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  • #16
    Harrison_Bergeron
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2008
    • 1974

    Anyone take offense to there website having the air rifles and the real long guns arbitrarily mixed together?
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -Aristotle

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    • #17
      AKman
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 889

      There is a "Grande Cinco" where the local Big 5 used to be. I don't know what they sell, but there are still sporting goods in the front window.
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      • #18
        RedDawn
        CGN/CGSSA Contributor - Lifetime
        CGN Contributor - Lifetime
        • Dec 2007
        • 2234

        Originally posted by Harrison_Bergeron
        Anyone take offense to there website having the air rifles and the real long guns arbitrarily mixed together?
        I can't stand that.
        Are they trying to market real guns to kids by sticking them in there with airguns? Or the reverse?
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        -- Thomas Jefferson, 1764
        *Excerpts from "On Crimes and Punishment" by Cesare Beccaria

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        • #19
          domokun
          Veteran Member
          • Apr 2008
          • 3525

          Originally posted by jimbo1747
          Only a couple of Big 5's here in Silicon Valley have FFL's. The Milpitas and Sunnyvale ones are the only ones that come to mind. The rest you're stuck with airsoft stuff?!
          The one in San Jose across from Eastridge Mall still sells firearms and ammunition. I just rescued my new Ruger 10/22 from purgatory confinement today at that store. I must admit though, they're starting to have more airsofts than real guns on the shelf now.

          P.S. Has anyone noticed that if you pickup your rifle there and want to look at the ammo for that gun while at the counter, the staff member has to put away your rifle behind the counter before they can hand you the ammo to look at?
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          • #20
            gcvt
            Orlando, Florida
            CGN Contributor
            • Apr 2008
            • 13864

            Originally posted by domokun
            The one in San Jose across from Eastridge Mall still sells firearms and ammunition. I just rescued my new Ruger 10/22 from purgatory confinement today at that store. I must admit though, they're starting to have more airsofts than real guns on the shelf now.

            P.S. Has anyone noticed that if you pickup your rifle there and want to look at the ammo for that gun while at the counter, the staff member has to put away your rifle behind the counter before they can hand you the ammo to look at?

            Yes. When I went to pick up my 10/22 and some ammo, I had to pick up one or the other first, go put it in the truck, and then come back and pick up the other.
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            • #21
              sloguy
              Senior Member
              • Aug 2007
              • 1999

              Originally posted by Gunaria
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              • #22
                Pointcrossed
                Member
                • Dec 2007
                • 251

                They are starting to sell alot of airsoft and bb guns now because they are easier for them to sell and they are only going to sell them where the sales are good. They might stop selling real firearms altogether but who cares, why buy a rifle from them anyways?

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                • #23
                  Shane916
                  Calguns Addict
                  • Feb 2006
                  • 5004

                  Originally posted by ViPER395
                  Citrus Heights.

                  The gun counter guy was busy taling to another chap, so I didn't ask, but I did notice:

                  All the guns in stock that I could see were air rifles. Daisy, Crossman, GAMO... No shotguns, 10/22s or any other firearm *that I could see*.

                  Anyone else noticed this in the CH store, or any other Big-5?

                  Not a good sign...

                  (& please don't reply with anything that sounds like "Big-5 sucks!" or "you shouldn't buy rifles at Big-5 anyways")
                  I was there last Friday and you are correct. I was also surprised to see no longguns.

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                  • #24
                    tiko
                    Senior Member
                    • Jan 2008
                    • 866

                    I talked to a cashier at the Big 5 by Sunrise blvd, he said that they made mistakes when selling rifles so they have to stop selling just in that store.
                    Last edited by tiko; 07-03-2008, 10:00 PM.
                    Do it yourself.

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                    • #25
                      Spiggy
                      Calguns Addict
                      • Mar 2006
                      • 8688

                      Originally posted by Pointcrossed
                      They are starting to sell alot of airsoft and bb guns now because they are easier for them to sell and they are only going to sell them where the sales are good. They might stop selling real firearms altogether but who cares, why buy a rifle from them anyways?
                      it's not even airsoft, they just sell clear plastic toys

                      my local Big5 habitually calls me stuff like "cho" and "lee harvey" so I stopped going there
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                      • #26
                        jester
                        Senior Member
                        • Aug 2002
                        • 855

                        The Big5 in inglewood stopped selling guns after the riots. You can Guess why?

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                        • #27
                          HowardW56
                          Calguns Addict
                          • Aug 2003
                          • 5901

                          Originally posted by ViPER395
                          Just in Big-5 Citrus Heights.

                          WHY?
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                          • #28
                            heavyrecoil
                            Member
                            • Jun 2007
                            • 386

                            Interesting. Just today I was over at Sports Authority in Folsom, and noticed that they appear to have done away entirely with their guns/hunting department. Other than some odds and ends on a "clearance" display, no more firearms, airguns, ammo, optics, cases, etc. were in sight. The whole area has been rearranged, with some fishing stuff spread out to fill the empty space. Of course, there were no actual employees anywhere in the vicinity to ask about what had happened. I never purchased any firearms there, but have bought cleaning supplies, a couple of Daisy Red Ryders, a cheap-o Simmons rimfire scope, and some other things over the last few years. It's always a shame to see another store stop selling guns. Maybe they'll at least keep a really trimmed-down counter like the Wal-Mart over here, with a few scopes and some ammo...
                            Last edited by heavyrecoil; 07-04-2008, 2:22 PM.

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                            • #29
                              76231b
                              Member
                              • Jan 2008
                              • 310

                              Originally posted by Harrison_Bergeron
                              Anyone take offense to there website having the air rifles and the real long guns arbitrarily mixed together?
                              # Accessories (1 Item)
                              # Archery (2)
                              # BB Guns / Pellet Guns (10)
                              # Footwear (2)
                              # Hunting Rifles & Shotguns (9)
                              # Shooting Needs / Targets (1)



                              They aren't mixed though.

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                              • #30
                                Harrison_Bergeron
                                Senior Member
                                • Jan 2008
                                • 1974

                                Click the "Hunting Rifles & Shotguns" link.

                                Originally posted by 76231b
                                # Accessories (1 Item)
                                # Archery (2)
                                # BB Guns / Pellet Guns (10)
                                # Footwear (2)
                                # Hunting Rifles & Shotguns (9)
                                # Shooting Needs / Targets (1)



                                They aren't mixed though.
                                "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -Aristotle

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