What Happened to Dick's Sporting Goods?
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HammerBite
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+many for Virginia Arms in Manassas.
Mike Irwin
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I was really sad when Dick's bought out Gallyans.
I knew they were going to take a good sporting goods store and turn it into a mediocre one.
I hoped that the absorption process would make Dick's a better store than what it was.
What I DIDN'T realize is that Dick's was going to get worse...
I knew they were going to take a good sporting goods store and turn it into a mediocre one.
I hoped that the absorption process would make Dick's a better store than what it was.
What I DIDN'T realize is that Dick's was going to get worse...
ConcealCarryNY
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Seriously?? man that sucks that was a great place. If anyone in the NoVa area is looking for a good gun store look up Quantico Arms. They have a store in Q town and also IIRC a store in Woodbridge somewhere. Good people and they appreciate the "black gun" crowd
As far as Dicks goes they primarily deal in:
Shotguns - Mostly Mossberg, Spartan, and low end Benelli's like Nova's etc. They have a couple High end Baretta over/unders in between. They have Rem 870's and 11-87s.
Rifles - Mostly Savage. The only Remingtons I'
ve seen are the .22s.
When Dick's bought out Galyans they liquidated their pistols. I scored a S&W 629 for $325
Shotguns - Mostly Mossberg, Spartan, and low end Benelli's like Nova's etc. They have a couple High end Baretta over/unders in between. They have Rem 870's and 11-87s.
Rifles - Mostly Savage. The only Remingtons I'
ve seen are the .22s.
When Dick's bought out Galyans they liquidated their pistols. I scored a S&W 629 for $325
Average Joe
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Its a golf and clothes store, I don't go there anymore, no interest in what they sell..
Hardtarget
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When I went to the store in Rivergate area...Mid. Tn. north of Nashville...it looked like every kind of sport except guns. I didn't really comb over the stuff...it just looked slim.
Mark.
Mark.
applesanity
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Well, I had to go see for myself and you were right. Wow, those guys really, really love their AR's. I got to talking with one of them, who was carrying a nice little Sig, about AR's and cleaning. And he laughed at me. Apparently, he didn't mind too much.
I was also comparing the .22's - Mark III and Buckmark. My question is about etiquette. I know you're suppose to hand the gun over only after you've opened the action, and you should always personally inspect the receiver. But I was looking at the Mark III, and -
What's the etiquette for looking at the sights while trying out the grip, or shouldering a rifle? I was aiming for the ground when I was looking at the sights and seeing the grip felt in my hand. I made sure to keep my index finger outside the guard and asked for permission before wanting to dry fire. Is that okay?
Dicks went from being the place to go for ice fishing,ammo ,guns and the real outdoors stuff.Now it's more golf,camping and sneekers.I remember driving to the Syracuse,N.Y. store from buffalo (about 135 miles) just to get the best ice fishing lures.Now I don't even bother to go in.After they bought Gallyans the kind of got out of the real outdoor buiness.
MA Dick's
The Dick's in southeastern Massachusetts actually has quite good selection of rifles and shotguns, for MA anyway. They also carry a decent amount of handgun ammmo. I went to a Gander mountain store in Watertown NY, which is outside of Syracuse a few months ago to pick up some ice fishing supplies, and the selection of handguns and long guns was borderline overwhelming, a vertiable candy store.
The Dick's in southeastern Massachusetts actually has quite good selection of rifles and shotguns, for MA anyway. They also carry a decent amount of handgun ammmo. I went to a Gander mountain store in Watertown NY, which is outside of Syracuse a few months ago to pick up some ice fishing supplies, and the selection of handguns and long guns was borderline overwhelming, a vertiable candy store.
Niantician
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A month ago I went to Dick's to buy a box of 380 for my girlfriend. The older gentleman behind the counter said " I don't think we have any of that." I said "You don't have any? or you don't think you have any?" He said he'd go in back and look. He came out with a box and I asked him if it was jhp or fmj. and he did not know what jhp was nor would he let me look at the box to see myself. He said that if I handled the box, he would not be able to sell it.
Also last year I tried to order a kayak from the website and have it delivered to the store to pick up. They said they could'nt do that. Some sort of logistical problem. But they were very willing to ship it to my house (5 mins from the store) for a huge s&h rate.
But unfortunately Dick's is still the only place around to buy hunting and fishing magazines. Most stores like Borders Books refuse to sell such violent stuff even though they sell porn.
Also last year I tried to order a kayak from the website and have it delivered to the store to pick up. They said they could'nt do that. Some sort of logistical problem. But they were very willing to ship it to my house (5 mins from the store) for a huge s&h rate.
But unfortunately Dick's is still the only place around to buy hunting and fishing magazines. Most stores like Borders Books refuse to sell such violent stuff even though they sell porn.