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I've never bought a handgun from Cabela's, but I've purchased a couple of rifles and that was bad enough. It literally takes an hour or more to wait for them to go through their whole check, re-check, re-re-check, re-re-re-check process where everybody from the salesman to the cashiers up to the store manager and back down to the janitor has to check the gun, the SN, and the paperwork at least 20 times each. And then do it all over again just to be sure. Once they're finally finished, assuming you still remember what you bought you still can't touch it until after an employee takes it and escorts you out the store into the parking lot. From there, you can finally have your new firearm and you can then go ahead and start gunning down people in the parking lot if you want. Just don't do it until you've left the store.

Yes this.

lmao..

>I've never bought a handgun from Cabela's, but I've purchased a couple of rifles and that was bad enough. It literally takes an hour or more to wait for them to go through their whole check, re-check, re-re-check, re-re-re-check process where everybody from the salesman to the cashiers up to the store manager and back down to the janitor has to check the gun, the SN, and the paperwork at least 20 times each. And then do it all over again just to be sure. Once they're finally finished, assuming you still remember what you bought you still can't touch it until after an employee takes it and escorts you out the store into the parking lot. From there, you can finally have your new firearm and you can then go ahead and start gunning down people in the parking lot if you want. Just don't do it until you've left the store. Yes this. lmao..

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[–] • 2 pts

At least part of this is legitimate CYA for the company. Excessive? Of course, but they can't make a mistake. If one 'i' isn't dotted or one 't' isn't crossed, the BATF shows up and pulls their FFL ticket.

[–] • 4 pts

If one 'i' isn't dotted or one 't' isn't crossed, the BATF shows up and pulls their FFL ticket.

It’s not necessarily the FFL paperwork process, it’s that every fucking person has to check and re-check. And then they box up your gun and escort your ass to the door. Whereas you buy a firearm at a small mom-and-pop shop and they could give a flying fuck. It’s all the corporate bullshit that comes with these large corporations. The answer is to support mom-and-pop stores and stop giving your money to corporations.

[–] • 4 pts

I fully understand it is CYA. I showed a lot of patience with the staff. I know they were following procedure. However it is too excessive. I'll never deal with them again.

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[–] • 1 pt

I get it. I have an FFL dealer one man show a couple miles from me. Much preferred.