Nightmare Gun Store Customers

[xenophobe]

If there is a mix-up on the Ser# the DROS has to be canceled sicne dealers can not "Correct" a ser#

Yes, you can. You can change almost any one single fact of a handgun that is being DROSed. If you want to change the serial # you need to mail them the form.

[Dont Tread on Me]

Yes, you can. You can change almost any one single fact of a handgun that is being DROSed. If you want to change the serial # you need to mail them the form.

That what happened yesterday for me. After making me wait before starting the DROS the dealer entered the wrong model/caliber on the DROS. I spotted it when I got home and they just had to fax in a correction.

Sounds like my dealer would sooner everybody wait than deal with the 1 in 1000 case when there is a screw up with the serial number. I could have had my gun in my hand today if they had been more flexible. Now I'm counting the days until the 30th. I'll purchase in future from dealers that start the DROS for me right away. That's a free market for you.

[damon1272]

Wow... all I can say is that you must leave a really sheltered life to actually believe what you posted.

It's the average shooting enthusiast that is responsible for saying "I don't need AWs or 50bmgs and I don't care" or go to the range, break every rule and then get pissed off because the rangemaster was being a dick that hurts the industry.

All of the dealers who post here are the better dealers in the state. If you really believe that load of crap that's spewing from your mouth, you should look at yourself and your friends and imagine what you can do to better serve the shooting industry. People are either shooters or they aren't, and gun dealers don't force people who don't like guns to go shooting. It's YOUR responsibility to learn proper marksmanship, it's your responsibility to know that everyone in life isn't going to bend over backwards for you, and that sometimes you gotta tolerate indifference.

You might as well whine about how Home Depot is killing the remodeling industry because their employees are generally contractors or helpers who couldn't hack with real construction, and their lack of helping you do exactly what you want means they're horrible.

Geez. Get a grip.

EDIT: Oh, and those damn Car Dealers and Salesmen are killing the recreational driving industry.

Well, Xenophobe your response mirrors much of what I am talking about. I was commenting on observations that I have made about interactions by gun shop owners/employees and people that may not be fully infomed on fire arms. I do think that this sport is slowly dying out and it is all of our interests to grow the shooting industry. Poor interactions with people that are intially interested in the sport will help the anti's along in there quest to do away with gun owning altogether. My comments were not directed specifically at you or any of the other gun dealer on this board but as something for gun dealers to think about as they many times can have the biggest impact on people that are new to the sport. If my comments hit a little close to home ( as I think the your response shows) then sorry for the hurt feelings.

[kantstudien]

Yes, you can. You can change almost any one single fact of a handgun that is being DROSed. If you want to change the serial # you need to mail them the form.

You don't even need to mail anything in anymore, it can all be done on the DROS website. Simple "correct DROS' and "change serial number" I believe. There may be a limited number of days this can be done though.

[xenophobe]

My comments were not directed specifically at you or any of the other gun dealer on this board but as something for gun dealers to think about as they many times can have the biggest impact on people that are new to the sport.

Um... do I need to remind you what you wrote?

Well reading these posts by some of the dealers here helps to back up my theory that you guys are helping to kill off the shooting and hunting industry as fast as the anti-gunners are.

If my comments hit a little close to home ( as I think the your response shows) then sorry for the hurt feelings.

No hurt feelings, just pointing out that you're unreasonably misguided.