shane justice
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Today my wife and kids and me...had to go North to the nearest big town...to see one of my Doc's...
A trip to the big city...is fun cause that means I can go to the gun stores and check out stuff...
I really wanted to look at a Marlin 1894...the three biggest dealers in town...carried exacly 4 Marlins...1 410 Lever...2 1895's...and one 30-30...they had a few 22's...mostly bolts and semi's....
I asked one of the guys behind the counter...he said he had no need to carry them...as they were not a popular rifle...he went on to say...that he didn't believe they were a very popular rifle anywhere....
He left me with the feeling that these were somehow second class shooters...
He did however carry a Walther 22 rifle...in green plastic...and some pakistani knives for $5 on the counter...guess those are popular with Montana folks...
Now what is the deal?
I went to another big name store...they were sincerely screwed up as well...looking at scopes...they had two identical scopes...one in silver...one in matte...the silver priced at $279...the matte at $409? I asked about it...the guy looked at his computer and shook his head...but would not tell me why...
THe price at $279 was well over the nationally advertised MSRP...I asked him about that...he just turned away...
No wonder non-gun folks can have such fun with the ignorant bastards behind the counter...and make the rest of us look like idiots...
Ok...my rant is done....
Funny thing...in this big town...I was unable to find a New Model Ruger Super Blackhawk in anything but 17 Hornady? guess there must be a lot of call for those in MT...
What a day...only got to handle one 1895...and I still love it...
SO does Marlin 1894 suck as bad as all that?
Kind of had my hopes up...
SHane
A trip to the big city...is fun cause that means I can go to the gun stores and check out stuff...
I really wanted to look at a Marlin 1894...the three biggest dealers in town...carried exacly 4 Marlins...1 410 Lever...2 1895's...and one 30-30...they had a few 22's...mostly bolts and semi's....
I asked one of the guys behind the counter...he said he had no need to carry them...as they were not a popular rifle...he went on to say...that he didn't believe they were a very popular rifle anywhere....
He left me with the feeling that these were somehow second class shooters...
He did however carry a Walther 22 rifle...in green plastic...and some pakistani knives for $5 on the counter...guess those are popular with Montana folks...
Now what is the deal?
I went to another big name store...they were sincerely screwed up as well...looking at scopes...they had two identical scopes...one in silver...one in matte...the silver priced at $279...the matte at $409? I asked about it...the guy looked at his computer and shook his head...but would not tell me why...
THe price at $279 was well over the nationally advertised MSRP...I asked him about that...he just turned away...
No wonder non-gun folks can have such fun with the ignorant bastards behind the counter...and make the rest of us look like idiots...
Ok...my rant is done....
Funny thing...in this big town...I was unable to find a New Model Ruger Super Blackhawk in anything but 17 Hornady? guess there must be a lot of call for those in MT...
What a day...only got to handle one 1895...and I still love it...
SO does Marlin 1894 suck as bad as all that?
Kind of had my hopes up...
SHane