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First Visit To A Real Gun / Hunting Store

AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,092 ✭✭✭✭
edited August 2002 in General Discussion
While checking out property in Idaho last week, I visited a Sportmans Paridise store in Boise. Well for a Southern Kalif. boy, born and raised this was a real shocker.
As big as a Costco, more hunting fishing stuff than I had ever seen in one place. Impressive.
I told my wife when we move up here we will just sign up to have my retirement check deposited here, it would just be simpler.
This should prove to be interesting.

"If you ain't got pictures, I wasn't there."
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  • doomsknight62doomsknight62 Member Posts: 239 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You're lucky- stuff is rare and kind of expensive in Kansas City. There are only a couple of dealers around, and the prices are really high. It would be nice to live in a community that accepted firearms a little more. Just today I was sitting the table cleaning my USP when my mother-in-law walked in. You should have seen the look on her face. Anyway, enjoy the " availability ", if you end up moving there.

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  • Harleeman1030Harleeman1030 Member Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What the hell is a costco is that some Kaliforna store ????

    kinda like what us southren people call wally world ???

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  • agloreaglore Member Posts: 6,012
    edited November -1
    Costco and Sam's Club are nationwide case lot stores. One owned by Wally World and the other owned by K-mart I believe.

    AlleninAlaska

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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,092 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Costco was started by Sol Price in San Diego several years ago. A case lot store orginally open to business only. When it got very sucessful Price Club sold out to Costco and they have stores in all western US.

    "If you ain't got pictures, I wasn't there."
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  • BoomerangBoomerang Member Posts: 4,513
    edited November -1
    Tennessee too!

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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,092 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    OK, Tennessee also.
    Additionally there was a K-Mart in Coeur d'Alene that carried shotguns and a few rifles.
    Imagine that.

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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Take heart Kansas City, Cabela's is opening a store on the west side next month.

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  • Matt45Matt45 Member Posts: 3,185
    edited November -1
    Alpine-
    If you were in Couer D'Alene than you missed an opportunity to go to the Sportsman's Wharehouse in Spokane, WA just over the State Line.... It's kinda like Sportsman's Paradise from the sound of things.

    Are you considering relocating to the C D'A area????

    If so, "Howdy Nieghbor!" I live in the Spokane, WA area- Drop me a line if you need anything in the way of information, ect, ect.
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    IF you are planning to come up this way, let me know, I'll set it up so I can take you on the local gunshop/reloading supplier/sporting goods store tour!!!!

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    Edited by - Matt45 on 08/19/2002 17:18:40
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  • RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sam's Club is owned by Wal-Mart.

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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,092 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We are looking for areas that we would be interested in 600 plus acres. And Coeur d'Alene is an area we will be looking at. When we head back I will let you know, as I do like to visit those places.
    Thanks for the invite.

    "If you ain't got pictures, I wasn't there."
    ?The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.?
    Margaret Thatcher

    "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
    Mark Twain
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  • Matt45Matt45 Member Posts: 3,185
    edited November -1
    Please do not hesitate to ask me for ANY assistance you might need, I'd love to have another shooter in my neck of the woods! Drop me line any time!

    Matt

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  • agloreaglore Member Posts: 6,012
    edited November -1
    Matt, you ever go to the White Elephant Gun Shop?

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