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I stopped at the local Sheels store today to look at a couple new fishing reels. They had the two models I was considering but not the sizes I want. While handling one of them I caught a peek at the price tag and almost howled....$20 more than the same reel last fall would have cost. The only difference between then and now was some added color. Dawn.
So I wandered over to the shooting department and checked out the bullet situation and decided that things are tough. I happened by the muzzleloader section and what should catch my eye? Why, nothing more than all sorts of $49.99 Blackhorn.... it's only up $15.00, but it's there in quantity. The FFFg T7 was only $25.99 so I' go back and grab a jug for the range play. Then the Optima selection grabbed my attention. I've never seen so many stainless, nitrided guns for a mere $299 in my life. Anything T/C was nonexistent. Scheels must hate Knight as well.
While looking thru all the Optimas an associate came cruising up and asked if I had any questions. Only one I said....."Do you ship this Blackhorn stuff if ordered on line?" After getting on his handy dandy walkie talkie of sorts he says the big "NADA" so I told him I was no longer in need of him and he could go pose his opening question to some other unfortunate that's probably finding things miserable in an otherwise nice store.
I really not needing any primers or Blackhorn or bullets or sabots but I'll go back and pick up one of the Blackhorn and one of the T7 FFFg. I've got maybe three hundred bucks in gift cards for the place and don't want to not use them. The reels just piss me off but this fifteen buck hop in the Blackhorn to me is nothing but a friggin money grab. Most of us know that the powder situation has changed but to actually see it locally just sucks especially in a store that has always favored the sportsman's pocketbook.
So I wandered over to the shooting department and checked out the bullet situation and decided that things are tough. I happened by the muzzleloader section and what should catch my eye? Why, nothing more than all sorts of $49.99 Blackhorn.... it's only up $15.00, but it's there in quantity. The FFFg T7 was only $25.99 so I' go back and grab a jug for the range play. Then the Optima selection grabbed my attention. I've never seen so many stainless, nitrided guns for a mere $299 in my life. Anything T/C was nonexistent. Scheels must hate Knight as well.
While looking thru all the Optimas an associate came cruising up and asked if I had any questions. Only one I said....."Do you ship this Blackhorn stuff if ordered on line?" After getting on his handy dandy walkie talkie of sorts he says the big "NADA" so I told him I was no longer in need of him and he could go pose his opening question to some other unfortunate that's probably finding things miserable in an otherwise nice store.
I really not needing any primers or Blackhorn or bullets or sabots but I'll go back and pick up one of the Blackhorn and one of the T7 FFFg. I've got maybe three hundred bucks in gift cards for the place and don't want to not use them. The reels just piss me off but this fifteen buck hop in the Blackhorn to me is nothing but a friggin money grab. Most of us know that the powder situation has changed but to actually see it locally just sucks especially in a store that has always favored the sportsman's pocketbook.