Just to bump this topic up, I checked out a new sporting goods store in the area, Galyans in Middleton. Big store! prices on things like ammo were comparable to other local stores, but they also had more variety in calibers and different loads for the calibers. I'm not sure how the gun prices compared, as I'm not up on whats worth what these days, but I'm surprised a mainstream chain store carried handguns! The only price I remember was a 4" stainless ruger GP100 for $429.00, which seemed a little high to me, but then I bought a 6" stainless GP100 for $369.00 in 1988.
John