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**Pharmakon** · 01-20-2008, 07:27 AM

There's this gun range/shop up the road from me that I have started going to. I patron their store because I like them. Every now and then I go in and buy something to kind of help out the little guy mom and pop store. Recently I bought a set of Trijicons from them and they said they would install them for free and the sights would be $130. I realize you can get them for under $100 but I figure it's free installation so what the heck. I bring my XD in and they tell me it will be no problem, that the front sight's a bugger but they've done them before.
So I get the call later expecting to hear that my pistol is done. They said that they were able to remove the rear sight but not the front, that they have to ship it to Springfield, it's going to be about a week and it will be an additional $40-50...

I bluntly reminded them that we agreed on a price for a set of installed trijicons and now you are relieving me of my only pistol for a week...So they counter with $140.

I go in there all the time and they try to hit me for $10 for their mistake?

So much for the Mom and Pop service.

I know in my line of work when I make a mistake the ball's in my court to correct it. Un-freaking-believable!
What do you think, should I find another range?

Fish609 · 01-20-2008, 07:29 AM

When I got my Trijis they wanted 130. I told them I could get them for 90 on the net with free shipping but that I would buy theirs if they installed them.

They said no. I ended up getting them on the net and then taking them to their sister store where they preceded to beat the crap out of my gun and got scuffs and scratches all over the dovetails and top of slide.

lora84 · 01-20-2008, 07:31 AM

I wouldn't let $10 be that big of a deal. I understand where you're coming from about principal and being without your pistol though.

**eric_t12** · 01-20-2008, 07:47 AM

i guess it depends how much of a change you'll need to make, and how willing you are to do it...

if its too difficult/not worth it, just avoid talking to them and never do any side-business with them other than throwing some rounds downrange...

**Grip** · 01-20-2008, 08:18 AM

should have sent it to SA in the first place...trijicons are $95 installed...shipping a slide is $8-15 each way

**einheit 13** · 01-20-2008, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmakon

There's this gun range/shop up the road from me that I have started going to. I patron their store because I like them. Every now and then I go in and buy something to kind of help out the little guy mom and pop store. Recently I bought a set of Trijicons from them and they said they would install them for free and the sights would be $130. I realize you can get them for under $100 but I figure it's free installation so what the heck. I bring my XD in and they tell me it will be no problem, that the front sight's a bugger but they've done them before.
So I get the call later expecting to hear that my pistol is done. They said that they were able to remove the rear sight but not the front, that they have to ship it to Springfield, it's going to be about a week and it will be an additional $40-50...

I bluntly reminded them that we agreed on a price for a set of installed trijicons and now you are relieving me of my only pistol for a week...So they counter with $140.

I go in there all the time and they try to hit me for $10 for their mistake?

So much for the Mom and Pop service.

I know in my line of work when I make a mistake the ball's in my court to correct it. Un-freaking-believable!
What do you think, should I find another range?

Nope, I cough up the $10 and say thank you.....

ivwarrior · 01-20-2008, 09:10 AM

I'd give them the agreed upon price and tell them to pound sand if they tried to force more. They said they could do the work for a certain price, it's THEIR PROBLEM if they couldn't actually do the work and had to farm it out to someone else.

jeff221 · 01-20-2008, 09:25 AM

I feel having work done on ANY gun by ANYONE other than the manufacturer of that gun is a crap shoot.

Keep in mind, I do it often! But none the less, it's a gamble each time I drop off the gun. Is the guy going to f*ck it up? Am I going to get the gun is better, or worse, condition then I left it? So far, I've been lucky. Worse case I've had is a gunsmith scuffed up the slide when trying to replace sights once... Really bad on the finish.

So, I ask you, would you have preferred him/her to FORCE the sights off, scuffing up the remaining finish on the slide, or saying "It's going to be an extra $10 to have it done right..."

**TMP** · 01-20-2008, 10:14 AM

They should eat the $10. But then again it's only $10.

At this point I would chalk it up as experience.

