Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire My Experience At The Gun Counter: Bass Pro Shops

It seems to me that Scheels has kicked their ass and taken their dinner bucket. Doing anything at the gun counter is a train wreck; I've had clerks ignore customers while they continued their private conversations. I don't go there anymore.

Place I get primers at has a locked, glass display case about 20 ft. away from the counter. You can see what they have in stock just by looking at that display case. If you don't see what you want; they don't have it. Quick & easy.

Like what Walmart used to do with ammo when they still carried it.

Primers on the shelf at a Wheeling Cabela’s, not behind counter. Good inventory and selection of small pistol and small rifle. Nothing large for pistol or rifle.

I was a frequent shopper here until Bass Pro took over. Only recently returned to the store. Rarely buy anything, just beat in time while the misses is in JC Penny’s or Kohl’s.

The ones I’m familiar with are CCI 41

All of us have gunshop horror stories. I'll just say that I would probably stop shooting if Bass Pro and/or Cabela's were the only game in town. Add Sportsman's Whorehouse also.
We just had a Scheel's open in Phoenix so I'll have to give them a try.
It sure makes me sad what happened to Cabela's.

The guys at the counter are all real experts too.

It’s a nice store. Pick out what you want, fill out the paperwork. Go browse the reloading supplies or yoga pants until they text you to come back and pay. Easy. And a much better selection of reloading supplies and ammo at reasonable prices and they have actual sales on them sometimes.

A couple of years ago ago I bought a rifle from Cabelas used gun page and picked it up at a Bass Pro store about 75 miles away. I called to make sure it was actually there and it was with my name on the box. The computer process took a while but it was pretty painless.

I’ve only ever bought one gun from BPS/Cabelas and that was this past summer. They did seem to complicate things, making it harder than it needed to be. I’ve also bought from SW, and they are not nearly as complicated with the process.

Similar experience. I posted this on RFC a couple weeks ago.

Just need to rant. Cabela’s/*** Pro has the basic 10/22 carbines on sale for $270. I had picked one up at Cabela’s for $260 in WV when I was there for Thanksgiving. That transaction went painlessly, and the rifle shot decent out of the box, so I did a trigger job on it and mounted a red dot on it and called it good. So, when the rifle was on sale again for Christmas and they were offering an additional 10% on firearms for club members I ordered another one for pickup at my local Hampton, Virginia store. Got the email that my rifle was ready for pickup shortly thereafter. Yesterday evening I drove the 40 miles to the store and arrived 3 hours prior to closing. Went to the gun counter and there were probably 4 people behind counter. There were only about 3 customers milling around and several people sitting on benches. Even being slow it took a few minutes to get someone’s attention. I had noticed monitors over the counter with names and times. Asked if I needed to get a number to pick up an already purchased firearm. Employ said “we are not taking anyone else today, there are 4 people in front of you and there is no way we could get you processed before we close.” This was three hours before they close! They said it takes over 2 hours for paperwork. I told them that I am typically approved within a matter of seconds and they said that did not matter. I am not proud that I got a little and hot told them what I thought about it and walked away saying bass pro sucks.

I realize that big box stores take a little longer with the paper work, but not being able to serve a customer in 3 hours on a slow day is ridiculous. There was no way I was going to make another trip and wait, at best, 2 hours for paper work. Called Cabela’s this morning to share my frustration and get a refund for the order. I will say that the customer service person on the phone was great. He listened to my complaints, said that it was inexcusable and that they have problems like that at multiple stores and would make sure that the Hampton store hears about it. Whether or not that actually happens, who knows, but it make be feel a little better. Refund should post in a day and received a $20 off $20 coupon. But, I will never even attempt to purchase another firearm from this store.

They probably did me a favor, will now be looking at my local shops for an older rifle to use as a donor where I know the whole process will only take about 10 minutes.

I probably woulda asked a floor manager or floater before getting in line.

The place I use has a dedicated components counter so you get a bunch of us old farts squinting at the tiny type to see what is in stock.

They have a thicker shell to them.
They are designed to be used with Military Semi and Full Auto Firearms.

The heavier shell decreases the chances of a Slam Fire and Chain Reaction ignition of you ammo down the Magazine as the round is forced into the Chamber.

But them again
I do not know anything according to BPS
My head is firmly shoved up my Arrs.

CCI #34 and CCI #41 are the large rifle and small rifle milspec primers, I’ve seen Winchester #41 as well but no Winchester #34, probably because LR primers are unobtainium.

Old70

Bass Pro/ Cabelas.The Walmart of the out door world

I've still got a thousand count brick from when I bought it over 20 years ago.

I should have said new large rifle primers. I just cracked a brick of CCI 200’s with a $14.99 price tag. For the brick.

Old70

You stacked them deep.

Agreed - mostly.

Average Independent Gun Store (these days) "I know I can't compete with the internet and big box chain stores so I make up for it with outrageous prices and horrible customer service"

Recently in a Bass Pro at the gun counter. Asked to see the mannlicher stocked rifle on the end. Gentlemen behind the counter starts pointing at different guns. I state "you work behind the gun counter and don't know what a mannlicher stock is". Gentlemen tells me "I don't have to take that from you" and walks away. I sad fine and walked out. Never will walk through a bass pro door again.