Don't you think it possible that, with all the interest today in shopping online, that the internet is actually contributing to the closings we are seeing in nice gun stores? 1cdogs comment about there being a lot of nice doubles in that part of the world prompted that thought.
If I go looking for a particular gun I am just as likely to find it on the 'net at a small, even home-based, dealer as a larger high-end dealer. I have this uneasy feeling that I am being charged more for an equivalent gun at a high-end dealer than for the same gun from an individual. Think about it, you're cutting out the middle-man, which is that dealer.
Don't misunderstand me, I am sorry to see any honest dealers close, but I do think this may be part of the reason, along with the bad economy.
SRH
