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Thread: Is it hard to find local gunsmiths that know anything about ARs?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZRH View Post
    Gonna go out on a limb and say it's a good sign he even knows what a Larue rail is.
    Agreed , ive used him a few times for other stuff and he has always been solid. But if anyone in the South Florida area wants to PM me we so we could compare notes that would be grand

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    Quote Originally Posted by MK18Pilot View Post
    Hopefully you charged the guy for a 1/2 an hour of shop time. The lesson wasn't painful enough unless he was deprived of at least $50.
    LOL, make stupid hurt right?


    I am not your typical gun shop owner. When I see someone with a FUBARD AR, I get job satisfaction from making it work again so I generally don't charge anything other than the broken part.



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    Quote Originally Posted by philipeggo View Post
    I am not a do it your selfer and this talk has me nervous now, even though i have faith in my local guy. I mentioned something about rail systems once and he said something like " The damned LaRue rail is one the sturdiest out there" When i mentioned i wanted a troy rail he said that was a solid rail too and he would be more than happy to install it for about 20 bucks. both decent indications that he knows what he is talking about. But still im nervous after reading all this stuff , thankfully what im having him do is easy and im pretty sure even if he was awful he could handle it.

    Sounds like your guy is pretty knowledgable, which in itself is a rare trait.

    The troy rail you're talking about - is it free-float or non-free-float?
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    It was Free Float , TRX 7". I went with standard CAR Hand-guards for the moment but once i save up some cash ill reevaluate and maybe get the Troy.
    Quote Originally Posted by The Cat View Post
    Sounds like your guy is pretty knowledgable, which in itself is a rare trait.

    The troy rail you're talking about - is it free-float or non-free-float?

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    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    LOL, make stupid hurt right?


    I am not your typical gun shop owner. When I see someone with a FUBARD AR, I get job satisfaction from making it work again so I generally don't charge anything other than the broken part.



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    This is how to develop a strong customer base. You'll make it up many times over in the repeat business you can get from the guy who's gun you un-fubar'ed.

    It's a shame you're not in my market area. But then, I need another gun like I need another ex-wife...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beat Trash View Post
    But then, I need another gun like I need another ex-wife...
    Doesn't everyone need an Ex-Wife??




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    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    Doesn't everyone need an Ex-Wife??




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    One per customer is just fine, thank you!

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    Quote Originally Posted by C4IGrant View Post
    LOL, make stupid hurt right?


    I am not your typical gun shop owner. When I see someone with a FUBARD AR, I get job satisfaction from making it work again so I generally don't charge anything other than the broken part.



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    Hey Grant, I agree with you and try to do my part as well with trouble-shooting people's malf'ing guns for free, but let me pitch this one @ you and get your take:

    Last thursday night dude brings in a DPMS Sportical (that he bought somewhere else) and a nockoff Cmore sight (also purchased elsewhere), and asks me to install it & zero it for him. So I do, and not trying to be a dick, I don't say, "Get rid of all that cheap-assed shit and buy something real." Same dude comes back Tuesday toting a UTG Rail and Mako Grip-pod-ish-thingy that he tells me he bought from CTD. So I proceed to install both for him per his request. This time, I charge him $10. Would you have charged? Do you try to convert these guys, or just let them live in ignorant bliss unless they ask?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ASH556 View Post
    Hey Grant, I agree with you and try to do my part as well with trouble-shooting people's malf'ing guns for free, but let me pitch this one @ you and get your take:

    Last thursday night dude brings in a DPMS Sportical (that he bought somewhere else) and a nockoff Cmore sight (also purchased elsewhere), and asks me to install it & zero it for him. So I do, and not trying to be a dick, I don't say, "Get rid of all that cheap-assed shit and buy something real." Same dude comes back Tuesday toting a UTG Rail and Mako Grip-pod-ish-thingy that he tells me he bought from CTD. So I proceed to install both for him per his request. This time, I charge him $10. Would you have charged? Do you try to convert these guys, or just let them live in ignorant bliss unless they ask?
    You are right to not provide feedback on the customers gun or components selected. With that said, if the customer asks me for my opinion on the subject I will let them have it. There are also ways to lead the customer down the road of knowledge (where they are basically asking you to educate them).

    If the customer DID NOT BUY the item from you, then I would be charging them for installation. If they bought the item from me and it takes me a couple minutes to put it on, there is never any charge.


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