Valkyrie Arms closed till when???

[beanz2]

I just left the store and it is closed. Danny called me and said I could pick up my ppt until 8 pm tonight. No one is around. Not too happy right now.

Danny called me saying the same thing last night, that I could come in sometime around 7:30 and pick up my HK. And now it sounds like their phone is disconnected. Way to go down in a ball of fire.

I thought Gio said the two guys named Dan that were working at VA left or were let go??? His post quoted below...

I spoke to a now ex-employee today and he said that last Monday all the employees simply left, he did not mention if it was voluntary or if they were asked to leave. It sounds like they are re-structuring the business and doing all that they can to make things right. Hope things work out for everyone that is involved, I would like to say that being civil with the auditor will be better than trying to rip him a new one.

[ptroxx]

Refunds could take up to 48hrs to actually be seen in your account..
Give it another day.. the good thing is you know someone is there doing refunds..

[SR1911]

Hope wont be stung

Hello all new to calgun I was just at VA today about 1300 hrs the man inside with a glock on his hip let me in i asked if the 2 pistol i had sent in arrived he explained the mail had not arrived yet but when they did he would be sending them to Tracy for the SSE, he further explained he was doing the audit and no sales could be performed hopefully he follows through as i checked the tracking # and they have been delivered to VA as of 1430 hrs just have to play the waiting game all and all hope they get there issue worked out as the SSE they performed for my Ruger SR1911 went flawless

[MustangGreg66]

I had a gun sent to them last week for transfer. I've been emailing and calling, no answer, no call back. I'm about an hour away in good traffic, so I'd hate to go there for nothing.... I'm hoping I get a phone call at some point soon.

[shooter5]

Another first post? whats up with the closet VA patrons signing up on CG just for this thread?

[decepticon6551]

Another first post? whats up with the closet VA patrons signing up on CG just for this thread?

Eh, if you Google "Valkyrie Arms Closed", calguns comes up as 4 of my top 10 results.

[shooter5]

That I understand.. Just odd One gets booted, and the new one seems to have equally exceptional typing skill..

[decepticon6551]

There certainly is a striking resemblance...

I'm just assuming that this thread is going to get a lot of local traffic from unhappy Valkyrie customers & we'll be seeing a few new accounts from it.

I'll typically give someone the benefit of the doubt... until they bring their best friend's ATF partner into the discussion.

[sully007]

until they bring their best friend's ATF partner into the discussion.

LOL roflol

[beanz2]

What you should have done was see if you can rent the barrel from Mad Dog since your DROS was already done at VA. All they would need to do is drop in the barrel, install a blocked mag, and swap the mag catch. It takes all of 2 minutes to do.

Any chance Tim can rent me his extended CZ barrel? LOL

[veritas137]

I signed up for this site before learning about the problems at VA. Just an excited soon to be gun owner.

[PinkStock]

The correct name of our shop is: Metal Dog Tactical.

Sorry, couldn't stand to read any more posts referring to us as "MadDog".

I feel for all their customers dealing with difficulties from this situation. I am glad to hear refunds are being processed.

Carminia

[battleship]

VA former home of the $2400+ Krinkov, could never figure $$$$ that one out.

[EuReekCA]

Valkyrie Arms was a great shop when they were in Milpitas, they were very energetic

When I did an SSE transfer with them for my PPQ at the new location, I felt a lot of the energy was gone.

I hope this gets resolved quickly.

I liked them a lot better in Milpitas than I do at their new location.

It is weird. I dropped in on Tuesday and there was NOTHING on the wall and a single built up AR lower in the case. Their story then was they have just been selling out of everything. If that's the case then the inventory should take about 8 minutes.
If Tim has left then that would explain a lot.
An earlier poster is right. Things were better before they left Milpitas.
I hope these issues, whatever they are get resolved happily.

I hope so too, or I'm sol. I know I'm not the only one on here with firearm purchases that were paid for......and been waiting to receive. Honestly, it's pretty sad to witness. When they were in Milpitas, they were an awesome shop. You could come in and speak to Tim, SJGunGuy, Gio, Javier, and some other folks whom I forget. Their staff changed a little in the short time they were there, but it was a great shop. Not to mention, one with a full inventory.

