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Teamless wrote:I had seen on the news this morning that Dick's Sporting Goods was open today at Baybrook mall.

Thought I would check it out, look for any signs, as well as compare guns and ammo prices to what I know from Academy.

The entrance then I went in, did not have any signs prohibiting open or concealed carry, so I was very happy to see that!

So I headed on back to the guns and ammo section, and noted that the standard target rounds of 9 mm we're about $15 for 50, which is $2-$3 more than the going rate for standard academy brand ammunition.

I checked out a few different guns, just to compare pricing as well:
Springfield XDS 45 caliber was $570 comparing to around $500 or so at academy

The Smith and Wesson M&P shield 40 was $550 which is about $50 more than Academy

The one that seemed the most strange to me, was the Ruger MKIII 22/45, which they had marked for $550, which I thought was way crazy, as I own two of them and paid $370 at The Arms Room and $340 at Academy a few years ago and they are still about the same price today


All in all, when it comes to guns and ammunition, the selection was pretty good for guns, and somewhat decent ammunition
However the pricing of both does not make me happy, and I will not be shopping at Dick's for any of these items


ETA: The majority of the above post was done via voice typing, so there may be a few errors in the spelling or wording