I have done this and it was very easy.
To purchase you need to call the store that has the gun and buy it over the phone. They will take your CC info and the total amount including your local taxes will be charged. Free shipping to your local Cabela's or Bass Pro who will call you when it arrives. Then it is simply the transfer process of your local laws at the store.

 

I have done this and it was very easy.
To purchase you need to call the store that has the gun and buy it over the phone. They will take your CC info and the total amount including your local taxes will be charged. Free shipping to your local Cabela's or Bass Pro who will call you when it arrives. Then it is simply the transfer process of your local laws at the store.

Very easy depends on your local store. Mine was a nightmare. Finally got action after getting ahold of the store manager. Received my refund a week later, about 3 months after ordering the rifle.

 

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Just confirmed with Cabelas/Bass: no shipping costs if shipped to one of their stores and no transfer fees when picked up.
That saves a few bucks for more ammo+.

 

Enablers, Enablers, I say Enablers. And not even 50 posts. 😆

 

I've come across some decent Cabela's deals, but each time I've called, the gun had "just sold" or "just shipped". Someone has been saving me money.

 

I bought one rifle this way and it was smooth and easy. Since then, they have been sold. Ya gotta be quick

 

It often seems to me that Cabelas prices are high on most of their used guns. Perhaps the overage will wash out when shipping and transfers are considered, though. Once in a while you will see something reasonably priced.

 

I don't think Cabelas has been the same since Bass Pro took over.

I used to buy several new & used firearms and almost all my ammo there. We have their card and would get member sales and regular sales and coupons all the time that would be really good deals.

Since the Bass Pro consolidation, I've bought one firearm (CZ457 wood lottery winner) and no ammo. We used to spend $30k a year on their card just to use the points. Now less than $1k a year.

 

No FFL fee and Free shipping when Cabelas ships store to store. But there maybe a $25 penalty at the managers discretion if you decline the gun. That is a world less hassle and expense over buying a defective gun on GunBroker. The big downside is prices are very high. If you are used to high prices, then it won't matter. On the plus side, I have seen occasions where a gun is big time or somewhat miss identified and priced too low. Usually, those mistakes or underprices sell before the listing goes online. You can also order a new gun online.

If a pile of milsurp Mosins or Brno imports come in you wont see those go online. No idea how they decide which guns are worth the effort to list online. I was also able to buy broken guns for $25 to $50 and those were some great deals. I dont know if they still do that. My point is a lot of guns will pass threw the library.

 

You have to look a lot harder to find a deal. I miss the bargain barn. Is that what they called it. You could buy return scopes at 1/2 price. The old cabelas would just dump the inventory on discontinued items. No more of that.

WalMart put pricing pressure on everybody. That is over.

 

from this its just gonna be way easier to get things done I'll try this out and see what happens.

 

My recent experience with Cabela's used guns was for the Beretta in this thread:

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/new-to-me-948.1317875/?post_id=13591918&nested_view=1&sortby=oldest#post-13591918

I agree that their prices are generally high but decent deals do show up. They seem to be have wide ranges in pricing for the same item at different times.
An illustration of this is the Beretta 948 noted in the linked thread above. The same Cabela's store has another one listed in similar condition for $350 more than what I paid and it has only been a few months.

They currently have a couple of other guns listed that I am interested in and the prices are good when compared to what the same guns are typically selling for on GB.
The savings on shipping and transfer fees is worth it to me to check their site often for the next plinker.

 

I have found that they will list old inventory that is new as used items, and after they sit for a while, will get discounted for a few weeks. I picked up an H&K SL8 that was brand new for an excellent deal.