I think that I'm spending too much time (and money) at our local shooting range/gun store.
Everyone knows my name (even the part time help!). The owner and the owners wife asks me how I'm doing. I didn't renew my membership to the range portion but they give me member prices (didn't renew because I had guns on lay-a-way there). When I ask to look at any of the rifles/shotguns behind the counter they tell me to help myself (as in, go behind the counter and check em out). Even through they know full well that I can't afford that new (well, to me) machine gun they allow me to handle it.
They have knocked off the NICS check fee a number of times (or taken the fee off the price of the gun). They have given me discounts on guns when I didn't even ask them. The usual lay-a-way plan is 30 days, they allow me up to months to pay off an item (took me almost 4 months to pay off my AR). I've changed my mind at least three times (had other rifles on Lay-A-Way that I "traded" for what became my AR) and no hassle or "attitude".
And all my purchases have been "low end" items (except the AR and the Kimber) and not that many:
Kimber 1911
Tauras .357
XM-15 w/two uppers
Heritage Arms .22 w/two cylinders
2 SKS's
And of course some smaller items (holsters, reloaders, mags, etc..)
So, anyone else have this problem?
Wayne
Everyone knows my name (even the part time help!). The owner and the owners wife asks me how I'm doing. I didn't renew my membership to the range portion but they give me member prices (didn't renew because I had guns on lay-a-way there). When I ask to look at any of the rifles/shotguns behind the counter they tell me to help myself (as in, go behind the counter and check em out). Even through they know full well that I can't afford that new (well, to me) machine gun they allow me to handle it.
They have knocked off the NICS check fee a number of times (or taken the fee off the price of the gun). They have given me discounts on guns when I didn't even ask them. The usual lay-a-way plan is 30 days, they allow me up to months to pay off an item (took me almost 4 months to pay off my AR). I've changed my mind at least three times (had other rifles on Lay-A-Way that I "traded" for what became my AR) and no hassle or "attitude".
And all my purchases have been "low end" items (except the AR and the Kimber) and not that many:
Kimber 1911
Tauras .357
XM-15 w/two uppers
Heritage Arms .22 w/two cylinders
2 SKS's
And of course some smaller items (holsters, reloaders, mags, etc..)
So, anyone else have this problem?
Wayne