Cabelas strikes again!!!!!!

[Larry the Gun Guy]

Guys jerking Cabelas around over everything they do is not to our benefit in the long run. They have a reputation of a size and scope that none of us will ever achieve. Use your knowledge and skill to help them through the problem; don't create more problems for them. There are people, who are not gun people that own a lot of inherited great stuff walking into to their stores on a daily basis handing over these great collector guns and getting paid a fraction of their value. It's unfortunate, but it's a fact of life. And we know that they then apply a 1.3 multiplier to them and give all of us a chance at them. It's a great business model for them and a great benefit to all of us. Yes I'm sure we can all do whatever we can to trip them up and drive them out of the gun market, but think about it, is that what you really want to do. Enjoy the fact that you know more than they do and use it to your benefit, don't throw up so many road blocks that they decide to throw in the towel on the collector gun business. This week I bought two outstanding collector guns at reasonable prices that would have never seen the light of day if it were not for their reputation as the "The Worlds for Most Outfitter".
Pick which ant hill you want to die on. I suggest it's not this one.

[Grantham Forester]

Maybe I am missing something from all the postings to this very interesting thread. Where are the comments about possible similar experiences in gun dealings; good, bad, indifferent- about Cabela's competition? Specifically Gander Mountain and Scheels as "Big Box" dealers.

I can understand Cabela's caution about the question of a possible "antigue" long gun being sold inter-state and the need for a FFL "paper trail" to give them and their "Top Dawgs" a CYA position. But when it comes to inter-state anything, does that not them become Federal in nature and scope? If that is so, would not the Federal laws and statutes subrogate those of any one, or in some cases, several States laws and statutes?

I advised my friend NOT to contact the BATF, anymore than I would advise him NOT to contact the: IRS, FBI, INS, DEA or any other agency- recalling to mind one of the three biggest lies extant, to wit: "I'm from the Federal Government and I am really here to help!"" Case closed!!!

[C.O.B.]

I will not buy anything from Cabela's. Like I stated befor they have a nice Ruger #1 in 38-55 which would make for a fine short range deer rifle but it's at Cabelas so I'll just find another single shot rifle somewhere else or have one built for me. They get none of my hard earned dollars.