03-31-2019, 11:54 AM
Dick's decline is probably inevitable. Amazon is kicking their butt. Also, I don't know if it is a factor, but I go to Sportsman's warehouse and Dunham sports instead of Dicks anyway. Dick's is no fun any more. Not that this has anything to do with anything..., but several years ago Dick's had a sale on Remington 700. ,223 26" heavy barrel. I had a Varmint Special in .223 back in the 70s and it was excellent. This new 700, I had to cut two inches off the barrel, re-crown it, and get a better stock in order to get it to shoot under 2". I don't know where Remington was getting their barrels, but they did the brand serious damage.