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ORIGINAL: Pawildman
ORIGINAL: skybuster20ga
i personally would never buy a firearm from wally world. its my belief that it isnt the same product. lesser quality
That is absolutely rediculous. If it is stamped with the words or logo of any firearms manufacturer, that is what it is. Period. If it says it is a 700 series Remington, then it is. Anyone who thinks WalMart or anyone else buys inferior products and re-stamps them to indicate otherwise is incorrect.
There are times that I just can't believe what I see posted on here.....
As far as the scope goes, to my knowledge, Remington does not produce or manufacture scopes. It most certainly was a scope of different manufacture.
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The whole "Wal-Mart sells an inferior version..." thing is just one more charge (most unjust) levied by the MANY anti-Wal-Mart groups. Wal-Mart, by virtue of being the biggest kid on the block, has become the favorite whipping boy of the various anti-corporate and pro-organized labor groups (among many others). The union that managed to unionize Wal-Mart's workers (I fear the day) stands to make BILLIONS, so why wouldn't they do whatever they can to drum up anti-Walmart sentiment in an attempt to soften up the employees and the public to a union "we'll make it all better" takeover. There are also lawyers that make good livings doing nothing but suing Wal-Mart. But I digress...
Walmart, at least the ones that still sell guns, all the ones around here stopped a couple years ago, tend to simply sell the cheapest no-frills base model (like the rifles formerly known as the Rem M700 ADL synthetic) which appeal to the practical low price point customers that frequent Wal-Mart and just want to shoot a deer, not impress it.
Wal-Mart direct buys huge numbers of identical items at a time that will get distributed nationwide, which allows them to negociate a much better price than Billy-Bobs Gun Shop can get ordering one or two at a time through a distributor. Wal-Mart also doesn't mark up the bigger ticket items as much as Billy-Bob would have to because they sell millions of dollars worth of other stuff every day, so selling a gun for near cost best serves to get customers in the store where they're likely to buy more than just the gun.
I bought my very first shotgun (bought with my own money, which took me a long time to save up as I recall) from Wal-Mart many years ago (had to drive 35 miles to get to one then, now we have one 5 minutes away), and I got a heck of a deal on a clearanced M700 ADL synthetic .243 for $275, and it was identical to the synthetic ADL's at Sheels and Gander Mtn that cost a lot more. I don't think you can buy just the action for that much through Brownells or Midway USA.
It boils down to your personal opinion of Wal-Mart, not the product itself. If Wal-Mart offers a better deal, well... it's your money.
Mike