locosway
07-26-2009, 10:10 PM
When looking for a new rifle I found myself running down to the Stockade several times a week trying to find one that I liked. I finally did, but I wanted the left hand version. So I asked if they would order the left handed one and they took my information. I never got a call back so I called them and I was told that they are not ordering any firearms for customers.
Well, that really ticked me off.
So, I found galleryofguns.com via this forum and a local shop called Walker '47 in Hobby City. The guy there is awesome (sole owner), and it turned out I knew some of his SASS shooting buddies (didn't know until after the purchase). Well, he doesn't have much of a stock, mostly SASS/Cowboy stuff. So I asked if he could order me a the rifle I wanted, and his supplier was out of stock but they would put a inventory alert on it for me. I didn't know how long that would take so I asked him to order me a G20. He called, got a price, and told me $650. I said that was $10 more than the Stockade when he asked, so he took the price down to $620 which is something the Stockade would never do.
I put down some money (not nearly enough), and in two days he had the gun in the store. I went down, gave him some more money and checked it out. After doing some paperwork he said his computer wasn't working and the tech was coming out. So I asked if he wanted me to check it out real quick since I've been in the computer business for 6 years. He said sure, and it turned out to be something simple which I fixed in 30 seconds. He was pretty happy, and I went on my way.
When it came time to pickup my G20 and pay the remainder of the balance he again took off another $20 and we chatted a bit.
Again, can't say enough how much I like supporting local business. This guy is awesome and can give you answers to your questions in minutes, not days.
Well, that really ticked me off.
So, I found galleryofguns.com via this forum and a local shop called Walker '47 in Hobby City. The guy there is awesome (sole owner), and it turned out I knew some of his SASS shooting buddies (didn't know until after the purchase). Well, he doesn't have much of a stock, mostly SASS/Cowboy stuff. So I asked if he could order me a the rifle I wanted, and his supplier was out of stock but they would put a inventory alert on it for me. I didn't know how long that would take so I asked him to order me a G20. He called, got a price, and told me $650. I said that was $10 more than the Stockade when he asked, so he took the price down to $620 which is something the Stockade would never do.
I put down some money (not nearly enough), and in two days he had the gun in the store. I went down, gave him some more money and checked it out. After doing some paperwork he said his computer wasn't working and the tech was coming out. So I asked if he wanted me to check it out real quick since I've been in the computer business for 6 years. He said sure, and it turned out to be something simple which I fixed in 30 seconds. He was pretty happy, and I went on my way.
When it came time to pickup my G20 and pay the remainder of the balance he again took off another $20 and we chatted a bit.
Again, can't say enough how much I like supporting local business. This guy is awesome and can give you answers to your questions in minutes, not days.