found no difference except in price. Wal-Mart can buy tractor trailer loads of each model for a central warehouse and distribute them to the stores as needed. The individual gunstore can't afford that type of set-up. They can only afford maybe 10 of a particular model at a time and that may be pushing it.
 
NO!
I bought a Savage 111 back when my local Wal ws still selling guns,one pf the package rifles. On the Savage website, they stated the package rifle came with a sling as well as scope, etc. I got no sling in the package.
I called customer service and was told that Walmart package rifles had everything BUT the sling, but everything was exactly the same otherwise.
Same gun, maybe a slightly different deal.
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I went in to WalMart to buy a good pair of wiper blades. The best I could find were like $7.99 each. They were Anco blades. I went home and put them on my vehicle. The blades I removed (that I paid about $17.99 each for a year prior) were still in better condition, albeit a bit loose, than the brand new blades I had just purchased at WalMart.

The new blades were streaking - and I mean BADLY, which I've learned many years ago means your blades need changing (that is, after making sure the blades are clean with isopropyl alcohol).

So, I took the 'discount' blades back (which were the best ones I could get there) and went to my local auto store and paid $17.99 and got the more expensive (also Anco brand) blades which lasted about 2 years without any streaks whatsoever!

Look where most of the stuff at WalMart is made.
China.
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Yeah, I have it on good authority that Ruger outsources their 10/22's to a company in China that makes 10/22 knock-offs and sells them to Wal-Mart so Wal-Mart can sell 10/22's for $20 cheaper than the gun stores... :rolleyes:

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YOu get a better deal when you buy 50000 instead of 50
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Well, that plus they have a big team of super hard core purchasing associates.
 
Maybe not firearms, but knives

I do know that WalMart gets different and exclusive Buck knives that are different in that they have nylon cheaper sheath's than their counter parts at say Sportsman's warehouse which have the standard leather sheath. I found that out by buying a General at Wally for about $46.00 and saw it at SW for $49.00 with the nicer leather sheath.
 
QUOTE: Yeah, I have it on good authority that Ruger outsources their 10/22's to a company in China that makes 10/22 knock-offs and sells them to Wal-Mart so Wal-Mart can sell 10/22's for $20 cheaper than the gun stores...
Did the "knock off" say Ruger made in the USA. If not, what is the grip. What is a Porsche? a knock off of a VW.
 
@SniperX Many knife manufacturers offer different packages to meet the needs of different resellers. Some may be bulk packed, others in clamshells, some with textile sheaths and some with leather. Some will bear corporate logos, others not. Same knife, different package or appearance, unless the brand is not applied or is obliterated. It would be suicidal for a maker to reduce quality of the product and therefore the brand.

Sears has always outsourced their Craftsman brand, and they can change suppliers and specs at will. Increasingly, retailers are buying old brands such as McCulloch, or selling under house brands. "Badge engineering" is common in the automotive and appliance arenas.

It all boils down to who stands behind the product.
 
If it is the same make and model that is selling elsewhere then it will be the same quality. If it is not Walmart would be setting themselves up for a massive fraud case. You cannot claim it's a regular Marlin 39a when it's a special version made just for you with cheaper parts (if you could get Marlin to do this which I doubt). If you make it a Marlin 39aws (Walmart Special) then you can change whatever you want, make it a semi-auto even.

All the big stores had their own labels years ago. Back in the early 1900's Sears actually owned their own firearms factory. Making it themselves turned into contracting with regular makers to produce special versions with the Sears name on it. JC Penny, Western Auto, Wards, etc. all did the same. In many instances these were the same as the similar model in the manufacturer's regular product line. Sometimes there was a difference: lower grade of wood in the stocks, cheaper bluing, skipped a polishing step, etc. Since it was done under the store name and not the firearms company's there was no risk to the firearms company's reputation in this scenario.

Today a lot of stores have special version of products made just for them. This is most common in electronics. These special versions will have a different model number than those sold elsewhere even though most of the time the units are identical. The different model number is the end in itself. If a store promises to match competitor prices in the fine print it will say that it has to the same model. On those items with a store exclusive model number there is no risk of having to match the price of Crazy Eddie. Sometimes the special versions for a store are just a version of the product that the company sells in another part of the world. I bought a camera recently that was only available in silver except for at Best Buy where it was available exclusively in black. Outside the US it was available in either color just about everywhere else.
 
I liked the Walmart special 10/22 with the stainless barrel, no barrel band, and composite stock better than all of the other 10/22's offered with the exception of the Deluxe version with the walnut stock. No barrel band seems to make them a little more accurate just like the Deluxe model. So, it must have been an inferor product made exclusively for Walmart.

Guns are the same whether you buy them at Walmart or your local gunshop. You'll notice that mnay gun shops don't carry many of the guns Walmart carries as they know that folks buy at Walmart.

Years ago, it was very common for the department stores and hardware store chains to have their own line of guns which were made by the regular manufacturers. Time has shown them to be exactly the same basic product although the stocks may be different or something like that different.
 
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