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I live in the Palmetto State now and I've gotta say, I am not much of a fan of Palmetto State Armory.
First off, I've picked up 2 firearms from them over the last month and they have charged me $17 shipping on both orders to send them to their own store from their warehouse in Columbia to their Greenville store, which is about the distance from San Berdoo to LA. I don't like paying the $17 a pop to buy a firearm from them online and have them shipped to their own store where I FFL them.
Second, The Saturday when Joe Biden was declared in the media the winner, PSA immediately raised their prices on their standard AR15s from $570 to $700, the price of their lowers jumped about $50 each, the price of their uppers went up about $75 each and the price of their AR15 parts all jumped up.
Third, I've been following their online stock daily and some of the more popular models like their 7.5" 300BLK and all their AKs were out of stock for a couple months from September until mid November when they raised prices, then all of a sudden, they've got them in stock frequently.
Fourth, I gave them my CCW permit and with a CCW, you don't have to 4473 a firearm in this state. The CCW proves that I am a legal gun owner, and if I had some legal issue where I can't buy a firearm, the local LEO would be at my door to take my CCW away from me pronto. I've transferred 2 other firearms I've bought online at my local shop with no 4473 in the same time period.
Fifth, their "Black Friday Deals" had a couple complete uppers priced at great prices. I jumped out of my seat and was ready to buy, until i realized the "deals" on the uppers were $229 for a 16" 300BLK upper WITHOUT THE BCG/Charging Handle and the 10.5" upper was $279 WITHOUT THE BCG/Charging Handle. So basically, the BCG&CH would run about $170 normally, and they took them out of their standard complete uppers and then charged the SAME PRICE as they would be normally. So that $229 upper without the $170 BCG/CH which was normally $399, was still $399, only their customers would be tricked into a "Black Friday Deal"....
I understand the beauty of free market Capitalism and appreciate it, but I feel like they're taking advantage of the customer based on the situation. I know we all should have stocked up beforehand, and PSA is great for cheaply priced AR builds, but I feel they're taking advantage of the situation.
I've bought 2 firearms from Sportsman's Warehouse and they have never raised their prices based on the circumstances or charged shipping to one of their own stores from an online order, and I see they've got shops in Corona, the Central Valley, Sac and Redding. I would highly recommend them.
I've paid the $17 a pop shipping from PSA, but when things calm down, I don't like the way they've gouged the consumers based on the circumstances and will remember the way they did business.
First off, I've picked up 2 firearms from them over the last month and they have charged me $17 shipping on both orders to send them to their own store from their warehouse in Columbia to their Greenville store, which is about the distance from San Berdoo to LA. I don't like paying the $17 a pop to buy a firearm from them online and have them shipped to their own store where I FFL them.
Second, The Saturday when Joe Biden was declared in the media the winner, PSA immediately raised their prices on their standard AR15s from $570 to $700, the price of their lowers jumped about $50 each, the price of their uppers went up about $75 each and the price of their AR15 parts all jumped up.
Third, I've been following their online stock daily and some of the more popular models like their 7.5" 300BLK and all their AKs were out of stock for a couple months from September until mid November when they raised prices, then all of a sudden, they've got them in stock frequently.
Fourth, I gave them my CCW permit and with a CCW, you don't have to 4473 a firearm in this state. The CCW proves that I am a legal gun owner, and if I had some legal issue where I can't buy a firearm, the local LEO would be at my door to take my CCW away from me pronto. I've transferred 2 other firearms I've bought online at my local shop with no 4473 in the same time period.
Fifth, their "Black Friday Deals" had a couple complete uppers priced at great prices. I jumped out of my seat and was ready to buy, until i realized the "deals" on the uppers were $229 for a 16" 300BLK upper WITHOUT THE BCG/Charging Handle and the 10.5" upper was $279 WITHOUT THE BCG/Charging Handle. So basically, the BCG&CH would run about $170 normally, and they took them out of their standard complete uppers and then charged the SAME PRICE as they would be normally. So that $229 upper without the $170 BCG/CH which was normally $399, was still $399, only their customers would be tricked into a "Black Friday Deal"....
I understand the beauty of free market Capitalism and appreciate it, but I feel like they're taking advantage of the customer based on the situation. I know we all should have stocked up beforehand, and PSA is great for cheaply priced AR builds, but I feel they're taking advantage of the situation.
I've bought 2 firearms from Sportsman's Warehouse and they have never raised their prices based on the circumstances or charged shipping to one of their own stores from an online order, and I see they've got shops in Corona, the Central Valley, Sac and Redding. I would highly recommend them.
I've paid the $17 a pop shipping from PSA, but when things calm down, I don't like the way they've gouged the consumers based on the circumstances and will remember the way they did business.
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