I work at a gun shop and our wholesaler and manufactorer tell us, flat out, they are not the same guns. that, along with the fact that wally sometimes buy in huge bulk is why the prices are cheaper.
If you say so. But I know for a fact that a Savage is a Savage no matter where you buy it and it will shoot as good or better than most guns available at any cost. Same with a Mossberg and a Marlin so your lower price equals lower quality theory is not proving true.