My review is from a visit I made to Cabela's at the start of May 2020. I was there strictly to shop for a Pietta black powder revolver. Because you have to take a number and wait 20-30 minutes to even REACH the counter, I was able to check out most of the store.
They can't seem to keep certain things in stock. I saw entire sections of ammunition sitting empty, and I wondered why they just didn't order MORE of those items and restock from the back of the store. Much of their existing stock is overpriced, as well as their guns. You can do better at any number of online outlets.
Lucky for me, the one exception to all of these things was they are pretty well stocked on anything having to do with black powder. A rifle for about $220, for example, or any of the Pietta revolvers. Keeping round ball in stock seems to be a problem for them, though. I bought the last Hornady box of 100 they had, and got 30 more in the Starter Kit.
I ended up purchasing an 1851 Navy Colt in .36 caliber and I was happy with it. However, on the way back to Washington state (The WA Cabela's are still basically closed and have even LESS stock on black powder stuff) I had to stop at Sportsman's Paradise at the Three Rivers Mall near Longview and found the rest of the black powder supplies I needed there.
One really annoying thing is that sometimes the salespeople push you to apply for the Cabela's credit card. My guy followed me all the way to the register to tell me about it. Thanks, but I don't want your credit card. Most stores do this from a separate table on your way out.
Except for additional black powder guns or supplies for same, I probably wouldn't buy a modern gun from them. Maybe ammunition or small peripherals, but that's it. If you want a Cabela's T-shirt or hat, well...they give those away cheap. IF you wanted one....
They can't seem to keep certain things in stock. I saw entire sections of ammunition sitting empty, and I wondered why they just didn't order MORE of those items and restock from the back of the store. Much of their existing stock is overpriced, as well as their guns. You can do better at any number of online outlets.
Lucky for me, the one exception to all of these things was they are pretty well stocked on anything having to do with black powder. A rifle for about $220, for example, or any of the Pietta revolvers. Keeping round ball in stock seems to be a problem for them, though. I bought the last Hornady box of 100 they had, and got 30 more in the Starter Kit.
I ended up purchasing an 1851 Navy Colt in .36 caliber and I was happy with it. However, on the way back to Washington state (The WA Cabela's are still basically closed and have even LESS stock on black powder stuff) I had to stop at Sportsman's Paradise at the Three Rivers Mall near Longview and found the rest of the black powder supplies I needed there.
One really annoying thing is that sometimes the salespeople push you to apply for the Cabela's credit card. My guy followed me all the way to the register to tell me about it. Thanks, but I don't want your credit card. Most stores do this from a separate table on your way out.
Except for additional black powder guns or supplies for same, I probably wouldn't buy a modern gun from them. Maybe ammunition or small peripherals, but that's it. If you want a Cabela's T-shirt or hat, well...they give those away cheap. IF you wanted one....