USAF_Vet
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The Gander Mtn I go to has all new long guns behind the counter, but used long guns on the floor cabled to a rack. I don't often purchase from them as their prices are typically higher than the mom and pop shops I go to.
If anyone is serious about buying a rifle, then asking a clerk to hand one to you is no big deal.
If that puts you off chances are your a tire kicker anyways and only end up damaging perfectly good firearms by fondling them.
Actually, in the lexicon of sales, it makes those who handle, but don't buy "be-backs" not tire kickers. . . I don't care either way, but I don't care for anyone who can pick up a rifle doing so without some inputs about Rule number one.I know the vast majority of the guns at the Cabelas in CT seemed to be behind the counter, think there were a couple racks of used guns out on the floor...and the shops I've been to seem to have a mix. Higher end stuff tends to be behind the counter, the more average things, and used guns on the floor.
As for Feedthehogs, personally, if I had to ask to look at every rifle I had an interest in, I wouldn't bother buying from that shop. I understand if it's expensive, that's fine. If it's an average rifle, I'm not going to bother. I'm the type that'll go to a gunshop 10-20 times, and buy one gun that really stands out to me. I handle all sorts of things from $100 Mosins, to one of the limited edition MSAR's that cost me $3000. I handled Glocks for a month before finally going in an buying a G23 my favorite shop has.
Just because some of us handle a lot more than we buy, doesn't make us tire kickers.
The last time I was in a Gander Mountain, some spithead took a rifle off the wall, and pointed it directly at me, when I was across the gun section buying some ammo.
Funny hearing all these whines about GM. I've gotten more than one great deal there and been able. to do it on lay away. Good enough for me :lol: The asshats at my local "mom and pop" stores can burn in hell as far as I'm concerned - there are none around here that give me anything worth the tiny price difference between them and GM.
I have heard that the ATF is requiring the behind the counter thing. Anybody checked Kesselrings?
I wouldn't buy a display model anyway, not at full price. I would demand one from the back or go elswhere to buy it anyway...The only way to proceed was to find one in the back.
I watched many a time when a half a parent allowed their dumbass kids to play with triggers
some spithead took a rifle off the wall, and pointed it directly at me,
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some spithead took a rifle off the wall, and pointed it directly at me,
I had a similar experience at KTP....
Bozo posing like Rambo while GF takes cell phone pics....
covering everybody at the counter repeatedly.