Perhaps now, but CAI set the bar pretty low in the 80s and 90s; well before interweb slander was a thing. (There was plenty of bulletin board flaming, on those venues, though.)I’d bet close to 50% were these Fake Interweb Revewers.
It appears to be a private corporation owned by the Sucher (founder) family.Who owns the company
i have a Canik 9MM, and i could not be happier with the way they handled my request for a lighter RSA. they sent me one and did not want the OEM back. the only issues i have had with Century Arms, is the out of stock of some items that i'd like to have, like magazines (finally got them), and a spring that i need. but they too have to wait for the parts to be shipped to them from the factories.I know a lot of people don't like them, but hear me out. I've heard a lot of people give Century Arms a hard time -- even to the point where most of the comments on their youtube page demoing their imports is largely people trashing their company. This all being said, I think it's fair to recognize:
In my case (and this is just me), I've personally used 2 century arms AK imports. One was a WASR-10 and the other was a RH10. Not only did these weapons perform extremely well, but I personally saw great customer service. When calling the office to inquire about getting her AK before the election, they expedited shipping and I got it roughly 3 days earlier than expected! I was nervous because I heard a lot of trash talk but honestly I'm very happy with it. Even Rob Ski looked at the RH10 and was very impressed with its performance (dedicating two whole videos for it).
- This company has had some SERIOUS quality control problems with some of their weapons, but this is traditionally with their American made AKs. To be fair, I don't think there's really any great American AKs on the market. Someone here mentioned that Palmetto State Armory came out with a good one fairly recently, but I'm not personally convinced on that. Even so, that was recent.
- A lot of people have had lousy customer service.
To clarify I do not get any kind of kickback from Century, nor do I work there. I just feel like I have to give a good American company credit where it is due. I'm very happy with my experiences there and I'm hoping this is them turning over a new leaf from their prior reputation.
So what do you guys think? Lousy company? Good experiences? Are they the Huffy of firearms?
Perhaps now, but CAI set the bar pretty low in the 80s and 90s; well before interweb slander was a thing. (There was plenty of bulletin board flaming, on those venues, though.)
Bravo for the book.AWB expired. I’m actually writing a book
Then I got a couple of their 12 ga shotties brand new,,, nice gun,,Sold one to a ‘friend’ and he did some work on it.. put it on a diet,,,,,,very, very nice,,,he even got a permit for it.
I know a lot of people don't like them, but hear me out. I've heard a lot of people give Century Arms a hard time -- even to the point where most of the comments on their youtube page demoing their imports is largely people trashing their company. This all being said, I think it's fair to recognize:
- This company has had some SERIOUS quality control problems with some of their weapons, but this is traditionally with their American made AKs. To be fair, I don't think there's really any great American AKs on the market. Someone here mentioned that Palmetto State Armory came out with a good one fairly recently, but I'm not personally convinced on that. Even so, that was recent.
- A lot of people have had lousy customer service.
No offense, but their poor history of semi-auto builds goes WAY PAST the current US-made AKs...just ask owners of things like a MAS49 .308 conversion how they like them.
Short barrels, I guessWhat kind of a shotgun do you need a permit for?