Basspro..😡😡

[Hoss50]

I have never liked Basspro or Cabela's. They are both overpriced, but I like Basspro the least. I always go to my small local gun shop first then to Sportsman's depending on what I need.

[PRDATR]

I go to BP on occasion and was there yesterday looking for a fiber optic sight for a recent shotgun I purchased. I don't like going there because it is so dark there.

It looked like they were conducting a CCW Class upstairs.

[rossislider]

Rossislider I live in casa grande

Okay, I live out in San Tan Valley/Queen Creek, but my office is a couple of miles from Bass Pro. Was going to offer to return or swap them for you if you were out my way.

 

I go to Bass Pro quite a bit. I go probably once a week to just get out of the office and clear my mind a bit. As a store it is pretty cool, but for a knowledgeable sales staff it is pretty bad. If I'm looking to buy something I make sure I have done all my research before going in. I have found, on multiple occasions, that I was the one teaching their staff about a product (the gun counter is the worst) or helping a customer when the staff had no clue. As far as the big three go (Bass Pro, Cabela's, and Sportsman's Warehouse) Bass Pro is by for the worst and Sportsman's is by far the best, for both service and cost.

 

In all fairness, I've also had issues with Sportsman's at times, but still prefer them to the other two. Several years back I had Sportsman's in Mesa mount and bore site a scope on a Tikka I had bought from them for my wife. The following day at the range, three shots in, the scope went flying off the rifle and into the dirt. I immediately went back to Sportsman's. They same guy was there in the shop. He was nice and apologetic while remounting and bore sighting the scope. Fortunately the scope had not been damaged. The following weekend I was back at the range and sure enough, a couple of shots in the scope was sliding in the rings. From then on I swore I would never rely on a big store shop to do any work on my equipment. I picked up an adjustable torque screwdriver, some Loctite, a gun vise, etc. and have been doing my own work ever since. After putting this particular scope back on myself, using the same rings, it has never budged, and I've never had a problem since I started doing my own work. If I can't do it myself, I'll use my REAL gunsmith. I now have much greater peace of mind when I'm out in the woods knowing that my equipment has been set up properly by me and not someone rushing to get it done. I also thoroughly enjoy doing my own work on my guns, reloading, etc. It might seem a bit intimidating at first, but anymore you can find a "How To" video on You Tube for just about everything.

 

If you want to mount the scope yourself and don't mind driving out to Queen Creek I'd be happy to give you a hand.

 

Good Luck!

[Phil Beavers]

Bass Pro can't afford a 1" wooden dowel to align scope rings.

The problem with a lot of the sporting goods places is they have kids that mean well, but don't know what they are doing working a lot of the counters. The pay is not very high, so you are not going to have an industry expert working the counter unless you get lucky and find a guy that is semi retired doing it to pick up extra cash and pass the time. The cabelas and Scheels in Billings MT were like that. Retired guys that had a lifetime of experience and enjoyed sharing it.

 

In the future, just mount and bore sight yourself. I can usually look through the bore with the bolt removed and have any scope a couple clicks from zeroed at 100 yards every time.

Use a 1" wooden dowel to align your rings.

I agree with this guy, its one of the reasons I like going to Ross Outdoors so much.. Not saying every salesman working at Bass Pro or Cabela's doesnt know anything its just that most of those guys are salesmen or work in retail and you just dont know if the salesman who is giving you " expert opinions" on bow's or guns is an actual hunter or was he selling shoes at foot locker 3 months ago.

[#1huntinfool]

McLearn Custom Guns in Payson!

We offer to install your scope, sight it in, and if you want, devlope you a load to make your rifle shoot just a little better!

[lonne]

+1 on Outdoorsman's & Sportsmans

 

BPS and Cabelas are good if you want something in a hurry, don't mind paying a larger price for it, and ready to spend some time to do it right yourself, but never great for anything you need to depend upon one of the store-employees. Some of them hunt as often as you or I, but I'd guess most of them don't hunt and/or it's just their regular job

[Whitesheep]

I have never had a scope "professionally" mounted that I didn't have to remount myself. This includes one mounted at Don's which really surprised me. When I was younger I could like up a retical perfectly, but as I have aged I need the help of a tool.

 

Sportsman's is my #1 for all the reasons stated plus the price/quality point of their gear. Their gun counter did let me down onetime when I was looking for a specific Weatherby and they said they couldn't get one. A call to Weatherby revealed that they had several in stock at the time and could send one to Sportsman's the next day. Note they are listed as a dealer on Weatherby's web site. This is how I found my self at Don's, and I am glad I did, but I will NEVER let another gun salesperson mount a scope for me.

[TRKHNTR]

I"m happy to say we Finally got a Sportsman's in the White Mountains (Show Low) and anything is better than Wally World and a 3 or 3+ hour drive to Bass Pro or Cabela's.