No, because they wouldn't sell 2 a year at most of their stores. As I stated before Wal-Mart kinda gears itself toward average folks and most average folks don't spend 1200 dollars on a rifle. But I can promise you this, Sako would be tickled s###less if Wal-Mart would keep their guns stocked on the shelf at their stores. And as I stated before, Wal-Mart can order you a Sako, Browning, Tikka or virtually anything else for half down up front and the other half on arrival.
Glad thats the case at your local gun store. Most of the employees at the ones in my area don't know any more than the Wal-Mart people do. And most of the gun stores try to push you towards what they have in stock or what they want to sell. Two out of the three in my area couldn't be bothered to even order me a Tikka T-3. Instead they started telling me how Tikka's weren't any good and tried to show me something they already had. I hate that. I know what I want and I don't like being treated that way. The Wal-Mart employees don't care what I buy or order. They just say "yes sir, and sell me what I ask for"

I can order either at Wal-Mart. Whats your point?

Oh please. Now it's Wal-Marts fault anytime a gun company produces a gun model thats a cheap POS. I'm 39 years old and trust me, cheap crappy guns have been around way longer than Wal-Mart.

What! There's at least 5 on the rack of every gun store in this state.

I was in no way insulting to you in my posts and yet here you go questioning my IQ. You know someone has lost a debate when they resort to this. You are a little man with a little mind.

Not insulting your IQ just your lack of business knowledge . Lost a debate hardly there was never any debate as far as my small mind figures. As far as a little man well lets just say it is easy to say those things when your a couple of hundred miles away and hiding behind your monitor. The beauty of the Internet. Have a good evening and enjoy your shopping at Walmart

OK this is getting better every time I read it!!! We must remember, that the only thing that you can count on is (CHANGE). This will never stop,and just like buying a car, you will shop around for the best deal.Its your money. All gun companys have got to compete like any other company.

oldelhunter

Most of the people that like wallmart allso work for some one. They do not have any kind of business of there own.Wallmart kills the little guys. I have a small business and sell to difrant stores.Every time I talk to a big store it is LOWER the price and we will buy.I say the hell with big business. I will drop my price to save a little store way befor I would NEVER sell to wallmart at any price.People should go though all the BS to FINALY get to talk to a buyer to hear O YES WE WOULD LIKE TO BUY.CUT YOUR PRICE IN HALF AND WE HAVE A DEAL.The reason why businesses have to charge more money for items is they normaly pas there help more.

Good luck hope wallmart pays that o so high wadge, so you can give it back to them.

Suggesting that someone should take a reading comprehension course has absolutely nothing to do with business knowledge and is definately an implied insult to their mental abilities. Maybe it's you that needs the reading comprehension course if you failed to grasp that.

Not hiding. And it wouldn't do you any good if you were any closer anyway. There is nothing you would or could do.

I will and you enjoy paying 200 more dollars for the same gun delivered off the same truck to Redneck Bob's Country Bunker and Gun Emporium. Cause that extra 200 will make it shoot much better.

oldelkhunter, what don’t you understand about quality? Each manufacturer has different classes of scopes. For an example, take a look at Bushnell’s Sportman scopes and their Elite series. The Leupold Rifleman scope is of poorer quality compared to their other scopes.

Last time I looked, Gander Mountain was selling BSA scopes. They’re made in China. I also have a Winchester knife made in China. I suggest you take a look at your shoes. You’re so oblivious; many items are made in foreign countries.

The manufacturer sets quality control. Wally World has nothing to do with it. Take a look at Sako, Tikka and Benelli they set their quality much higher than Remington.

Firearms and ammunition are only obtainable at Wally World stores licensed to sell firearms.

Walmart sells Weatherby Mark V rifles. That’s unquestionably an expensive rifle. The Wally World near me has a special order gun book at the sporting goods counter. If it's in there, they will order it for you. Prices listed look excellent.

oldelkhunter, I guess you missed out on Wally World’s clearance on some rifles.

