This is turning into quite an adventure. We were in Corvallis yesterday, but had other appointments, had to do hit and run visits and only made it to three shops. My first impression with all the folks managing the shops was positive.
All the shops are quite small and crowded. Does this have to do with rental costs, legal restrictions on size or just happenstance?
I had quite a chuckle imagining one of the San Francisco liberals like Feinstein, Boxer or that ilk had they been there. They probably would wet their pants seeing the "assault weapons" with full size magazines lining the walls. I'll probably never be interested in EBRs, but I've just gotta love being away from the brain numbing bigotry of the San Francisco liberals.
The Albany Gun Shop is the one on Pacific Blvd with CNS Firearms half a block down on the other side of the street. When we first drove by I was curious about the clustering of the two gun shops and the tactical gear shop.
Neither of these carry reloading components. Albany Gun Shop's rack of ammo looks like it's all been around and is just enough to fill one or two ammo cans. I didn't see any ammo at CNS, either, but didn't have the time to do an honest look.
The last one was the Philomath Gun Shop. This shop does carry components. The WSP I use were $33.80 or so for 1000. I neglected to take notes on the powder, but thought I'd seen a better price on the 231. Once again, there appeared to be no Accurate Arms powder. I might have found some with a longer look. They carry Hornady presses and I might look into that as I have a very early press and am envious of some of the updates.
BiMart has WSP primers for a little less than $35 per thousand, 231 for $19. Like I said Cabela's has the WSP for $32.99 per thousand on line, but I don't know whether the prices will be the same at the store in Eugene. That's quite a bit of gas money for the small savings anyway.
It looks like Dead Center Reloading and Rangemaster are on tap for the next visit. Other than Nosparetime's prices, those I've seen so far are pretty much the same when you consider driving distances. The choice between them would have to depend on the overall relationship with the shop.
