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    Quote Originally Posted by Grand58742 View Post
    I'd say Grant does a pretty fair business not selling "what people are buying." Folks go to Grant because they know what they are buying.
    That's one business model and it surely can be made to work. From what I've seen he's done it with a lot of hard work marketing to professionals and people who do have some sense, which is a relatively small market. I also think he's also been extremely smart in keeping it a very low overhead, appointment only operation. It's a damn good business model IMO. I'm not entirely certain you could make the same model work with a standard 8-5 retail operation with all the inherent overhead though.

    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    I've seen Bud's Guns "top 10" seller list before. It's every gun I wouldn't take for free. I guess people just don't know, and don't want to throw a lot of money into something they're not passionate about....

    But on the other hand, I run into shooters from time to time that are just full blow idiots.
    That's the case in just about everything from guns to cars to tvs. There's a lot of people that just want what they want, a lot that want something at a certain price point and some are too stupid to know any better. If you want to make money, the best thing you can do at a business if offer a wide variety of products at a variety of price points in order to cater to the most customers. I would counsel customers all day not to buy a DPMS or a Hi-point but in the end if that's what they want, I see no point in sending that $ down the road to a competitor just because I don't like the product and refuse to carry it. If they're dead set on those things, that's what they're going to buy, so they may as well buy it from me...

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    Quote Originally Posted by buckar15 View Post
    I know BCM and Spike's follow the TDP.
    I would question the second one in your list.



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    Quote Originally Posted by nova3930 View Post
    Honestly, putting myself in his position, if I was a dealer, I'd have shelves full of that stuff too. I wouldn't recommend it to people but I'd sure stock it. The purpose of a business is to make $. If that's what sells, you'd be foolish not to stock it. Businesses that don't sell what people are buying, aren't businesses very long...
    Unfortunately, I have a conscience and must live with myself. Many of my customers are first responders and I cannot allow them to buy crap.



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    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    Unfortunately, I have a conscience and must live with myself. Many of my customers are first responders and I cannot allow them to buy crap.



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    Good on ya, Grant.
    Last edited by Doc Safari; 03-12-14 at 16:07.

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    I dont see where this ^^ rifle^^ is any more "TDP" MIL-SPEC" than this




    Both are well made though
    Last edited by quaesitor logica; 03-12-14 at 19:35.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TF82 View Post
    But don't you think so much of the blame for this lies with those very dealers?
    That's certainly the case with a number of gun shops I've been in here in CO. I can only deduce that they are pushing the products they are dealers for and while they may actually know better (or not...), there's no point in them recommending something they don't sell (from a business standpoint). I've heard all manner of praise heaped on DPMS.

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    Reading this makes me glad I bought a 6920 two weeks ago. Everyone complains about the cosmetics of a colt and mine isn't a perfect looking specimen either but if it's built to last that makes me happy enough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by quaesitor logica View Post


    I dont see where this ^^ rifle^^ is any more "TDP" MIL-SPEC" than this




    Both are well made though


    Sometimes you must go deeper than what is simply stated on a website.


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    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    Sometimes you must go deeper than what is simply stated on a website.


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    Grant, what's not to spec on the Spikes gear? Is it the BCG or the barrel or the FCG?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tzintzuntzan View Post
    Grant, what's not to spec on the Spikes gear? Is it the BCG or the barrel or the FCG?
    Hard to say. Could be everything or just one thing.

    It comes down to trust. Do you believe what the manufacturer is telling you?


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