I just had a great experience buying a Savage in .22lr from an online dealer.

I thought it was weird that they wanted me to "guarantee" my purchase with a CC number, then send them a check.However, I did so, to collect the extra 3% savings they were offering as a cash discount. They then waited for my check to clear before shipping the gun, but I guess I can't blame them if they're taking orders from everywhere.

When the gun didn't show up at the dealer I'd specified for the transfer, I was gettingpi$$ed. I contacted the online retailer by email, who, within an hour, got back to me with all the shipping info. from UPS that showed the local guy had had my gun for nearly 9 days!

In short, the only problems I had were from the local folks!

I got a great price on a gun I'm well-pleased with. The place I used had an impressive selection, and their prices are 30% to 40% below the local outlets.

The only problem is that I think I'm going to bebuying lots more guns!