HeavyMetal
06-17-2016, 01:19 AM
I posted earlier in the month that I had purchased a 44 special Lipsey Black hawk Bisley.
Today was pick up day and for those who think I might brag some more about the Ruger you'll be disappointed.
This is about the Joke the gun shop I bought it from was during the whole buying process!
Now this applies more towards the gun owners still living in Los Angeles that haven't had the good sense or the means to escape, the rest of you can just consider yourselves lucky not to have this experience!
Day One: went into said shop and was told no such pistol was made and couldn't be ordered because it wasn't on the "approved" list.
Advised clerk that single action revolvers were exempt from said stupid list, he went and checked with a higher up.
Said higher up went to computer and told me it was only available from Lipsey's and they were out of stock. He did suggest I call them and get on a waiting list, smartest guy in the place and I never saw him again!
Called Lipsey's that afternoon left name and number, next morning I got a call from a nice gal at Lipsey's asking me how serious I was about the Bisley purchase?? Advised her I'd put money down ASAP if she could convince the dealer to talk to her.
She told me she'd call the dealer I had visited the day before and set them straight, call time was 9:30 AM.
Said shop opens at 10:00 AM and 32 minutes later I got a call from said gun shop asking me to please come down and put a deposit down on the Bisley.
Got to the place pulled a number and waited 2.5 hours to make a deposit and start paper work.
4 days later got call: Bisley was in come start paper work, went it pulled number and was there 4 hours, both waiting and doing paper work, Already had my gun safety card and had to explain to the third clerk "helping" how to get the cylinder out of the Bisley to remove a plastic disc behind the cylinder, then he told me I needed to "demonstrate" I knew how the gun worked to satisfy some BS requirement the gun shop owners claimed the DOJ forced them to ask for.
Pointed out to him that since I knew how to get the cylinder out of the gun and he didn't that should clearly show I knew what I was doing.....after a brief pause he agreed with me and we moved on to the rest of the paper work.
after this was done I was advised I could finish paying for the gun then or any time up to and including my pick up date but I needed to show second ID for pick up.
Here in California we now need a current CA driver license and matching "ID" which can be vehicle registration, phone bill, electric bill, gas bill etc. I was told JOD preferred "current" registration of my car or truck.
Two days later a late California Tax return arrived and I put some of it to use paying off the balance of the Bisley and, at the same time, I gave them a copy of my registration to put in the file. This only took me 30 minutes.
Pick up time was after 3:00 PM today, so I went in after work, arrived at 5:30 and pulled a number, again.
20 minute wait and we got started on the paper work, cleaning up "my" mistakes made during my Four hour tour earlier in the month??
This was clerk number 4 by the way, and he advised my place of birth was wrong?? previous Clerk said just the state initials would be OK, number four says I have to spell out city and state.
Correction made, now I need second ID do I have my registration???
Advised Number 4 that I had given that to them when I paid the balance due on the Bisley, took him 10 minutes to find it in the filing box.
The rest of the paper work continued with one or two other mistakes I had made at their direction, number 4 then had to take the paper work to his boss for a blessing and then I had to fill out another piece of paper stating I knew the basics of gun safety ( isn't that why I took a state mandated safety test to buy a hand gun in the first place?) It was obvious that the owners of said shop are afraid they will be sued and want to have all the signed documents they can get to save their own hides, LOL!
I checked off everything correctly and had the cashier stamp approval on my document, first one was upside down so I figure I'll be headed to Gitmo shortly, she corrected that and I was then escorted to the door and given my gun, time was 7:05 PM.
For those members residing in Southern California be aware this gun shop was The Turners Outdoorsman in West Covina Ca.
and I understand that this is the usual way they conduct business at all the Turners!
It will be a cold day before I put myself though that again and I suggest others think twice before spending money at Turners.
Mind you they were never unpleasant they just didn't seem to care.
I will be taking my money elsewhere in the future!
HM
Today was pick up day and for those who think I might brag some more about the Ruger you'll be disappointed.
This is about the Joke the gun shop I bought it from was during the whole buying process!
Now this applies more towards the gun owners still living in Los Angeles that haven't had the good sense or the means to escape, the rest of you can just consider yourselves lucky not to have this experience!
Day One: went into said shop and was told no such pistol was made and couldn't be ordered because it wasn't on the "approved" list.
Advised clerk that single action revolvers were exempt from said stupid list, he went and checked with a higher up.
Said higher up went to computer and told me it was only available from Lipsey's and they were out of stock. He did suggest I call them and get on a waiting list, smartest guy in the place and I never saw him again!
Called Lipsey's that afternoon left name and number, next morning I got a call from a nice gal at Lipsey's asking me how serious I was about the Bisley purchase?? Advised her I'd put money down ASAP if she could convince the dealer to talk to her.
She told me she'd call the dealer I had visited the day before and set them straight, call time was 9:30 AM.
Said shop opens at 10:00 AM and 32 minutes later I got a call from said gun shop asking me to please come down and put a deposit down on the Bisley.
Got to the place pulled a number and waited 2.5 hours to make a deposit and start paper work.
4 days later got call: Bisley was in come start paper work, went it pulled number and was there 4 hours, both waiting and doing paper work, Already had my gun safety card and had to explain to the third clerk "helping" how to get the cylinder out of the Bisley to remove a plastic disc behind the cylinder, then he told me I needed to "demonstrate" I knew how the gun worked to satisfy some BS requirement the gun shop owners claimed the DOJ forced them to ask for.
Pointed out to him that since I knew how to get the cylinder out of the gun and he didn't that should clearly show I knew what I was doing.....after a brief pause he agreed with me and we moved on to the rest of the paper work.
after this was done I was advised I could finish paying for the gun then or any time up to and including my pick up date but I needed to show second ID for pick up.
Here in California we now need a current CA driver license and matching "ID" which can be vehicle registration, phone bill, electric bill, gas bill etc. I was told JOD preferred "current" registration of my car or truck.
Two days later a late California Tax return arrived and I put some of it to use paying off the balance of the Bisley and, at the same time, I gave them a copy of my registration to put in the file. This only took me 30 minutes.
Pick up time was after 3:00 PM today, so I went in after work, arrived at 5:30 and pulled a number, again.
20 minute wait and we got started on the paper work, cleaning up "my" mistakes made during my Four hour tour earlier in the month??
This was clerk number 4 by the way, and he advised my place of birth was wrong?? previous Clerk said just the state initials would be OK, number four says I have to spell out city and state.
Correction made, now I need second ID do I have my registration???
Advised Number 4 that I had given that to them when I paid the balance due on the Bisley, took him 10 minutes to find it in the filing box.
The rest of the paper work continued with one or two other mistakes I had made at their direction, number 4 then had to take the paper work to his boss for a blessing and then I had to fill out another piece of paper stating I knew the basics of gun safety ( isn't that why I took a state mandated safety test to buy a hand gun in the first place?) It was obvious that the owners of said shop are afraid they will be sued and want to have all the signed documents they can get to save their own hides, LOL!
I checked off everything correctly and had the cashier stamp approval on my document, first one was upside down so I figure I'll be headed to Gitmo shortly, she corrected that and I was then escorted to the door and given my gun, time was 7:05 PM.
For those members residing in Southern California be aware this gun shop was The Turners Outdoorsman in West Covina Ca.
and I understand that this is the usual way they conduct business at all the Turners!
It will be a cold day before I put myself though that again and I suggest others think twice before spending money at Turners.
Mind you they were never unpleasant they just didn't seem to care.
I will be taking my money elsewhere in the future!
HM