Question on some wal-mart guns...please!

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I have the same shotgun, the old man got it for me at a gun show. Plastic trigger group, doesn't fit me all that great, but it is a great shotgun none-the-less. I detail stripped it with no problems and it goes bang when the trigger is pulled. Would not miss if I could aim it properly.
 
how compatible are their products with aftermarket parts?

Like, lets say I'd like to take one of their rem 700s and extend the undertube for more capacity. Any problems with something like that?
 
Remington 700 undertube?? Are you referring to an 870 shotgun magazine tube? If so, you can grind off the bumps in the tube and install an extension.
 
When all you guys want gunsmith service or special order parts from your local shop and all you find is an empty store front, remember the money you saved. Wal-Mart pretty much rapes a local area or market segment, leaves the ashes, and moves on.

I don't know about you, but Wal-Mart IS one of my local gun dealers. Same as "Mom and Pop's Gun Shop". Look at the number of threads you see about Wal-Marts not selling guns anymore. They don't sell guns, because people don't buy them, same as anybody else. When they stop selling guns, you've got one less place to buy guns same as if "Mom and Pop's Gun Shop" stopped. I don't see where anybody gains.
 
how compatible are their products with aftermarket parts?

Like, lets say I'd like to take one of their rem 700s and extend the undertube for more capacity. Any problems with something like that?
They're the same guns, so if the 870 you buy at Billy Bob's Beer-n-Guns is compatible with the aftermarket parts, then the 870 you buy at Walmart will also be compatible.
 
You won't find exactly the same ANYTHING at Wally World as out in town because their purchasing department requires vendors to make a unique product for exclusive sale in Wally World. That's how they get away for free with that Guaranteed Low Price BS. Even their bath soap is in slightly different weight bars. Likewise their guns: they are the same basic action, but there are tiny little differences in the finishing and the stock that make them unique to Wally World. Been there, done that.

BRUTAL is a gross understatement of WW's treatment of their suppliers. Not only do they crush every last cent of profit out up front, they charge back all returns at full retail and factor in massive shrinkage, then make you wait 120+ days for whatever money they decide to let you have. And woe betide any supplier whose truck shows up late at the distribution center.

In the beginning, it was just the local businesses WW was putting out of business by selling Made In America / Low Price goods below most businesses wholesale cost. Now, they are putting national businesses out of business because they take so much product and pay so poorly. As soon as there is no US supplier, it's off to China for a POS knockoff.

Sometimes you are better off in the long run to consider where your money goes and get a quality product to start with than to always buy low bidder. For instance: a $325 Remington 700 comes in a POS stock. OK, maybe that is all you want, but when the stock begins to give a little on each shot then your accuracy goes south. So, you pony up $300 for an aftermarket stock and now you could have given another $200 for a similar rifle from your local gunstore and still had money for a better scope.

My $0.02 unadjusted for inflation. YMMV
 
I agree 100% with what rr2241tx said. I used to be GM of a small (125 employee) company that sold to Walmart. Brutal, ruthless are just 2 words that come to mind, not a good business relationship. Their practices have put several well known and established companies out of business. They squeeze and squeeze as much as they can, then don't pay for 120+ days.

If buying at walmart gets you started with firearms then go ahead. It has been my experience that WW did not have what I wanted anyway. I have found the best deals and the best people to do business with at small locally owned gunshops.

I prefer to keep my money in the local community in the hands of friends.
 
?Why are we still beating this dead horse?

Old Sneaky Here: I personally think that the question asked was about "GUN' quality and "GUN" prices at Wal Mart and if handling the barrel without wiping it off after was a bad thing. I think that it has been established that#1# handling a barrel without wiping it down after is a BAD thing#2# the quality, when comparing APPLES to APPLES you get APPLES. When you go into Wal Mart and see a Rem 700 that is basic with NO Frills and you go to the local gun store and see EXACTLY the same (not similar) Rem 700 is the quality the same--YES (you need to know what you want and are comparing equals) #3# Prices--Unless you are related to or have an extremely close relationship with a gun dealer it's practically impossible to beat Wal Marts prices PERIOD. So-- do you want to buy a Basic Rem 700 at the lowest possible price at Wal Mart or do you want to buy something else??? OH BY THE WAY I think that Paris Hilton's commercial for Carl's Burgers washing that Bently was totally awsome!! THANX--SNEAKY
 
Old Sneaky here: Op sgt. Spt. Bn. 12thSFGA '75>'80. 3- Knee injurys. Couldn't jump any longer had to transfer out, went to Arm. Cav. got my Diamond and was forced to retire 11-'97 and got 60% svc-conn from the VA- 29years9months27days--Couldn't run for PT any more. TARFU. THANX--SNEAKY
 
I have lost count of the number of guns that I have bought from Wal-Mart since 1980. I have gotten some good ones and some junk. I had problems with a Maverick 88 that just would not cycle and was returned. A Remington M700 BDLDM in 7mm/08 that the bolt would not close on a live round. Wal-Mart may not buy seconds but their maltreatment of them after receipt is enough to make them look and sometimes function as though the are.
 
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