gander mountain

[Deserteagle]

Although Ive never sold a gun to them, Ive bought 3 from them and dont have any problems with them. Got my Glock 22 for $500 from them which is a good deal.

[Woody1960]

I tried it once at a gun dealer by me and was told they would only give me 60% of the whole sale price and no more.WTF? I would never trade in a gun anywhere.It is much better to sell it yourself.Same goes for a car/truck.

[mncarrydude]

Gander doesn't have anything to do with manufacture pluses or minuses, they are just a high priced middle man. Don't get me wrong, I do shop there, I just don't buy firearms there. They are great if ya wanna hold a bunch of guns, yet trading in is not the best by far. I went to check the value of my customized 1911 and they told me $175 trade/sell value. I told em to shove it and carry that gun daily. Sell yer stuff outright and don't sacrifice yer trades value for an impulse buy.

[filarks]

In Lubbock, I can never get any help at gander. They have practically no sales staff. The ones they have are overrun w/ customers.
I like Academy well.
I buy a lot of my supplies from the range I shoot at, Rustic Range. I would rather support the local range than a big box store.
I found this out after buying a rifle from walmart. My local range may be more expensive than some box stores, but I know the people who own and run it. I've bought 2 rugers from them and they ask me when I shoot how they shot. I have never gotten that kind of service from a box store.
That's just my opinion.

[gunshrink]

The problem is not the people in the store, but the clueless folks at corporate for Gander. About a year ago they took about 70% of the smiths out of the store so no ability to get anything fixed locally but only through their few that are left - I had spent two years building a trusting relationship with the smith at Gander, bought about a dozen gun their to have that support and bam - overnight it was gone. As many have said their prices for both guns and ammo is higher than most others. I traded in a hardly used gun one time as it was the path of least resistance - took a big loss on the gun even using it for a trade on another gun they had that I wanted. Some of their use stuff is better but still more than most places. My advice is sell it privately - it is easier than you think, find a FFL that will work with you and get your new blaster on the internet at one of the more affordable places. I have done that many times and it works pretty well. This could mean the difference of $100 or more on the average gun.If you want to "fondle" ahead of time, then go to Gander or find a gun show and see how it feels. If you want to fire, go to a range with the round of choice and many will let you using your own ammo try at least a magazine of the gun of your dreams. Have done what with my XD crew several times. Above all, have fun and good luck in your journey.

[Fitch]

You are much better off to sell the gun locally or on GunBroker than to trade it in pretty much anyplace but especially at the big name outfitters. Gander, BassPro, Cabela's all buy really low and sell high.

Our local Gander Mountains, two of them, are a mixed bag on pricing. Right now they are selling the SIG P238 at prices competitive with the lower sold prices on GunBroker. I look there as part of the shopping process but so far haven't bought a single gun there or BassPro. Bought several on sale at Cabela's.

Fitch