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Without knowing exactly which model and chambering you are asking about, it is impossible to answer precisely. Certain distributors and dealers get special models of certain firearms that are similar to but different enough from a similar model at another distributor. They also buy in a limited number of chamberings, which increases their buying power and allows getting that price. When they buy in volume, they get better pricing, so they can sell the product cheaper.

WalMart buys enough volume that they get special pricing and special models. Since WalMart appeals to the lower end of the spending spectrum, they distribute many bargain models you will not find anywhere else. That said, they also distribute exactly the same models as Cabela's and Dick's Sporting Goods in many instances.

Distributors may allow a certain number or type of flaw in order to get the pricing they are looking for, but the QC on the major components is exactly the same irregardless of where you buy the firearm. I used to work for a sporting goods dealer that bought blems and factory reconditioned items, and they work just like the first run items. May have a bubble in the finish or it failed QC the first time through, but it's fixed by the time the customer gets it.