I would personally like to invite you all to Bassmasters,not sure what bad experience you have had, but I would like to make things right. We may not always have the best price as their is always unknown circumstance's such as freight or availability,butBob is great but his selection is sometimes limited, i got a heck of a deal on a XD in .45 ACP after they first came out, 400 bucks new. I like Joe and Steve and even Clint over at acme, both stores are great and have great customer service. There is only two stores in the columbus/seymour area that Ill do business with and thats acme and bite the bullet. Ive dealt with bassmasters and j&j customs and ive had really bad experiences with them. i flat out refuse to go to bassmasters anymore, especially since Greg left. their prices are high and I got treated like crap the last 2 times I was in there with cash in hand to buy but their loss. J&J customs called me an idiot when he asked what 1911 i was buying the crimson laser grips for and when my answer was a taurus PT1911, he told me I was an idiot for even owning one and that "only people that run drugs buy crap like taurus". So moral of the story, go with acme or bite the bullet.
Just remember that they are not in the business of selling guns to people who know what they are doing, they are in the business of selling guns to people who buy on impulse. I hate them just as much as any other guy, but they do have just about anything you want to look at, and they dont make you feel like your asking for their first born when you want to look at something. Also, they do carry a lot of the cheap stuff that most gun shops wont carry to. I saw a clearanced Citori there for $1189.00 which is pretty cheap for a browning. And for all you guys that think buying guns online is so good, well do the math $495 for the gun. $65 for shipping. $35 for transfer. You end up spending about a hundred dollars more when you buy online, read the fine print.
Once in awhile they will have a deal on a used gun that has a higher market price than what they came up with through their bluebook pricing but it's rare. I did pick up 100 rounds of federal .223 for 30.00 the other day, only around 6.00 a box so that wasn't bad.