Bass Pro Shops

[oddball]

The Bass Pro near my house is OK, one has to cherry pick stuff for good prices. I have purchased two guns there because they had the best price. The last one awhile back I bought for my wife, a Glock G42 and it was on sale, $50 off, $419 before tax, a little over $450 OTD. I have purchased 12 and 20 gauge ammo there when on sale, cheaper than everywhere else. A few years back, I bought a steel target/stand setup with a 10" gong thick enough for rifle rounds at 70% off. Got it for about 30 bucks.

The guys working the counter are old guys, my age, retirement age. Friendly, and fairly knowledgeable.

They have an indoor range, not many people shoot there (I don't).

[Djantlive]

i love basspro bc of the decor and free AC in the summer. it reminds me of disneyland or old town sacramento.

never made a purchase. sometimes i really try but nada.

[sigstroker]

They will have guns nobody else has. Wanna fondle a Steyr Scout Rifle? They have 'em. Wanna gaze upon a Winchester Model 70 Super Grade with metal that looks like it was just dipped in oil and wood finished like glass? They have 'em.

The stupid part is they won't let you put the bolt in and run it. Obviously you can't dry fire it either. Running a bolt and trying the trigger has sold me a lot of guns I couldn't afford.

[sigstroker]

i love basspro bc of the decor and free AC in the summer. it reminds me of disneyland or old town sacramento.

never made a purchase. sometimes i really try but nada.

And the aquarium? I've only been to the one in Vegas, but a couple different Cabela's.

[golfish]

And the aquarium? I've only been to the one in Vegas, but a couple different Cabela's.

The connected restaurant at the RC store has a really nice saltwater aquarium too. It's worth seeing if your at the BPS nextdoor.

[cz74]

Late 2021 at the Manteca location I saw they had an HK USP 40 for $989, I didn't have time to wait the lines and buy it, now I regret it falling off roster

[Carcassonne]

The one in Manteca is good for Clothing, boots, and fishing gear. Guns stuff is non-existent.
I usually make my big purchases around blackfriday. I can get around 40% off.

[echo1]

I would say they are the Walmart of Sporting Goods Stores. While they do carry name brands much of their merch is private label goods of dubious quality. Not my last choice to patronize but next to last.

That would be Big 5. Bass Pro can have good gear & deals. PAX

[Bullets&Whitewalls]

[Chewy65]

I bought an impossible to find Browning Citori XS Skeet from the Rancho Cucamonga Bass Pro around 10 years ago. It was so hard to find even that stores employees wondered how I got it, which was through a call to Browning that I was able to get placed to someone that was hooked into importing and they told me that they had one of the models I wanted at sea. They told me to choose a premium Browning dealer and they would arrange for me to buy it through that dealer. I selected that Bass Pro and even ended up with a discounted price due to applying for a Bass Pro credit card.

As for the counter monkeys, they didn't have a clue how I got that gun, but we started DROS before the gun was even in the country and it just so happened to arrive at the BP on day 10.

[Darto]

Ever since BP bought out Cabelas, there's fewer Cabelas threads in the deals forum.

[TrappedinCalifornia]

Ever since BP bought out Cabelas, there's fewer Cabelas threads in the deals forum.

'Deals' aside... Ever since Bass Pro took control of Cabela's, there are fewer reasons to shop at Cabela's, at least for me. (I regularly wear Cabela's brand clothing that no longer exists and was 'replaced' by cheap stuff under the Bass Pro brand.)

They can still come up with some fishing and reloading stuff that is 'out of stock' elsewhere, but that's becoming increasingly infrequent.

Then again, they've gotta pay off the merger somehow... .

Not to mention that they're attempted buyout of Sportsman's Warehouse fell through... Bass Pro and Utah retailer Sportsman's Warehouse cancel $785 million merger.

It was something that was, kind of, 'celebrated' here on Calguns... Sportsman's Warehouse will not be assimilated.

[Aerodude]

I’ve actually had good experiences at BPS in San Jose and Manteca. It is true that their gun counters don’t usually have more than one to three staff working at a time on the customer interface side. Ammo counter is usually one or two. They seem to be very meticulous with the paperwork so it does take some time. The counter people are going back into the storeroom to get the paperwork checked multiple times during the transaction. A little bit of a car dealership vibe. The bottom line for me is to go during off hours if at all possible. Either weekdays or early on weekends. If there’s more than 4 people in the electronic queue, I don’t bother since the wait could be hours.

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[Teachu2]

I was shopping for a particular Browning 725 Sporting, and Bass Pro in Rancho Cucamonga had two when NOBODY else had one. Had to drive 140 miles each way, twice, and wait hours in line, twice, but the people who waited on me were polite, courteous, and professional. They also matched the lowest online price I could find.
OTOH, I ordered ammo at the same time, and it sat on a FedEx trailer in their loading dock receiving section for ten days. I ended up cancelling the order and buying what was on the shelf.
It was worth the time and drive to get the gun I wanted - even got to examine both and choose the one I wanted. I wouldn't do it for a G19, but this Browning was exactly what I wanted and their price was the second best in the country before they matched the best in the country. It was my first time in a Bass Pro or Cabela's, and the pickup trip was probably my last. Hard to justify most of a day and a tank of gas to save $20 on a flat of shotgun shells.....