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Originally posted by ziggy308:
Will take a pass. Sig had 3 of them you could shot at this weekends shot show at a local gun store. 10 rounds per gun and 2 out of the 3 the rep. had would fail to go back in to battery just after a few rounds. Rounds hang up on extractor push the the slide forward and back in business. I need them to work 100% of the time. Will give them another chance when i can rent one and put 200 rounds down the pipe with out failure.

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Originally posted by 18DAI:
Soggy_Spinout we doubled our transfer fees on handguns and rifles AND will not accept transfers from Buds or Grabagun - and we still have 5 or 6 per week!

Hard to do business when everyone wants free shit. Regards 18DAI

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Originally posted by sns3guppy:

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Originally posted by 18DAI:
Soggy_Spinout we doubled our transfer fees on handguns and rifles AND will not accept transfers from Buds or Grabagun - and we still have 5 or 6 per week!

Hard to do business when everyone wants free shit. Regards 18DAI

Free shit? How about the concept that it's my money and your store isn't a charity? There's nothing particularly appealing about a business that blames its customers.

Of the 20 or so pistols, shotguns, and rifles that I bought last year, about half a dozen were local. Some I bought from other shops when I was out of town, and had them transferred home. Some I bought from forum members here and had them transferred in. A few I bought from PSA, and my Ruger .41 Redhawk, I got from Bud's.

The only other store offering the Redhawk in .41 locally wanted a hundred dollars more; closer to 150 by the time tax was added. I didn't get the firearm for free. I bought it with my money. I put my life on the line for that money, traded six months on the road to get it. I didn't owe the local shop anything, and I spent it the way I saw fit. Buds gave me 90 days to pay it, which was fine as I had two Legions on layaway with a local shop.

Had the local shop told me what to do with my money, accused me of freeloading or seeking to undermine them by spending MY money the way I see fit, it wouldn't just be the last time I used that shop. I'd be sure to share that experience with others.

I get it. You feel slighted because someone else offers a better deal and you don't get all the customers money (and are apparently trying to penalize the customer into giving you their money). Buy locally, support the local shop. You're deluding yourself if you think that a customer is going to ignore a 150 dollar difference in cost, better terms, no tax, and a place that doesn't bad mouth the customer. Frankly I'd take a lot of offense at being called a freeloader while in your shop, but I wouldn't be using your shop. Not a chance.

I do patronize local shops. One I use for a number of transfers. I buy some firearms there. Another I only buy firearms. Another I get firearm service done and buy components, but never firearms. Why? Their prices are on par with the others, but they have no layaways, and won't work with a customer at all. That's fine, but in the end I'm the buyer and I choose how I spend my money. It's worth keeping that in mind for the business owner who wants that money.

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Originally posted by HRK:
As far as turning down transfers, I get the anger at losing the sale, but a smart retailer would take the transfer and try and sell upgrades such as ammo or holsters, cleaning supplies, etc. IE Free transfer or 20% off transfer fee if you buy $X of non firearm supplies at time of pickup.

Find a way to create a new customer vs keeping them out of the shop for good, when you tell someone you'll never take a transfer from Buds, they don't care, you're just off their list for all sales now.

Buds doesn't care, your actions don't hurt them one bit, and you are penalizing yourself.

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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:

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Originally posted by HRK:
As far as turning down transfers, I get the anger at losing the sale, but a smart retailer would take the transfer and try and sell upgrades such as ammo or holsters, cleaning supplies, etc. IE Free transfer or 20% off transfer fee if you buy $X of non firearm supplies at time of pickup.

Find a way to create a new customer vs keeping them out of the shop for good, when you tell someone you'll never take a transfer from Buds, they don't care, you're just off their list for all sales now.

Buds doesn't care, your actions don't hurt them one bit, and you are penalizing yourself.

My local transfer FFL stocks a handful of guns, usually 3-5 Glocks, a couple Hi-Points, several lowers, maybe a Ruger or two, plus 5 assorted non-EBR rifles. They aren't overly interested in stocking more or ordering things for customers.

Transfers are the business. They take $25 a weapon and get it done in <10 minutes. They have zero capital invested in the weapons transferring in or out and do a steady transfer business.

But LGS are free to do business as they see fit. There will always be a good transfer dealer around to undercut those who pout that people wont buy the overprice and finger-banged weapons in their glass cases.

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Originally posted by aparoche:
ridiculously high $50 transfer fee.

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Originally posted by vthoky:

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Originally posted by aparoche:
ridiculously high $50 transfer fee.

Jiminy!

That said, I'm still waiting for my LGS to get my P365. I'm in no rush....

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Originally posted by chongosuerte:
I still have not seen one of these in the wild. I've checked 4 Charlotte area gun shops (Point Blank, Bass Pro, Eagle Guns, and Craig's Firearms Supply) multiple times.

None of them have any idea when they will get more (Craigs doesn't stock SIG).

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Originally posted by Kajb1313:
Any thoughts out there on where to purchase an OWB holster. So far few options although I did find a nice leather one on Mitch Rosen's web site. Very pricing at $145.

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OWB holster

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Originally posted by Kajb1313: they have over 180K pre orders for this gun as of Sunday.