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michael e wrote:None of the deals online seem good after factoring in all the other fees. I buy from a member here and he gets prices down to better than the gun shows on the stuff I have bought.

Case in point - I just talked my buddy into purchasing his Kahr from Carter's rather than an online seller. I just bought my daughters M&P 9mm there also. After considering shipping and transfer cost the difference was about $10-15 more at Carter's including sales tax. In my buddy's case shipping was free and it was still only 15 bucks difference. I have an independent FFL that I've purchased from in the past mainly for black rifles.

In the difficult economic times we're experiencing it's hard to encourage someone to pay a little more to a hometown small firearms dealer, but I try to do that for new firearm purchases. If it's available locally from an independent that's my first choice for firearms, hardware, auto parts, etc. I do succumb to really good internet deals for some things, especially electronics and I mostly buy used firearms on GunBroker. Being on a fixed income doesn't allow me the ability to follow my principals 100%, but I used to be willing to pay more to local merchants for everything. I just hate to see the Mom and Pops disappear. They were always there to help with experience and support.