Good ole Gouger Mtn.

deerslayer303 · November 6, 2014, 11:59 PM

LOL, I hope this is just a stock pic and they at least plan to send you a steel frame pistol.

http://www.gandermountain.com/modper...olver&i=402602

BerdanSS · November 7, 2014, 05:16 PM

I'm not the least bit surprised. I've yet to meet a sales person in EITHER of our local Gander Mountains that are the least bit qualified to sell anything in the store. Firearms especially. I'll assume your looking at the outrageous price

wogpotter · November 7, 2014, 05:31 PM

Everything in the ad indicates a brass frame, there is no actual mention of what the frame is made from but the powder load suggested are in line with a brasser.

Hawg · November 8, 2014, 08:03 AM

Quote:

the powder load suggested are in line with a brasser.

You need to go back and read it again.

bedbugbilly · November 8, 2014, 09:20 AM

Wow! At that price, maybe a "group buy" could be put together!

DD4lifeusmc · November 8, 2014, 10:45 AM

The top-strap sight helps improve target acquisition, and a twist rate of 1:30" offers you a finer shot picture. Uses 22 - 30/FFF round ball projectiles and 19 - 25/FFF conical bullets

The top strap sight might help give better sight acquisition, but don't see how the rate of twist does that.
Finer shot picture is actually just what you see in the alignment of the sights
and actually it is sight picture.
Rate of Twist ::: Perhaps better accuracy, but not acquisition.
Oh well marketing...........
22 to 30 gr fffg is actually pretty common for the steel, but towards the heavy for the brassers
While nothing actually wrong with the Traditions brand, I would say they are on the bottom of the list in quality after Pietta and Uberti.
Also does Traditions actually make it, or just rebrand it?
And when Cabelas traditionally offer the steel ones in the $249 bracket, doubt I would buy a brasser for $299

zach_ · November 8, 2014, 10:49 AM

If you want to buy something at Gander Mountain, do your homework. Find the lowest advertised price available at a nearby retailer. Show the ad to the sales associate at Gander. They will match the price. That include ammo prices. Their buying power allows them to be very flexible with exchanges and warranty issues. My last few shooting related major purchases were from Gander. It I nice to have Gander, Bass Pro, Academy, Cabelas, and Wally World within 20 minutes drive.

salvadore · November 8, 2014, 04:19 PM

I just ordered the Uberti model of the Remington Navy, (had a yen for a while) from Midway for I think $305. Am all twitterpated.

wogpotter · November 8, 2014, 04:30 PM

Quote:

brasser ???

Brass framed, as opposed to steel framed.

salvadore · November 8, 2014, 04:36 PM

News flash, Midway has the all steel Ubertis for 1858 .44s for $5 dollars less, Uberti's 1862 police 5.5" $231.00 other models on sale, Piettas also.

November 6, 2014, 11:59 PM	#1
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Leesville SC Posts: 2,652	Good ole Gouger Mtn. LOL, I hope this is just a stock pic and they at least plan to send you a steel frame pistol. http://www.gandermountain.com/modper...olver&i=402602 __________________ "I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson

November 7, 2014, 05:16 PM	#2
BerdanSS Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2011 Location: to close to other houses Posts: 1,176	Honestly.... I'm not the least bit surprised. I've yet to meet a sales person in EITHER of our local Gander Mountains that are the least bit qualified to sell anything in the store. Firearms especially. I'll assume your looking at the outrageous price __________________ One day, Men in tall hats will thump their chests and proclaim..."oh, what a great sea of mud we lived in"--The unalterable fate of billy creek .... "Smoke.....it's what's for dinner" Last edited by BerdanSS; November 7, 2014 at 07:01 PM.

November 7, 2014, 05:31 PM	#3
wogpotter Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2004 Posts: 4,811	Everything in the ad indicates a brass frame, there is no actual mention of what the frame is made from but the powder load suggested are in line with a brasser. __________________ Allan Quatermain: “Automatic rifles. Who in God's name has automatic rifles”? Elderly Hunter: “That's dashed unsporting. Probably Belgium.”

November 8, 2014, 09:20 AM	#5
bedbugbilly Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Posts: 3,287	Wow! At that price, maybe a "group buy" could be put together! __________________ If a pair of '51 Navies were good enough for Billy Hickok, then a single Navy on my right hip is good enough for me . . . besides . . . I'm probably only half as good as he was anyways. Hiram's Rangers Badge #63

November 8, 2014, 10:45 AM	#6
DD4lifeusmc Senior Member Join Date: October 12, 2012 Location: Wyoming Posts: 351	brasser ??? The top-strap sight helps improve target acquisition, and a twist rate of 1:30" offers you a finer shot picture. Uses 22 - 30/FFF round ball projectiles and 19 - 25/FFF conical bullets The top strap sight might help give better sight acquisition, but don't see how the rate of twist does that. Finer shot picture is actually just what you see in the alignment of the sights and actually it is sight picture. Rate of Twist ::: Perhaps better accuracy, but not acquisition. Oh well marketing........... 22 to 30 gr fffg is actually pretty common for the steel, but towards the heavy for the brassers While nothing actually wrong with the Traditions brand, I would say they are on the bottom of the list in quality after Pietta and Uberti. Also does Traditions actually make it, or just rebrand it? And when Cabelas traditionally offer the steel ones in the $249 bracket, doubt I would buy a brasser for $299

November 8, 2014, 10:49 AM	#7
zach_ Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2014 Location: DFW north Posts: 377	shopping at Gander If you want to buy something at Gander Mountain, do your homework. Find the lowest advertised price available at a nearby retailer. Show the ad to the sales associate at Gander. They will match the price. That include ammo prices. Their buying power allows them to be very flexible with exchanges and warranty issues. My last few shooting related major purchases were from Gander. It I nice to have Gander, Bass Pro, Academy, Cabelas, and Wally World within 20 minutes drive. __________________ Z

November 8, 2014, 04:19 PM	#8
salvadore Junior member Join Date: January 1, 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 2,282	I just ordered the Uberti model of the Remington Navy, (had a yen for a while) from Midway for I think $305. Am all twitterpated.

November 8, 2014, 04:36 PM	#10
salvadore Junior member Join Date: January 1, 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 2,282	News flash, Midway has the all steel Ubertis for 1858 .44s for $5 dollars less, Uberti's 1862 police 5.5" $231.00 other models on sale, Piettas also.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search