Cabelas

[theGinsue]

Made a quick trip up to the Lone Tree Cabelas this morning. They had a "doorbuster sale" from 0800-1200. I picked up a pair of Rocky 800gram thinsulate Gor-Tex hunting boots for myself & a pair for my son (the ones I've been wearing are 15 years old), a 4pk of wool socks, a rifle sling with swivels, ultrasonic cleaner & big bottle of solution, and a pair of everyday hiking boots - all for $360. All of it would normally have cost about $675. Been needing, but putting off, everything but the ultrasonic cleaner & solution but I've been wanting those for a long time. All-in-all, I think I did okay.

I still need to get my son a good hunting coat, gloves and a pack, but otherwise he's almost completely geared up to finally join me elk hunting this rifle season.

[streetglideok]

We were up there around 11ish today. Not many primers left, no powder, and only some brass. Still tons of 223 ammo for $10 and up a box. Crowded but not insane. Didn't take too long to cash out. Went to Bass Pro afterwards, which reminded me of little mexico. No crowd at all, even in the gun dept. They had primers(200 piece limit) and some powder. Re7, Unique, Green Dot, 2400, longshot, wst, and hs-6 when we stoppd in. Dealt with the insanity trying to get home.

I should add, looking at their used gun racks, they are in need of a serious reality check. Dinged up stocks with a cheapo tasco scope does not constitute an $800 gun. $100 under street price for a new gun, and the thing looks worse than something at a pawn shop, I don't think so. Can find better deals at gun shows.

[mikedubs]

We were up there around 11ish today. Not many primers left, no powder, and only some brass. Still tons of 223 ammo for $10 and up a box. Crowded but not insane. Didn't take too long to cash out. Went to Bass Pro afterwards, which reminded me of little mexico. No crowd at all, even in the gun dept. They had primers(200 piece limit) and some powder. Re7, Unique, Green Dot, 2400, longshot, wst, and hs-6 when we stoppd in. Dealt with the insanity trying to get home.

I should add, looking at their used gun racks, they are in need of a serious reality check. Dinged up stocks with a cheapo tasco scope does not constitute an $800 gun. $100 under street price for a new gun, and the thing looks worse than something at a pawn shop, I don't think so. Can find better deals at gun shows.

Went up to the Thornton one yesterday. Second that on the used gun racks. There are better things to drop $800 on than a dinged, dark-and-oily stocked 1903A3 with visible pitting.

Also, so many fudds right now. There was more flagging going on than at a Raiders game.

[Squeeze]

It will probably be a loooooooong time before Sportsmans or Cabelas sees me walking through their front doors. Still too many people freaking out, driving prices through the roof, buying up more than their fair share of reloading components, etc....

[streetglideok]

Oh don't forget those gawd awful pop gun things. It sounded like a machine gun shoot, there were a couple of kids cracked out and jacked up on star bucks and mountain dew in there yesterday.

[Gman]

Still too many people freaking out, driving prices through the roof, buying up more than their fair share of reloading components, etc....

What is this "their fair share" you speak of?

It's a free market. If you're able to buy what you want at the going price...what's wrong with that? Life isn't fair.

[Post Toastie]

What is this "their fair share" you speak of?

It's a free market. If you're able to buy what you want at the going price...what's wrong with that? Life isn't fair.

Fair is what you can afford. I'm more concerned with who's trying to decide what's fair...