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Wife & I needed to buy a .22 rimfire rifle as a gift for someone. Normally, I buy at Greentop Sporting Goods near Richmond, Va. on the way to my lake cottage. Since its a 2 hour drive we decided to shop local. The few local (40 minutes) gun shops didn't have any less expensive 22 rifles in stock. Decided to check out Walmart which was a big mistake. The clerk at the counter looked to be in a near coma. I saw a Savage that looked appealing so I asked to examine the rifle. The clerk informed us that a manager was required to open the gun case. After paging & waiting 10 minutes with no response the clerk left to find a manager. After about another 15 minutes he strolls back with a manager who unlocks the case & two internal locks. I examine the gun & decide to buy. Since my license was renewed 27 days before I can't do the FFL paperwork so wife offers up her license & CC. Clerk spend at least 5 minutes checking every detail. Then wife fills out FFL paperwork on computer. Then clerk has her review every question to make certain she answered correctly before submitting. This took about another 20 minutes. Ever so slowly the clerk transmits the form to the state police & of course is put on hold. After another 10 minutes approval is received. I'm thinking that this fiasco is finally over. Hardly. Now the clerk receives payment & needs a manager to pull the gun from inventory. Since I'm about ready to commit an assault wife suggests I leave for the in store McDonalds. After only another half hour a manager arrives carrying the gun & escorts us out of the store. Total transaction "only" took about an hour & 40 minutes. I'm sure the sporting goods clerk fell back into his coma after we left.
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down here, that would be called 'express shopping' at WalMart! Glad you got the transaction done same day. 
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Greentop, I have been. Huge rack of long guns out for the trolling. They used to have lots of reloading stuff as well. Pretty cool store.
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Licence...I thought there was no licencing for longarms in the US?
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Once, and only once, have I bought a gun from Walmart. I believe it took 3+ hours, before I finally took possession of a $245 Remington 870. I value my time too highly to ever go back.
Yes, they have guns for sale, but they're not in the business of selling guns.
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Believe the OP is talking about his driver license.
Last edited by gunswizard; 12/15/13.
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I have a strong distain for the computer forms.
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IMO...There are far too many local stores to even think about buying a gun at Wally World.
"Not everything you read on the internet is true." Abraham Lincoln.
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I too bought 1 gun at Wal-Mart never again. It was a Savage .22 also.
Bought a Ruger handgun at Cabels and that was about as bad.
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Greentop, I have been. Huge rack of long guns out for the trolling. They used to have lots of reloading stuff as well. Pretty cool store. I live 45 minutes from there. They get a lot of my money. If I don't feel like driving up there, I'll order it and it will sometimes arrive the next day, no more than the second day after I order. Sometimes they don't have what I want on the webpage, but I have gotten the "internet order" rate for telephone orders after I mention I looked for it on the web. Latest instance was when I ordered a Garmin 62S. $4.99 shipping. I can't drive up there for that. They seem like good people to deal with. They're not perfect, but nobody is and they're about as good as anybody in the business Hawk, they still have a pretty good selection of reloading stuff, but they too have suffered from the "shortages" created by the scare.
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Fairfax County where TBear and I live over the years has harassed and driven out virtually all the Mom and Pop gun stores that were here.
The nearest gun shops in adjoining counties charge top dollar in NIB fare.
The one gun show we have -- repeated often enough -- in Fairfax also don't have any price breaks on NIB guns.
There is no license required to own guns in VA -- just a federal and state check of criminal records prior to sale by an FFL holder. That paper record of transfer allegedly goes away.
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The process was much the same when I bought my Sig 223. Getting the manager was the biggest hold-up. Once he arrived it went ok..just slow as molasses since they don't sell 'em every day. It probably took a little over an hour.
Getting escorted out with it was kinda wierd.
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Wife & I needed to buy a .22 rimfire rifle as a gift for someone. Normally, I buy at Greentop Sporting Goods near Richmond, Va. on the way to my lake cottage. Since its a 2 hour drive we decided to shop local. The few local (40 minutes) gun shops didn't have any less expensive 22 rifles in stock. Decided to check out Walmart which was a big mistake. The clerk at the counter looked to be in a near coma. I saw a Savage that looked appealing so I asked to examine the rifle. The clerk informed us that a manager was required to open the gun case. After paging & waiting 10 minutes with no response the clerk left to find a manager. After about another 15 minutes he strolls back with a manager who unlocks the case & two internal locks. I examine the gun & decide to buy. Since my license was renewed 27 days before I can't do the FFL paperwork so wife offers up her license & CC. Clerk spend at least 5 minutes checking every detail. Then wife fills out FFL paperwork on computer. Then clerk has her review every question to make certain she answered correctly before submitting. This took about another 20 minutes. Ever so slowly the clerk transmits the form to the state police & of course is put on hold. After another 10 minutes approval is received. I'm thinking that this fiasco is finally over. Hardly. Now the clerk receives payment & needs a manager to pull the gun from inventory. Since I'm about ready to commit an assault wife suggests I leave for the in store McDonalds. After only another half hour a manager arrives carrying the gun & escorts us out of the store. Total transaction "only" took about an hour & 40 minutes. I'm sure the sporting goods clerk fell back into his coma after we left. The certain result of allowing leftists to gain control of government at every level, and I'm not just speaking of Democrats. Both parties are leftist, both having moved left simultaneously over the decades, one maintaining a position on the political spectrum just slightly to the right of the other throughout the leftward slide.
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What else could you expect buying a gun from a person in an obama career job?
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You are lucky, tbear. Walmart can't sell any guns in Kommiefornia anywhere. I envy you.
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I've only bought 1 gun at Wally World. Quick. Painless. I liked the computer form.
Took about 20 minutes and saved me $75 vs. the LGS with overpriced everything.
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I refuse to be treated like a common criminal when buying a gun, "Escort out" who the hell do they think they are?
I only buy at a privately owned gun shop or private party sale, I'd rather pay a little extra (which rarely happens) and not put up with being treated like an idiot.
The big box shops can chug arsenic for all I care. I do shop at a couple of the big box shops but I would never buy a gun at one of them.
Paul
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i've only bought twice, my brother was the sporting goods manager at the time, a colt ar15 and a sw29, got his employee discount too.
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I had a similar experience as the OP buying a Marlin .22 at a local Northern VA Walmart. After all the paperwork and time expended, the clerk opens up the box and it is the wrong gun. It was a stainless version rather than the blued and it was $62 more. I explained to her it was the wrong gun and she about fainted. Apparently it takes an act of congress to return the gun to inventory and retrieve the correct one. I told her I would save her the trouble and take the stainless one but for the blued version price. The manager was ready to be somewhere else so gave the OK and overrode the price difference. Worked out in my favor.
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True about having gun stores around to buy from, however sometimes they are the only ones that certain guns.
Example, back in 08-09, I didn't have a 223. You couldn't find any or order one. But be damned if Wally word didnt get a mini 14 in, now it has a home.
Another time I bought a Marlin 30-30, the day they announced the plant closing.
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