I called a local gun store in Garland @ Beltine & l30 for to do a FFL since they're 2 miles from my house. Dude quotes me $75.00! I don't mind paying a fair price for a FFL fee, but that's highway robbery. Went through GT Distributors for $25.00. I haven't been to that store since they were buying ammo from local stores, and marking it up to ridiculous prices. Lesson learned on ever using their services, or visiting their store again.

He didn't want to do it.

I agree, but then I do!'t understand why they're listed as preferred dealer on Bud's gun shop website.

Get ready... If Hillary gets her way we will all be paying FFL fees to keep guns in the family after a member passes away. And that's a fee for each gun to put them in your name. They just keep making it harder and harder for good people to have and keep guns. SMH

Think of how many people will just say screw it...it's not worth it, and not keep granddaddys guns.

Wow.....$75? That is outrageous. I'd send Bud's an e-mail just to let them know. I use a couple of pawn shops within a few miles of where I live and both are $25 and never try to cross-sell. Highest I've ever been quoted is $35.

I use Bryan's Bunker in McKinney. $10.00.

Got a local place like that and I think it's just what they feel like that day charging. Needless to say I don't shop there any more and I've bought plenty from them prior to that.

That place in garland is so 1990. They suck

They have always treated me right when I bought from them and the wife bought a few guns and leather and she always seemed to think she was treated fair.It's been a few years since we stepped into their shop but we still have friends that still shop there.

Prices are high on everything there. I'll say the name Bull and [censored] Guns.

yep

Will never do business with them, and wouldn't advise anyone else to. Bunch of thieves over there.

Was GT Distributors or the other store marking up prices on ammo?

It was the other store. The guys at GT were very helpful and eager to get my business.

There is a page on Gunbroker where you can find local FFL dealers that will transfer for you. They even have most of their prices.

Bud's has that as well. I used a pawn shop in Weatherford, iirc it was $15, may have been $20 but no more.

Personally, If you call Bud's and complain, I don't see what that would do for you, business can charge what they want. Word gets out and many places can price themselves out of business, of course, there is always sheep walking around as well.

Spreading the word is the best way to combat over zealous folks.

Buds list the price of the transfer for each FFL on checkout.

As far as highway robbery there is a store in Granbury that does it for $50 but most of the little guys are $15-$20. The $75 just says he doesn't want to mess with it.

His price is telling you that he doesn't want to do transfers... he would rather sell you the gun from his inventory. But if he can't do that and you want him to do the transfer, he wants to make the same profit.

Since the store is only 2 miles from your house, did you give him the chance to sell you the gun before you bought online?

Wow! That's crazy high! When I do my transfers it's $10 with my CHL $20 if I didn't have one.

Ditto

they need to keep the lights on and taxes paid on their store

I use Lewisvlle Pawn, $15. When I use Buds.

Being the devils advocate here. Retailers with stores have bills to pay. Yes they could all charge 25.00 to do transfers all day but guess what? If they are a good retail store they inventory that they have to pay for sitting in the store and if they don't sell that inventory they will go out of business. Then where would you guys that buy everything from buds to save 50.00 go to hold the rifle or shotgun you are interested in. I don't blame any retailer for charging a high price to do transfers. Transfers will not pay their bills or their employees. I know very dew big guns stores that like doing transfers. Little shops with not much invested in inventory or employees seem to be the guys that are happy to do them for 25.00.
Think about what you do for a living and how well your business would be if your customers just used you to receive their goods and didn't buy from you.

Being a business owner I understand if you don't want to do it.

But If that's the case, it would be smarter to just say we don't do FFL transfers.

Throwing out a high price because you don't want to do it is a good way to run off customers IMO.

Use Rockwall Gold and Silver on 205 or Morgan with Dallas Shooting Supplies in Rowlett if he still does transfers I believe he was $10