Don's Guns - any deals? ever?

[Naptown]

I just stopped in Don's to kill about five minutes. I got to the 1st case and saw a Ruger LCP for $599.99. I turned around and walked out. I have a p3AT, so I'm not looking for a LCP, I was just so disgusted in their prices that I walked out.

MSRP for the Ruger LCP was $330, raised to $347, and is currently $364 (US).[5 (from Wikipedia)

 

[ISHOOTHST'S]

BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE YOU...OR ANYONE ELSE...STAY AWAY FROM THERE!!!!

 

[rimfire_crazed]

You will never, ever, ever find a "deal" at Don's Guns. Period.

They want to sell you ONE gun and never see you again. They've made more profit from that one transaction than they would've had keeping you as a customer for years - and there's a lot less hassle.

 

[x2bax]

After I bought my Taurus 709 at the last 1500 I stopped in to use the range real quick and run a few rounds through it. I bought it for $360 they had the same gun in the case at $749!!!! Thank god I bought ammo at the show as well as they were charging $26/ box for S&B ball. UGG never again.

 

[ISHOOTHST'S]

They try to tell you "We are running a special for 10% off all guns today" I have herd this everytime I stopped by there over the many years they have been in indianapolis west side. I always just wanna tell them GTFO. Range prices are ridiculous as well as firearm prices.

 

[Cygnus]

I want to go there on a field trip with some fellow INGOers.

Morbid curiousity, kinda like when I have new people visit Michigan and they say "Let's go see some parts of Detroit that are off the main drags...."

 

[Disposable Heart]

I did once, buy something from Don's. I JUST got back into shooting and just arrived in Indy, so I stopped in. I bought a used Witness .45 full steel frame pistol for 399. I talked them down and down, finally got an old guy (not Don) who was willing to let it out the door for 399, instead of the 599 they had on it "on sale".

They did give me a free range time, which I promptly left after I felt something whiz past my head when shooting and a deep gouge in the wall behind me.

I always suggest folks look elsewhere. When I found Plainfield, I never looked back!

 

[Naptown]

too bad they don't let you use cell phones in there. We could start a thread with, "Take a picture of the most over-priced item."

 

[Benjamin]

Stay away from there. No deals at Don's guns. They also buy guns from people who are uneducated about firearms and they require that they have an asking price for their firearm even if they know nothing about it. I've seen a few people bring in nice guns that they inherited or came to own some other way and they get $100 or so, a fraction of what the guns are actually worth.

Straight from their web site:

We will make you an offer on all guns and related items. It makes no difference to us if it's one gun or a room full. If we can get together, we will pay you in CASH.
We MUST SEE THE GUN, and there are no prices given over the phone.
You must tell us what you want for your firearm.

 

[rimfire_crazed]

I want to go there ona filed trip with some fellow INGOers.

I'd be up for that trip. I think it's a hoot to go in and visit.

 

[ATM]

Don's Guns is a sad joke and a blight to gun shops and business ethics in general.

 

[Cygnus]

I'd be up for that trip. I think it's a hoot to go in and visit.

Maybe I'll suggest it in the break room's Fort Wayne Event Thread.


EDIT: OK, I suggested the FWers do the Don's field trip......

 

[alwalker84]

They want $799 for my M&P9 Stock, no upgrades....

:wtf:

 

[rimfire_crazed]

SW40VE $599.99 + tax. 10% off and they'll throw in a custom airbrushed Bryco for $50

 

[Wesley929]

Mosin Nagant 91/30's from $300 and up.
(I think it still had the $85 tag on it from Midwest Guns....)

 

[Clay]

To steal a little from the Dave Chapelle show.........

Don's Guns makes Gander Mountain look like Plainfield Shooting Supply

 

[henktermaat]

I'll take a photo if I'm ever in the area

 

[38special]

Count me in on a field trip!!!

 

[Hoosier Gun Coat]

I heard they give you a FREE tube of KY jelly with every purchase.

 

[printcraft]

I heard they give you a FREE tube of KY jelly with every purchase.

WRONG! no ky 4 u @ don's - they give it to you dry with those "deals".