I was actually expecting the old folks from Milpitas at the new shop but man was I wrong when I dropped in.

So "VA is done and gone..." is not necessarily a bad thing.

I've heard a lot of pro (shop in Milpitas) and con (new shop in SC). I have limited experience with them over the last 18 months.

The vibe of the shop at "move week" was positive and it looked like they were going to turn into a nice shop (never stepped into the previous shop).

The vibe at SSE pickup 10 days later however was different. More of a clique, guys (based on how they were hanging out at the counter and walking back/forth behind it, seemed to be employees) "hanging out" and shooting the breeze (if I had youngsters with me, I would have left based on the language and topics discussed - not so professional IMO). No one seemed too interested in even asking "can I help you". I had to break into a "shooting the breeze" conversation to say I'm here (after standing at the counter holding paperwork for a few minutes) for a SSE pickup. I noted the idiot scratch as soon as he brought out the gun. Bit of a let down, especially for an 07 FFL. Based on my overall experience, it was a one time relationship for me.

So, from my perspective, the "new" VA (I'd bet on a name change) might be a good thing. Good to see a LGS remain in the area. Sometimes a staff/ownership change is just what's needed to make a big difference. The customer focus on the PPTs/refunds I'm reading here already indicate a significant change for the better IMO.

Etc...

I agree with the Milpitas location vibe. They were busy busy, going above and beyond to help everyone like they were the only customer in the place.
And there wasn't a single night where that place was packed elbow to elbow with customers.

As soon as they moved to SC, everything took a dump; inventory, and especially customer service. The only thing that went up was their prices.

It really is sad.

I have nothing to do with Valkyrie Arms since June. Sorry but I have no info. Frankly I'm surprised to see what has happened but then again I'm not. I hope everything is resolved quickly and as painlessly as possible.

June of this year? That's interesting, I stopped by there in late April/early May and the guy there said you no longer worked for them.

Maybe my Valkyrie lowers will be collector's items.

I have matching upper and lower. It's one of 10 that were made.

I also have a VA upper and lower for my Grendel build, I traded Felipe my black Magpul PRS for his FDE PRS.

I'm glad to hear everyone is getting their money back. It sucks to see what has happened to Valkyrie, I used to proudly wear my shirts and hand out my cards to everyone.
Hasn't been like that for months for me.

I used to grab a stack of business cards every time I was in there (Milpitas), and hand them out to anyone I met that was into firearms. I stopped doing it after the move. But I did let people know they had moved. I even waited outside of Kerley's for a customer that was in there looking for a CA legal HK MP5, to tell him to go to VA.

It's been month's since I've bought anything there, mainly because they NEVER have what I was looking for in stock.

I've been spending my hard earned cash elsewhere:

Eddy's Shooting Sports
Metal Dog Tactical
Annie's Guns
Reed's Indoor Range
and BA Gun Vault... when I absolutely, positively, feel like wasting 20 minutes waiting to get out of their parking lot.

And even though they are the closest shop to my house, U.S. Firearms Company has "stuff" in there, but never what I need/looking for.

I hope everyone get's their firearm or a refund. This Paul guy seems to be shoulder deep in getting everyone taken care of, let's let him do his thing.

[bbogert]

has anyone checked their bank accounts to see if refunds have gone through? don't see no $$$ in my account yet...

No money has gone back to my acct. yet, and I only had $125.00 in the game w/VA. Purchased from another shop in SoCal and had shipped to VA for SSE.

Refunds could take up to 48hrs to actually be seen in your account..
Give it another day.. the good thing is you know someone is there doing refunds..

Funny they can take your money instantly, but take days to put it back - not just VA, but anyplace. I'm not sweating the refund. If it's not there by Monday I'll be a bit more concerned but $125.00 loss ain't gonna kill me. I'm more worried about getting my firearm. I'm sure worrying about the refund is directly proportional to how much money is at stake.