Don’t let the title of this post fool you; I’m not actually mad at Scheels. I am a little inconvenienced, though. They’re the local dealer for Panther Arms, the manufacturer of the rifle I want to buy. I looked on the website, picked out a particular model, then marched down to Scheels to put in my order. Denied.

Scheels has long had a policy against “assault weapons” including AR-15 variants, but has since softened a little. Nevertheless, they’re only willing to stock or sell certain DPMS models…and the one that I’ve got in mind has a collapsible stock. Not gonna happen, at least not at Scheels.

They’ve got every right to sell or not sell whatever they want, so I’m not upset about it. Just the opposite, actually; I’m happy to see that someone has a set of principles and is willing to stand up for them, even if it costs them a lot of money. In the mean time, I’ve just got to find another dealer. Scheels just lost a pretty expensive sale, though! Even though I’m not mad I’ll probably buy the optics for this weapon elsewhere, then declare the matter settled.