What's going on with Cabelas?

Gunwild · Mar 17, 2021

Hello fine men & women of NWF I was browsing Cabelas in Post Falls, ID today and all of the shelves used for ammo were removed

Talked with an employee, she said that the demand was too high for the supply and it was pointless to keep empty shelves that took up space.

She also mentioned that any ammo they receive will be used in firearm purchases because they had a hard time keeping ammo in stock for that purpose and when the manufacturers get caught up with production they will put it out again.

This was a shock to me when I first saw they replaced the area with 5.11 displays and clothing. All in all got kind of confused if it was moved it to keep us guessing haha. Made me wonder do they know something is coming that we did not.. But this thread is not for conspiracy theories

Yotehunt · Mar 17, 2021

You shop for ammo at Cabela's?

kbf64 · Mar 17, 2021

There's the online forum called Northwest Firearms, I hear you can get good deals there.

Member 5605 · Mar 17, 2021

Welcome.

Where have you been the last 6 months? Seriously wondering because this is not new.

eldbillbo · Mar 17, 2021

Well, it makes sense. It sucks to buy a gun and not be able to shoot it this will increase their gun sales and give noobs ammo to shoot with their new purchase. I think it's fair. They were pretty expensive anyway compared to Bi-mart.

Knobgoblin · Mar 17, 2021

Hmmm,
More overpriced clothes at Kohl'sBelas?

Say it ain't so.

eldbillbo · Mar 17, 2021

kbf64 said:
There's the online forum called Northwest Firearms, I hear you can get good deals there.

Can't say there are a lot of good deals on ammo (some) but there is a lot more ammo here than you will find at Cabelas and all the Bi-Marts put together

Caveman Jim · Mar 17, 2021

Ya think that's weird, the Bi-Mart in Hoquiam, Wa has put fishing gear on the shelves where it used to be full of reloading supplies...

GWS · Mar 17, 2021

That's because empty shelves look bad and are a waste of space. If they don't have ammo to put on them then use those shelves to sell something else.
Stores with empty shelves make folks wonder if the store is going under.

Gunwild · Mar 17, 2021

Haha I understand how ammo sacristy is right now @Dyjital. Back before all this crazyness I would grab a box or too if it was available @Yotehunt. I did not go there expecting to buy ammo just something I observed when getting candles for the ol'lady they got some damn good candles btw and was curious just never seen them take out shelves because ammo shortage.

eldbillbo said:
Well, it makes sense. It sucks to buy a gun and not be able to shoot it this will increase their gun sales and give noobs ammo to shoot with their new purchase. I think it's fair. They were pretty expensive anyway compared to Bi-mart.

Exactly what I was thinking I understand why they do it bummer if you buy a rifle and cant shoot. Helps out those poor bastards getting into the game late.

Member 5605 · Mar 17, 2021

Gunwild said:
Haha I understand how ammo sacristy is right now @Dyjital.

I get it.
I was on a zoom meeting for an unrelated topic and one of the members is management with cabelas. This person mentioned that when ammo comes in, it must be all put out at once and they cannot stagger it throughout the day. One shop actually got nailed by corporate for doing that.

Gunwild · Mar 17, 2021

Dyjital said:
I get it.
I was on a zoom meeting for an unrelated topic and one of the members is management with cabelas. This person mentioned that when ammo comes in, it must be all put out at once and they cannot stagger it throughout the day. One shop actually got nailed by corporate for doing that.

Very interesting I do not doubt you could get nailed for that. Couple people at a local pawn shop here in town that has a sweet gun counter was letting people know when they got ammo and putting it aside before it was out on the floor they got canned.

eldbillbo · Mar 17, 2021

I was at Tigard Walmart Sunday standing in front of the Ammo case they had 2 bricks of.22 The clerks were busy because they have a register there. The clerk that was there never asked me if I needed anything thing even though he saw me standing there. I was waiting for him to finish with other customers then another employee comes and right there in front of me ignores the fact that I am standing right there looking at the 2 bricks in the otherwise empty case. the employee opens the case and hands both to the other employee not saying a word to me literally less than 2 feet away from me like I was not there, who then buys the ammo. I was not that interested in the ammo so I just watched how it played out. I was just surprised how I was ignored by the 2 employees for the sale to an employee. Not a big deal but interesting.

Gunwild · Mar 17, 2021

Wow that's rediclous @eldbillbo I know you were not interested in the ammo but what a kick to the jangles watching that happen some people I tell ya!
:s0002:

Like my father always said "there are enough mouth breathers in the world we don't need another"

eldbillbo · Mar 17, 2021

Gunwild said:
Wow that's rediclous @eldbillbo I know you were not interested in the ammo but what a kick to the jangles watching that happen some people I tell ya!

Like my father always said "there are enough mouth breathers in the world we don't need another"

It was one of those is this really happening moments. Kind of like sitting through a really bad movie just to see how it ends.