That's EXACTLY what I noticed, only I didn't benefit from their incompetence. My super-stripped-down 870 was still $249, but it took 3½ hours (I left for lunch, came back, & still had to wait nearly another hour!) to complete the transaction. There was another instance where it took me 25 min. to buy a box of .40 S&W ammo, because I had to share the guy with someone who wanted to buy paint in the next aisle.

I contend that WalMart never "sold" guns, they merely carried them. I'm not saying that a gun store should have cart blanche to charge whatever they want, but I'm willing to pay a bit more for customer service. And selection. And gunsmithing availability. And ammo availability. And...

For those of you who work for gun stores, or own them, or do gunsmithing, there are still a few of us out there who appreciate what you do. If you're competent at what you do, and are passionate about it, you'll always have a job.

FC