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| AirGunEric |
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Trying to keep a list of the 'Big Box' Canadian Retailers and what they have on the shelf generally. Of course- there's really only two big box retailers dealing in airguns- Canadian Tire and WalMart.
Canadian Tire (as of 17/2/2007):
Beeman 1026F Kit, $119.99
Beeman 1040, $219.99
Beeman 1048, $259.99
Beeman 1783F, $169.99
Crosman 2240, $89.99
Crosman 2289g Backpacker, $119.99
Crosman 760 Kit, $79.99
Crosman Springmaster 795, $99.99
Crosman NightHawk, $249.99
Crosman Quest 500x, $199.99
Marksman 1010C, $39.99
Marksman 2025, $59.99
Marksman 2004, $109.99
Remington AirMaster 77 Kit, $129.99
Walther CPSport, $179.99
Walther PPK/S, $159.99
WalMart (as of 17/2/2007):
Crosman 781, $59.96
Crosman Springmaster 795, $107.96
Daisy Grizzly (camo), $59.96
Daisy Powerline 953S, $124.96
Remington AirMaster 77 Kit, $154.96
Winchester 500xs, $149.96 |
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:06 pm |
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| phli71 |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 2:02 am |
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| AirGunEric |
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Hmm- never thought of http://www.basspro.com - but seems their system seems to always defaults to US prices. Maybe someone who's tried to order something (i.e. an airgun) can tell us how they handled the order?
LeBaron's has better pricing than CT on the airguns they carry, but I've never ordered from them: http://www.lebaron.ca/index_en.html |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:53 am |
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Hi Just looking at the prices for Crosman Guns, you lot over there are very luck reguarding the cost of guns & accessories, I looked up the cost of a 2240 over here (UK) and with the exchange rate at $2.26 CD to £1GBP it cost beteen $217 CD and $282 CD, and when I think you can buy a 2240 for $89.99 at Canadian Tire, it makes me think someone is being ripped off.
Thats made my crappy day.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:27 am |
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Hello Al:
Looking over the site you pointed out in the UK- seems you guys are getting it stuck to you from all American- and Chinese- based manufacturers. Any idea if this is just greedy distributors/retailers- or is there some huge government duty/tax issue?
Maybe it's more worthwhile in the event of a raffle to have something bought in North America and then shipped to Europe(?).
I was looking at a Chronograph- thought just about anyone with an interest in airguns would have a use for one, or if they have one- know someone else who could use it. Comparing prices for an F1 Chrony- which is a Canadian-based company, cheapest price in Canada is about $89 US Dollars, cheapest in U.S. is $59.95 USD, and the UK (89.95 pounds) or $174.00 USD!
Guess it's time to find out how something can be exported to the UK effectively. |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:05 am |
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| Alstone |
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Hi Eric
I think a lot of it is to do with goverment tax, this guy we have now Gorden Brown the Chanceller of the Exchequer taxes everything, this week he proposed a 15% extra tax on speeding fines to pay compensation to battered wives, and it's not just guns it's everything. Also we are members of the European Union and that carries extra tax if it is not made in Europe, Anyway I had better stop there.
As for shipping out a raffle prize it would be cheaper from over there. What puts a lot of people buying from abroad is that you do not get the "Sale of Goods" protection which is available in this country.
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I use a Combo CD-625 Chrony which fits on the end of the barrel, and it is absolutely brillant!, £39.99 over here and plugs into the laptop.
Your up Early ?
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:40 am |
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I have seen the Combro units- definetly seems to be the best deal for people in the UK- however, it seems awfully "bulky" to sit on a gun, even for testing. However, if it plugs into a PC as-is that's a nice feature. A 'Shooting Chrony" unit has a port for a printer and/or a cable to a PC- but the cable with software costs about $80 USD on top of the price of the chronograph itself! (now that's a screw-job).
Maybe any raffles will have a different 'prize' depending on the winners location- I will get to checking on UK and European import/export laws soon... |
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