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Bi Mart and handguns

31K views 37 replies 28 participants last post by  Timber hunter  
#1 Ā·
Stopped in at my local BiMart yesterday, and there's a new counter loaded with handguns. They had a pretty good selection and the prices were reasonable. I had to walk away.....
 
#15 Ā·
The store in Bend was that way for a few days. When I went back they had some simple but effective display racks. The guy behind the counter said they got the guns before the display racks and didn't want to wait to get them out.

Price wise I thought the were OK but not amazing. I can find a slightly better selection at Freds with about half ofthe guns on sale at any given time. I'm sure Bimart will put onsome sales that'll level the field. Definitely one of my favorite places to shop.
 
#14 Ā·
Bi Mart has prices that beat most of the local shops - but they don't have the selection. The lady at Forest Grove told me that they aren't set up to order pistols that are not regularly stocked like they can with rifles. She wasn't sure when they would be able to order any pistol you might desire.

They are selling Smith & Wesson Shields for $374 NIB - which beats the other "local" options. Sportman's Warehouse normal price is $389 - which is about what I've seen in dedicated gun shops - some gun shops being $400+

Their price on new Glocks for instance is consistent - 4th gen guns are going for $549.

I've seen a few stainless guns - Ruger Sr1911s for example (under $700 if you're wanting one) - couple stainless wheel guns. Their pistol selection may be small, but it's sure nice to see them get back into that game.
 
#21 Ā·
There prices must not be pretty competitive, the manager at the Lebanon Bi-Mart said several of the stores around have been averaging 20 handguns a week. It took them a few weeks but he said he is on track for that the last week or so. The M&P they had there was cheaper then Cabelas regular price by a quite a bit.

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#23 Ā·
Im glad I read this last week. Cabelas had the GI Rock Island 1911's on sale for $369 or $50 off the higher priced models. Of course they never had any in stock to begin with but I was foaming at the mouth for one so I checked Fishermans and NW Armory, no luck. I remembered reading this thread so I checked the Tigard BiMart and they had a single GI Rock Island 1911, the display model for $429. The manager did a price match so I got it for $379. The Cabelas ad didn't include any model numbers so he would only do the $50 off stated in the ad. Either way I was happy. My truck would have burned up the difference in gas driving to Cabelas if they did have them.
 
#26 Ā·
Does anybody know if bi mart will price match? Just purchased a Ruger LC9s 9mm from bi mart and found out fisherman's has them for a significantly cheaper price .. I usually check things out pretty good but screw this one up. Is there a way to get the savings or do I just pout and be satisfied.

Thanks,Randy
 
#29 Ā·
In the past two years, my number one source for new fire arms has been Gun Genie. If you know what your looking for, check their pricing. Locally two of the participating retailers are normally about 10 to 15% less than factory suggested wholesale pricing such equates to 30 to 35% less than retail Two of my purchases were substantial less than the suggested factory's suggested distributor pricing. (IE, my purchase price was way under 60% of suggested retail.) Suggested factory retail price for most firearms is 24%. Wholesaler factory suggested margins are 20%.
 
#33 Ā·
Well it's now confirmed with a phone call to Bi mart. NO price matching on fire arms. Guess I can't complain the every day price is cheaper than any other local vendors I have found, and impulse buying is fun till you second guess your self. There will always be a better deal some where..
Thanks