doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Today's purchasing complaint.

Two years ago, I saw a nice straight grip 16 ga. Lefever G grade at a local shop. The shop owner told me it was a consignment. I thought the price was a bit high, and asked if he'd take an offer.

It took a whole one minute phone call to the owner to get a positive reply to my offer, so I bought it. My savings was more like 20%. If the shop owner gave me some crap about only taking offers to the seller in batches, I would have walked with no regrets.

Your FFL guy saw he lost a sale, and didn't care. So telling him his policy is bad wouldn't change his mind. If you have a monopoly on something, you can get away with being rude or obstinate. There are too many other guns, and gun sellers who would make that phone call.

Jimmy, the gun in question was owned by a person I met when I was a kid, a one time visitor to my gun club probably sixty five years ago. He taught me a lot about shooting a shotgun with tight chokes. He is the guy who taught me "Don't worry about the chokes, learn to shoot". I never saw him again after that day. His name was Bill Franklin, a Texas pigeon shooter. Sixty five years later, I recognized his gun. I was willing to pay up to own his gun, but not $4000 up. Their loss.

Okay, eightbore. You said a "Findlay, Ohio dealer". I thought maybe. ..... 😃 Good luck.