I did buy a Parker B grade from Cabela's that has some 'issues' but is nonetheless a solid gun and was a good deal. As I posted here before, I also made a good deal on very nice DHE vent rib Parker from Gander Mountain. I think you can get reasonable deals out of the big stores but you can't count on it most of the time.

Come to think of it, that applies to small dealers as well. At least the big stores have some semblance of courtesy....for example there's a well-known small dealer in Terrel, Texas I can't stand to talk to.

The chances of someone getting a 'jewel in the rough' or a 'sleeper' from a small dealer are much less than a big dealer.