Buyer Beware -Quantico Tactical.

[JoeMal]

I have bought about $300 worth of AR accessories from them with fast shipping and extremely competitive prices (Prices were already low...then they had a Labor Day sale or something for 15% off that really dropped the price). No problems here.

Never bought a gun from them though

 

[Steel185]

I've been in that store and they seemed...used car-ish? Something didn't seem right when the salesman was showing me their inventory. I didn't go back. Lots of flashy gear not much of substance, seemed like they were there to temp Marines into gear they don't need. My opinion.

 

[jp3]

I don't get all this tactical hoopla in general. I would never dress like tactical instructors. But then that's just me.

 

[Old Dog]

Lots of flashy gear not much of substance, seemed like they were there to temp Marines into gear they don't need.

Well, my take is that there's a lot of gear sold that clearly active military and law enforcement are buying, so one would assume they need this stuff.

For me, my last deployment to Mesopotamia in '03-'04, I used quite a bit of personally purchased gear, and I sure wish the stuff that's available now was available then! With my current job, I find a lot of stuff I need and use is available in these tactical stores, to include QT.

Don't know why so many of you get hung up on a word. If you're not buying this stuff to play dress up or live out some fantasy Gecko45ish/mall ninja life, there's a lot of necessities sold in these places. You ought to visit Tactical Tailor's retail store before a unit deploys ...

 

[kmrcstintn]

I am not sure I would buy any thing from any one with tactical in their name. I would be afraid that their would be a bunch of range commandos in their with only day dreams and no real expertise or experience.

there is a newer shop in my area, Lanco Tactical in Elizabethtown, PA and the generalized statement above DOES NOT APPLY; friendly & knowledgable owner, experienced staff from other shops in the area, excellent gunsmith; I have bought several firearms from them and would do so in the future

 

[Jim K]

Sorry, Hentown, but ATF doesn't know or care if a gun is new or used. There is no place on the 4473 for that info and it is not part of the NICS check.

ATF enforces Federal laws; it is not the Better Business Bureau or small claims court.

Jim

 

[SouthernYankee]

I may just be old and hard to get along with and just obnoxious enough, but every gun I have bought (just got another 3wks ago), I have always TOLD the counter help I'm going to field strip before I hand over the cash, which they have already seen and know I am a serious buyer, and proceed to do it right there on the counter pad. Only one guy ever balked and I asked him what he was hiding, with customers standing there and he relented. One time I handed the guy the cash but told him not to run the check until I did mine. Point being, I won't buy anything until I've looked under the hood or slide for that matter. I'm not buying gold, I'm buying a MACHINE and I want to know it's all there and operable. Two stores have even let me fire first on their ranges, they were the best.

 

[lobo9er]

even gander mtn will take a gun apart for you. I dont blame them for not allowing you to do it but if thats the case they have let you take a look around and kick the tires a bit.

 

[hentown]

The number of mags the pistol normally comes with is irrelevant to the OP's problem. The fact that he was told by a salesman that he'd get three mags is relevant.

I also think it's irrelevant that BATFE isn't notified by 4473 whether a firearm is new or used, as far as BATFE's ability to sanction THEIR licensed dealers who are perpetrating frauds on the consuming public.

 

[nosreme]

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[HOOfan_1]

He commented that these types were usually alpha male types

It's too bad that there are so many gun shops with owners who have absolutely no sense of customer service. Not only disallowing a customer to inspect a product he was willing to buy, but also bad mouthing him to another customer.

I think car dealerships have a lot more expensive equipment to worry about when they let people test drive them (insurance can only get the dealer so much)

Why wasn't the shop owner willing to field strip the gun for the guy. That is a ridiculous attitude. You can almost be 100% sure, that if the guy got the gun home after buying it, and field stripped it and found a major problem, then when he took it back to the shop, the owner would tell him he needs to contact the mfr. for warranty service. That is a ridiculous inconvenience for a customer, when the owner could do something as simple as field strip it for the customer.

 

[pumpedTSI]

Bottom line....inspect before you buy, even "new" pistols. Having said that, the OP should have asked the shop to disassemble for inspection or god forbid the shop actually had good customer service and "offered" if he was a serious buyer. Just my .02...

 

[psyopspec]

I am not sure I would buy any thing from any one with tactical in their name. I would be afraid that their would be a bunch of range commandos in their with only day dreams and no real expertise or experience.

I'm more of a value shopper when it comes to guns and cars. Give me a good gun at a good price, and I won't care what's on the sign outside. It's basic due diligence, and I learned long ago that no one but me is responsible for making sure I'm satisfied before buying. I've shopped pawn stores, and well-heeled gun rooms, and flaship dealers of vehicles as well as rundown used car lots. While the context of the shopping experience is a little different, in each case I'll do my own basic inspection, and in the case of a vehicle get a third-party inspection done too.

I've found good deals at each, and had deals that smelled a little rotten at each. At least with those corner car-lot places, I know what I'm walking into.

To the OP, that's a bad experience that shouldn't have happened in fairness. At least after this you won't allow it to happen again. Silver lining: You likely still have a great shooter on your hands, which isn't a bad booby prize.