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April 3rd, 2017, 12:03 PM #51
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Sure, but from there it is hell!! It's the background check sinkhole!!Store could be empty and you still wait 2 hours!!
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April 3rd, 2017, 12:18 PM #52Banned
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Holy shit is right.
I bought my Ishy Smelly on Gunbroker for $315. Couple years before that I bought another for $175 in NY. They were both in very good condition. Just needed polish and stain.
Isn't there a Cabela's near Wheeling, WV?
That's only like an hour from Pgh. Pennsylvanians are allowed to buy guns in neighboring states and bring them home, I believe.
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June 26th, 2017, 12:45 AM #53
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Was in Cabelas Saturday, stopped in because we were in the area and I had 5 gift cards on me.
I've done the 3-hours-for-a-gun thing there before, and I have no desire to do it again. But I wanted a scope with my gift money, and lo and behold, you need a ticket at the gun counter to look at scopes
I think they were serving # 16 when I got there, and I pulled a ticket and -it was # 21! No more than 5 minutes later I was being helped-- at the gun counter-- on a Saturday about 1pm. I'm still shocked. Way faster than the last time I was there; I have no knowledge if theyve changed their crappy way of doing 4473s and PICS checks, but at least I wasn't waiting 1-2 hours just to be helped.
BTW they still haven't changed their customary rudeness and poor knowledge, as I witnessed with another customer there. I know some people don't like changeI'm faster than Doc Holliday (with Novocaine of course)
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June 26th, 2017, 07:26 AM #54Grand Member
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October 5th, 2017, 08:52 PM #55
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Cabelas , what a bunch of lying pricks . This is the second time I got scammed , there wont be a third. Two days ago on gundeals the had a Ruger American .270 listed on sale for $ 249.99 on sale with free shipping to the store . I called and ordered a gun on the phone . The CSR assured me they were in stock (did this to me 2 years ago as well ) So I ordered it an well as a camo range bag ( CSR keep telling me about Accessories also on sale ). Well guess what ,the next day I logged in to their Website to find out that my rifle was "cancelled ". , all the other items shipped . So I call them again and am told " We are sorry but this item is no longer available " . I asked why . I said I will wait give me a raincheck . No says CSR , we don't do rainchecks. Total lying Aholes !!
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October 5th, 2017, 09:10 PM #56
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They also discontinued selling bumpfire stocks.
I'm thinking I'll buy my meat grinder elsewhere.
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December 22nd, 2017, 09:38 AM #57
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I can confirm Cabela's process for buying a firearm is still loooong. Probably 1.5 hours. I think it's funny that a place like Tanner's has half the staff and gets you helped in under 5 minutes and checked out in usually under 10.
I believe Cabela's takes awhile because of corporate ass covering and also to allow time for you to walk around and spend more money. The animal display is truly amazing though. I've never taken that much time to look at them.
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January 12th, 2018, 01:06 AM #58Senior Member
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It must've been around Christmas or some other really busy time when you were there. I've bought and have had guns transferred to me many times at the Cabela's in Hamburg and overall I am quite pleased with their service but that's just me. I've bought guns from them around Christmas and I've had to wait 2 or 3 hours but never 6 hours although I've heard stories from other shoppers there of waiting that long. That's how long the wait is during the really busy times and right before Christmas would obviously be one of those busy times. Some customers, when shopping during busy times and waiting for their background check and paperwork to be complete will leave the store and go and do other stuff. If you give them your mobile phone number they will call you once your background check and paperwork is complete so you can leave the store if you expect it to take a long time. Now they're handing out coaster pagers like they do in restaurants when you have to wait for a table, the coaster pager's range I don't think extends outside the store but Im sure if you asked them to, they would call you on your phone instead. From my experience its only the really busy times such as during the holidays when you've got to wait for a long time. I've had gun transfers take less than ten minutes at Cabela's during the times when they're not so busy.
You are right that they do price gouge on guns. For that reason I rarely if ever buy guns from Cabela's anymore since lots of gun shops will sell them at lower prices. Cabala's will sometimes give you really good prices for some of their merchandise but usually guns aren't among those. I used to buy guns more often at Cabela's but as you point out, they're pricey and so now I usually use websites such as gunauction.com to buy guns where you can get the same gun for a much lower price than you would not only at Cabela's but at most gun shops. Or, if its a special gun that you ordinarily wouldn't find at a gun shop such as a Wilson Combat or a Coonan, I will call the company up directly and order it from them.
All that being said, Cabela's might not be the best place to buy guns at since they can be overpriced but they're excellent for doing transfers. So when I do buy guns off websites or when I call the company up and order a particular gun directly from them, I will pick the guns up at Cabela's since they only charge a $25 transfer fee which is lower than most gun shops.
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January 12th, 2018, 01:14 AM #59Senior Member
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January 12th, 2018, 09:47 AM #60
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I've gone at 10 in the morning on a Tuesday and waited 3 hours so it is not always how busy they are, their system just sucks.
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