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I ended up with a NIB Weatherby Ultra Lightweight .30-06 that had been mispriced at $550. It was in the rack behind the counter sitting next to a .270. The .270 was priced at $1175. When I pointed out the mistake the clerk got huffy. "This," he said with pride and arrogance, "is the new Ultra Lightweight. That," he said dismissively, "is just a Mark V."

Yeah, the only difference was the size of the hole in the barrel, but he would not be swayed. So I bought it, filled out the paperwork, and took it up to the counter. Beep, $1175. Nope, $550, says so on the hang tag in the trigger guard. Manager had a fit but honored the tag.

Funny thing, I never saw that clerk again.








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