Col. Harrumph
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I'll add a shout-out for Empire Arms, who mostly deal in C&R's (collectibles).
Only buy from big name, trusted sources, especially so in times of tumult.
If you haven’t seen an ad for them online, and only found them in an internet search, and their website looks sketchy and cheap, and they are the only ones with the pistol you are looking for...
Proceed with caution...
Don't...
Cheaper than Dirt
CTD is one of the worst.
I ordered a cheap pleather iwb holster for my Glock 27 from them around 2006 holster was $14.00. Went to check out $25.00 total for a friggin flimsy holster. Last bit of money they gonna from me.Yeah. I guess my caution isn’t universal. They are a big, and not great company.
Why should there be extra shipping from three separate warehouses? All of them are in Texas, 1500 miles from me. It not like one is that much farther away!
And if you shop for everything to be in one warehouse, magically, one item will go out of stock and pop up in another warehouse, with separate shipping.
Squelch that noise!
Just say that you will over charge for shipping! You aren’t fooling anyone!
Whoo! I feel better.
CTD doesn't have different warehouses of their own....they drop ship, industry lingo for "we don't actually stock that item in OUR warehouse, but we'll have another company fullfill your order".Yeah. I guess my caution isn’t universal. They are a big, and not great company.
Why should there be extra shipping from three separate warehouses? All of them are in Texas, 1500 miles from me. It not like one is that much farther away!
And if you shop for everything to be in one warehouse, magically, one item will go out of stock and pop up in another warehouse, with separate shipping.
Hyatt guns
What "issues"?
I haven't had a week go by in the last eleven and a half years where I didn't have at least 3-4 guns arrive from Bud's. Other than the "I bought it on Friday night and Bud's didn't ship for three days!!!" crowd, I've found them honest, reliable and very good pricing. Same with Palmetto State Armory and dozens of others.
Your gun dealer must be cursed, as thats the exact opposite of my experiences.Late shipments. "Late"? If its a transfer how does the dealer get his panties in a wad? It's not his order.
Missing tracking info. What transfer dealer needs tracking info? I don't, I know a gun has arrived when I'm holding the box. As a matter of fact Buds has never sent me tracking info, neither do 99% of online dealers or distributors.
Sent the wrong gun. In 3,000 shipments from Bud's I can recall twice that the gun was "wrong"...once they sent a more expensive version at the same price and the other was S&W's fault for mismarking the gun and mismarking the box.
"New" guns that clearly aren't new and the customer refuses. In 3,000 shipments I've yet to have that happen.
Guns missing parts. Nope, not unless the manufacturer left it out.
And the FFL in question doesn't give a flip about their prices as he doesn't stock new guns - 100% used. He just got sick of the BS.
Welcome to THR, CamaroZ28!Hey guys, I've been looking for a certain gun and happen to find one online. Having never bought a gun online I'm unsure of what sites are trusted and not trusted/ outright scams. Can anyone give some insight? The site I have suspicion about is "Global Gun Sales," where I found the gun I've been searching for.
Welcome to THR. Never heard of Global Gun Sales so can't comment.
BTW, here's "10 Best online gun stores [2020] new/used" by Pew Pew Tactical - https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-place-buy-guns-online/
I have bought guns and AR/PCC receivers/parts/kits from these online vendors with good results (Also CA restriction friendly and will ship CA legal guns/receivers):
- Bud's Gun Shop (Used to have best prices now offers "price match". I believe my LGS ordered my GSG 1911 from Bud's) - https://www.budsgunshop.com/
- Brownells (Gun parts, kits and great customer service. Key supporter of "CA Freedom Week" ) - https://www.brownells.com/firearms/index.htm
- Sportsmans Outdoor Superstore (Great sales/selection/Police Trade-ins. Bought my Shield 9mm for less than wholesale cost to my LGS) - https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/black-friday.cfm/sale/firearms
- Grab A Gun (Great price and fast shipping but Texas only sales tax on purchases apply. Bought my Thompson Center T/CR-22 for $269 - Still came out cheaper even with Texas sales tax) - https://grabagun.com/sale.html
- Joe Bob Outfitters (Sells New Frontier Armory under their Spartan brand lowers) - https://www.joeboboutfitters.com/Gun-Deals-at-Joe-Bob-Outfitters-s/197559.htm
- 22Mods4All (Great prices for more premium kits. Family owned AR/PCC manufacturer/vendor operated by a patriotic and dedicated grandmother - https://www.22mods4all.com/weekend-sale/
- MidwayUSA (Increasingly better prices with free shipping. Key Supporter of "CA Freedom Week" ) - https://www.midwayusa.com/guns/c?cid=23850
- Palmetto State Armory (More CA restrictions than other vendors but great quality uppers and kits. Key supporter of "CA Freedom Week" Bought my 10/22 Collector #3 for $199) - https://palmettostatearmory.com/firearms.html
That sucks. I have ordered from them quite a few times without issues. If I had your results, I'd never do it again.Only 2 retailers on my black list currently. Cheaperthandirt for the aforementioned price gouging, now and in the past. And optics planet. I had ordered a pistol light from there for about $350 several years ago. Item was labeled "in stock." I never got an order confirmation email or shipping notice email. And they charged my card. After about a month of calls and emails, I never heard anything about my order. I had to call my bank to get the money refunded and prove I never got my item. Even today, about 5ish years after I placed the order, it still says "In Process" in my optics planet account. I won't deal with that again.