RE: do you buy online?
I will never buy a gun at a local shop anymore. Prices on the net just can't be beat. If you look around, ask enough questions, and get pictures of what you are going to buy, you will end up with the gun that you expect.
I have tried and tried to barter with the local gun stores over thier prices. I'll even get on the internet and show them what I can get it for. They won't budge much, if any, so I always end up buying it off the net. Same way with reloading supplies.