The steel in the majority of today's mass produced rifles is far better-quality to the top rifles offered 50 years ago. Today's inexpensive Wally World specials are superior than most of the custom rifles of 30 years ago. Modern manufacturing, quality control, design, and materials are so far enhanced. People used to think one inch groups were extraordinary. Nowadays it’s common, even from moderately inexpensive guns. Fifty years ago, people would be impressed if you got more than 80,000 miles on a vehicle, and they'd be in awe at how well you took care of it. Today, we more often than not buy used cars with that many miles on them and drive them for years longer. I'd be interested to know how much the prices of rifles have altered over the years and why. I am 17 years old, and I’m intrigued when wiser guys like you speak of the older rifles and the differences in excellence that I may have missed.

Remington created the 710 because they wanted to compete with the Savage lineup. Some people can’t manage to pay for the higher price rifles, so they buy less expensive ones. The Model 710 fills a niche that has been begged to be filled for rather a lengthy time now.

oldelkhunter, what are your thoughts on the Spartan lineup? Is this Wally World’s fault?

Man you guys are hard on Oldelkhunter . OEH like all of us are entitled to our opinions.If you agree or not makes no difference.Attacking one another gets us nowhere.I used to be a big fan of Walmarts.I still go to them,but nothing like I use to.Walmart has become a monopoly.Down here the Super WM's with their Grocery store. There are food chains that have been here for years.Walmart has really hurt them.It's been in the newspaper where Winn Dixie is in real trouble.Once WM runs everyone else out of business,what will stop them from raking people over the coals with higher prices.I didn't look at it this way when WM first started. I saw a way to save money.Now I'm looking on the other side of the coin.Walmart has gotten to powerful,trying to run the little man out.When they eventually do it will cost us all more in the end.Sam Walton created a monster.Without competition WM will have the free open range to roam,at our expense.WM use to say "Bring it back to the USA".Look around now it's almost all Chinese junk.I can't speak for WM across the nation. Soark says they are good to work for.I know people here that do or have worked for WM.Just about all of them say WM treats their Employees like crap.We need to stop this monster before we get swallowed up by this giant monopoly,that's if it isn't to late already.

Ruger Redhawk

If you can't beat them, join them.

Welcome to the forum Buckmaster9

Like I said you're entitled to your opinion.That's why WM has taken over people thinking the way you do.I might be wrong but you'll regret it in the future. I have bought guns for WM.They are same guns anybody else sells.The little guy needs our business more then WM does. If you can afford to spend a few more dollars helping the mom and pop shops out,we'll all be better off.

Ruger Redhawk

Amen, today you can get a lowly Savage bolt action rifle with the new accutrigger for less than 400 dollars that will shoot circles around 90 percent the top end guns produced by all the gun companies 50 years ago.

Exactly. To single Wal-Mart out for selling these type products is a tad unfair. To go even further and suggest that these companies wouldn't be making these products in foreign countries if it weren't for Wal-Mart is just a naive ridiculous fantasy. I wish someone would kindly point out the large nation wide retailer that doesn't handle any foreign goods. Cabelas? Gander Mountain? Bass Pro Shop? Ha, I don't think so. Even that quaint little mom and pop store down on the corner is packed to the gills with made in china goods.

Thank you. I promise you the Remington model 710 rifle would still exist even if Wal-Mart didn't. The Remington model 742 woodmaster existed before wally world and it was a P.O.S. Whose fault was that?

A little known fact that I have also mentioned a couple of times. Most people would be quite shocked at what they can order and at what price.

Go back and check who became rude and started flinging unprovoked personal insults first.

People refusing to pay it. Free market economy. They are other large chain stores out there that would pounce in a second if Wal-Mart jacked up it's prices too high. And I just don't understand why Wal-Mart is the only company that catches this heat. What effect do you think a Lowes or Home Depot has on the small hardware stores in a town they come to? Yet I don't hear people saying, "oh my God what will we do when Lowes is the only place we can buy a hammer." You talk about Wal-Mart hurting Winn Dixie but you do realize that Winn Dixie is a large chain store as well. There were even smaller local owned grocery stores when comapanies like Winn Dixie, Delchamps, Super Foods, Food World and Piggly Wiggly first moved to town. What effect do you think these chain store had on those little mom and pop outfits? They crushed them. Why don't people hate all the stores I just listed for putting those mom and pop stores out of business?