I agree! Box stores mostly suck! My favorite local gun shops have everything out where you can touch them - besides handguns. When Gander Mt. stores first opened in NYS you could handle most everything, then they put all the new ones behind the counter with a few used guns on a rack that was accessible.
Over time, my interests change. Light weight rifles always get me excited, but I've had my AR phase, 22 LR phase and now I'm starting to drool over some of the bolt action long range rifles that look almost like AR's. I have no actual need for one and in NYS, there aren't many places that you can eve shoot 300 yards. I drooled in a meadow in CO recently on a bowhunt where I could see over 1,500 yards! What fun I could have there!!!
Over time, my interests change. Light weight rifles always get me excited, but I've had my AR phase, 22 LR phase and now I'm starting to drool over some of the bolt action long range rifles that look almost like AR's. I have no actual need for one and in NYS, there aren't many places that you can eve shoot 300 yards. I drooled in a meadow in CO recently on a bowhunt where I could see over 1,500 yards! What fun I could have there!!!