Large stock - I'll say!

P95Carry · October 4th, 2005, 06:31 PM

I was over in Johnstown this afternoon and after dealing with business and finally going into Staples, had a few minutes spare.

I noticed for the first time that an old WalMart was now a Gander Mtn store, having opened three weeks ago - just had to look!

Headed straight for the shooting section (yep, you guessed!) and wow! Did they have some inventory - oh my!!

Counters full of handguns, most new but some used as well and the selection was very wide. Too many Glock models to count, SIG's, Berettas, loaded 1911's, stack of revo's including a BFR 45-70 like mine and two Smith 500's. Boy - could I have spent some bucks!

As for long arms well - a VERY long wall lined with rifles and shotties. Ammo stock seemed good for variety plus reasonable selection of reloading stuff too.

I was impressed and prices did not seem too outlandish. First time I had been in a Gander Mtn - and it won't be the last!

Tangle · October 4th, 2005, 06:55 PM

You could claim it's the Gander Mountain bank and you have to make deposits and withdrawals.

P95Carry · October 4th, 2005, 07:03 PM

Hahaha - well Ron, my ''deposit'' would be drool on the counter top, and my withdrawal? hmmm - that would be ''withdrawal symptoms'', as I left, empty handed!

Tangle · October 4th, 2005, 07:21 PM

I hear ya!!

But you can't buy til you shop, and going in the shop is shopping.

Bud White · October 4th, 2005, 07:28 PM

Im sure leaving empty handed wont happen many times

P95Carry · October 4th, 2005, 07:53 PM

No Ron - going in is not quite shopping - it is ''aggressive browsing''

And Bud - if I leave other than empty handed next time it will be because my plastic has been distorted to the point it is creaking - and then there'll be some 'splainin' to do

I won't go back for a while - I dare not!

san antone rr · October 5th, 2005, 12:50 AM

Some marketing guru decided to open a Cabela's 70 miles from the house about 3 months ago- than decided a Bass Pro Shop 10 min from the house was a better idea. Oh, I pity my wallet now.

gunthorp · October 5th, 2005, 01:29 AM

Gander generally has a great gunsmith in situ and an expert gunsmithing center in Iowa, I think. In this town they let me have the use of their lodge for a classroom, free. Check out yours, P95. Anyway, It's hard to eye the gun counter without a bib.

October 4th, 2005, 06:31 PM	#1
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Large stock - I'll say! I was over in Johnstown this afternoon and after dealing with business and finally going into Staples, had a few minutes spare. I noticed for the first time that an old WalMart was now a Gander Mtn store, having opened three weeks ago - just had to look! Headed straight for the shooting section (yep, you guessed!) and wow! Did they have some inventory - oh my!! Counters full of handguns, most new but some used as well and the selection was very wide. Too many Glock models to count, SIG's, Berettas, loaded 1911's, stack of revo's including a BFR 45-70 like mine and two Smith 500's. Boy - could I have spent some bucks! As for long arms well - a VERY long wall lined with rifles and shotties. Ammo stock seemed good for variety plus reasonable selection of reloading stuff too. I was impressed and prices did not seem too outlandish. First time I had been in a Gander Mtn - and it won't be the last! __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

October 4th, 2005, 07:03 PM	#3
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Hahaha - well Ron, my ''deposit'' would be drool on the counter top, and my withdrawal? hmmm - that would be ''withdrawal symptoms'', as I left, empty handed! __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

October 4th, 2005, 07:53 PM	#6
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	No Ron - going in is not quite shopping - it is ''aggressive browsing'' And Bud - if I leave other than empty handed next time it will be because my plastic has been distorted to the point it is creaking - and then there'll be some 'splainin' to do I won't go back for a while - I dare not! __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

October 5th, 2005, 12:50 AM	#7
san antone rr Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Look at my login Posts: 462	Some marketing guru decided to open a Cabela's 70 miles from the house about 3 months ago- than decided a Bass Pro Shop 10 min from the house was a better idea. Oh, I pity my wallet now. __________________ Steve December 9, 2005 (CNN) While interviewing an anonymous US Special Forces soldier on his sniper skills, a Reuters News agent asked the soldier what he felt when shooting members of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. The soldier shrugged and replied, "Recoil."

October 5th, 2005, 01:29 AM	#8
gunthorp Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Duluth MN Posts: 591	Gander generally has a great gunsmith in situ and an expert gunsmithing center in Iowa, I think. In this town they let me have the use of their lodge for a classroom, free. Check out yours, P95. Anyway, It's hard to eye the gun counter without a bib. __________________ Don't dither. The nick of time comes just before the moment lost.

October 4th, 2005, 06:55 PM	#2
Tangle Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chattanooga Posts: 5,688	You could claim it's the Gander Mountain bank and you have to make deposits and withdrawals.

October 4th, 2005, 07:21 PM	#4
Tangle Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chattanooga Posts: 5,688	I hear ya!! But you can't buy til you shop, and going in the shop is shopping.

October 4th, 2005, 07:28 PM	#5
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	Im sure leaving empty handed wont happen many times

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