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My Central Texas Cabelas is along drive for me, but was in the neighborhood yesterday, had some purchase credit to use for merchandise. Remembered that they once carried RWS pellets, stopped to pick up a tin of flat heads. Was surprised to see that they now only have Gamo brand, and the cheap Chinese stuff on the shelves and online. I stick with quality pellets like the German made stuff these days, as Gamo and the Chinese stuff does not shoot well in my guns. Tried to get some .22 RF ammo as well, not even that was available. Even looked at a spare magazine for my Glock 19, nope. Practically no reloading powder as well.
Ended up using my purchase credit for a bottle of gun oil, that was all that huge place had for me to walk out with as even their clothes and food court are over priced. I know that recently one of the founding Cabela brothers died, perhaps that is why the place is not what it used to be. Don't know when I will be back to Cabelas, could be a very long time.
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Who buys anything at Cabelas. I thought it was just a neat place to go and look at stuff...
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I find a loose running, snot nosed orphan in the toy rifle shootin' arcade area and take him up to the info desk for a bunch of free tokens......... Then we split them 50-50 and I bone up on my shootin' skills....... I also claim the orphans portion of free play on my donations on my tax form. Win/Win.
I make money going to Cabelas.
P.S. The Cabelas Bros. sold out long ago........it's a public company.
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Every time I go to Cabela's to cash in points they have nothing that I went there to buy. It's a 2 hour drive one way so I quit going unless I can hitch a ride with someone. Back in the good old days they offered $40 during Club events just for walking in the door...then $20...now zip.
Just made me remember a bad experience there. I stood close to one of the large taxidermy displays placed in front of a mural on a concave wall. I stared into the "distance" for a minute or two and was instantly sick when I looked away. Way worse than any seasickness I have ever had. You can't pay me enough to even glance at them now.
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Be happy you have a Cabelas and not a Bass Pro. The worthlessness of that place is epic...
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I have never been to a Bass Pro store, they have one in other cities of Texas just did not have the time to stop by. Heard it was like Cabelas.
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Be happy you have a Cabelas and not a Bass Pro. The worthlessness of that place is epic... Spot on deduction right there..
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Be happy you have a Cabelas and not a Bass Pro. The worthlessness of that place is epic... truth bump
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Be happy you have a Cabelas and not a Bass Pro. The worthlessness of that place is epic... truth bump And another. Jibes with my experience as well.
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I guess I would be wasting my time to visit a Bass Pro Shop. I saw their catalog once and photos of the main floor, nothing too exciting.
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Funny about the BPS comments. They built one in town that I drive by every day on the way to and from work. I've yet to find a reason to walk through the store, based on what I've seen in their catalogs.
Cabella's on the other hand, I cant seem to leave there without a couple cases of primers and reloading dies. Nice to find a place that has things in stock, well except handgun powders.
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Everytime I have been in Cabelas in Gonzales,La it was a waste of time. Nothing for the reloader.
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Be happy you have a Cabelas and not a Bass Pro. The worthlessness of that place is epic... Be happy you have a Bass Pro and not a Gander Mountain.
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Everytime I have been in Cabelas in Gonzales,La it was a waste of time. Nothing for the reloader. Sorta hit and miss. DF
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Pretty much a powder shortage everywhere, not just unique to Cabelas. My local store seems to have some on hand, just not what I need.
.22 ammo pretty regular now in small batches that goes quickly,even with a limit.
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Amazon has a good selection, along with Pyramyd Air, of course.
I joined Amazon Prime last year and have saved literally hundreds on shipping.
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Be happy you have a Cabelas and not a Bass Pro. The worthlessness of that place is epic... Spot on deduction right there.. Yep, and yet both outgun Gander Mountain to an astounding degree.
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Can't complain. Last year stocked up on primers, bullets and powder via mail order before NYS shuts that down. Also was just able to BO 250-3000 Brass which I used $20 worth of Cabella's points on. My local Dick's sure is named right though.
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Be happy you have a Cabelas and not a Bass Pro. The worthlessness of that place is epic... Be happy you have a Bass Pro and not a Gander Mountain. We have Sportsman's Warehouse - fits right in with the descriptions of the other big boxes. They came in, ran off all the small (Good) sporting goods stores and now have a monopoly. They offer very little and mostly just the junk that turns over quickly. Can't remember the last time I bought something there that was actually a good buy. At least Cabelas has the Bargain Cave, used guns and a nice catalog.
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Gander Mountain was better before they went retail store only
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