waldonbuddy
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Most of the blame is mine as I didn't remember the old saying "fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me".
I have bought four guns from a local gun shop over the past year and have brought another friend there who also bought two weapons at over 1k in price.
I bought an AR10 from them. I chose to accessories it at the store. The rifle was a flattop so I bought the front and rear sight from them. I got the rifle home and while sighting it in I was shooting about 3 foot over the target. While researching the AR10 before purchase I didn't know the sights from an AR15 wouldn't work for the front.
Called the gun store up asked if they could get said AR10 front sights. Gun store, "Well, better let you talk to Bob". Hold on the cell phone over 15 minutes then call back. Same thing. Finally told them to order what I needed, "no problem".
Two weeks later called them up....no sights even ordered, "talk to Bob". Waited another 20 minutes, no Bob. Tell Bob to call me back.......Three days later, no call. Tired of waiting to sight in my rifle and after asking questions on the net, I ordered it myself.
This has happened other times after this as I have asked them to check on ordering another gun for me and I get the same thing, talk to Bob. Bob is either never there or is on the other line, etc.
There are six guys up there most of the time, and I cannot help wonder why one of them cant look up/find a particular gun I'm looking for or give me a price. I dont know if "Bob" micromanages them on everything or what is going on.
I recently looked in to buying another rifle. I asked them if they could get it......same thing. Finally, I went to the store and talked to Bob myself. He said he would look on the net and let me know. Two weeks later, nothing. He claimed all of the places he inquired didn't call him back. OK, Bob suggested I find the gun and they would do the transfer..........FINE.
Called the company who made the gun I wanted, and got on the waiting list. I then called the gun shop and got Bob this time
. Told Bob the situation. Bob said to let him know when they were ready.
Got a call from company {lets call her Betty from XXXX}, gun is ready, I gave her the info on the gun shop for transfer. I then called the gun shop and told them to tell Bob that "Betty" from XXXX would be calling soon for the FFL transfer. Well she called them alright.......wanna guess what happened,...yep, Bob was unavailable. I found this out when I called them that afternoon. Bob said "I was on the other line, and she already hung up when I got to her". ****, ****........I asked did he call her back? "Nope, I was waiting on her to call back." He then told asked me if I had Betty's fax number. I said no, but it was on XXXX internet sight. He said he would find it and fax the info to her.
Called the gun shop next day.....nothing faxed. He finally faxed the info to Betty, now I'm waiting for the call that will never come that my rifle has came in at the gun store.
This was the last straw. I really like all of the guys that work at the gun shop, even Bob. I cannot understand why Bob is the ONLY one that can do anything at that store. Anyway since they are the only gun shop within reasonable distance I think Ill just buy my next weapon online and let the pawn shop do the transfer..........Again, I accept most of the blame for doing business with them knowing how it goes. Rant over..........
I have bought four guns from a local gun shop over the past year and have brought another friend there who also bought two weapons at over 1k in price.
I bought an AR10 from them. I chose to accessories it at the store. The rifle was a flattop so I bought the front and rear sight from them. I got the rifle home and while sighting it in I was shooting about 3 foot over the target. While researching the AR10 before purchase I didn't know the sights from an AR15 wouldn't work for the front.
Called the gun store up asked if they could get said AR10 front sights. Gun store, "Well, better let you talk to Bob". Hold on the cell phone over 15 minutes then call back. Same thing. Finally told them to order what I needed, "no problem".
Two weeks later called them up....no sights even ordered, "talk to Bob". Waited another 20 minutes, no Bob. Tell Bob to call me back.......Three days later, no call. Tired of waiting to sight in my rifle and after asking questions on the net, I ordered it myself.
This has happened other times after this as I have asked them to check on ordering another gun for me and I get the same thing, talk to Bob. Bob is either never there or is on the other line, etc.
There are six guys up there most of the time, and I cannot help wonder why one of them cant look up/find a particular gun I'm looking for or give me a price. I dont know if "Bob" micromanages them on everything or what is going on.
I recently looked in to buying another rifle. I asked them if they could get it......same thing. Finally, I went to the store and talked to Bob myself. He said he would look on the net and let me know. Two weeks later, nothing. He claimed all of the places he inquired didn't call him back. OK, Bob suggested I find the gun and they would do the transfer..........FINE.
Called the company who made the gun I wanted, and got on the waiting list. I then called the gun shop and got Bob this time
. Told Bob the situation. Bob said to let him know when they were ready.Got a call from company {lets call her Betty from XXXX}, gun is ready, I gave her the info on the gun shop for transfer. I then called the gun shop and told them to tell Bob that "Betty" from XXXX would be calling soon for the FFL transfer. Well she called them alright.......wanna guess what happened,...yep, Bob was unavailable. I found this out when I called them that afternoon. Bob said "I was on the other line, and she already hung up when I got to her". ****, ****........I asked did he call her back? "Nope, I was waiting on her to call back." He then told asked me if I had Betty's fax number. I said no, but it was on XXXX internet sight. He said he would find it and fax the info to her.
Called the gun shop next day.....nothing faxed. He finally faxed the info to Betty, now I'm waiting for the call that will never come that my rifle has came in at the gun store.
This was the last straw. I really like all of the guys that work at the gun shop, even Bob. I cannot understand why Bob is the ONLY one that can do anything at that store. Anyway since they are the only gun shop within reasonable distance I think Ill just buy my next weapon online and let the pawn shop do the transfer..........Again, I accept most of the blame for doing business with them knowing how it goes. Rant over..........