Everyone knows how difficult the sights are on XD's and I would only trust Springer Precision or Springfield themselves to do work on my XD.

**adambrock** · 01-20-2008, 10:52 AM

The way I see it, they offered to install it for free but didn't realize they'd end up having to send it to Springfield. They probably should have checked with you before sending it off, but they obviously didn't.

IMHO, it wouldn't really be fair to stick them with the additional costs. It's not like this is a big corporation, it's a mom and pop store so you know that any amount of money they lose on this is money they need.

If it were me, I'd either cover the cost or meet them halfway, it would just depend on how they treated me. The staff at my local gunshop greet me by name when I walk in, I'd have no problem covering the whole cost there.

\\ACB

01-20-2008, 07:27 AM	#1
Pharmakon XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 1,252	So should I find another Range?(rant) There's this gun range/shop up the road from me that I have started going to. I patron their store because I like them. Every now and then I go in and buy something to kind of help out the little guy mom and pop store. Recently I bought a set of Trijicons from them and they said they would install them for free and the sights would be $130. I realize you can get them for under $100 but I figure it's free installation so what the heck. I bring my XD in and they tell me it will be no problem, that the front sight's a bugger but they've done them before. So I get the call later expecting to hear that my pistol is done. They said that they were able to remove the rear sight but not the front, that they have to ship it to Springfield, it's going to be about a week and it will be an additional $40-50... I bluntly reminded them that we agreed on a price for a set of installed trijicons and now you are relieving me of my only pistol for a week...So they counter with $140. I go in there all the time and they try to hit me for $10 for their mistake? So much for the Mom and Pop service. I know in my line of work when I make a mistake the ball's in my court to correct it. Un-freaking-believable! What do you think, should I find another range? __________________ Fire the Government: Vote Libertarian

01-20-2008, 07:31 AM	#3
lora84 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NC Posts: 1,325	I wouldn't let $10 be that big of a deal. I understand where you're coming from about principal and being without your pistol though. __________________ "Attitudes are contagious, do you have one worth catching?" - Oscar Wilson Banks

01-20-2008, 07:47 AM	#4
eric_t12 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SD Posts: 3,639	i guess it depends how much of a change you'll need to make, and how willing you are to do it... if its too difficult/not worth it, just avoid talking to them and never do any side-business with them other than throwing some rounds downrange... __________________ FBI: Gun Owners are Potential Terrorists Our Economic Future: GAO 21st Century Challenges The Police Have No Duty To Protect You VFW Life Member GOA Life Member

01-20-2008, 08:18 AM	#5
Grip XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,139	should have sent it to SA in the first place...trijicons are $95 installed...shipping a slide is $8-15 each way __________________ 2008 AR-15...in the work's 2007 XD-9 Service, 1,950 shots fired since 12-20-07 1981 Marlin/Glenfield model 60, .22

01-20-2008, 09:25 AM	#8
jeff221 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 2,364	I feel having work done on ANY gun by ANYONE other than the manufacturer of that gun is a crap shoot. Keep in mind, I do it often! But none the less, it's a gamble each time I drop off the gun. Is the guy going to f*ck it up? Am I going to get the gun is better, or worse, condition then I left it? So far, I've been lucky. Worse case I've had is a gunsmith scuffed up the slide when trying to replace sights once... Really bad on the finish. So, I ask you, would you have preferred him/her to FORCE the sights off, scuffing up the remaining finish on the slide, or saying "It's going to be an extra $10 to have it done right..." __________________ Springfield XD40 Sub-Compact Bi-Tone (.40S&W) Springfield XD9 Tactical Black (9mm) Springfield G.I. Milspec Stainless 1911-A1 (.45 ACP) Kimber Raptor II 1911 (.45 ACP) Kel-Tec P-3AT (.380 ACP) Charter Arms "Off Duty" Revolver (.38 Spl) Ruger 22/45 Mark III (.22 LR) Smith&Wesson M&P15A 16in AR-15 (.223/5.56 NATO) BushMaster Carbon-15 (.22 LR) BushMaster XM15 E2S 20in AR-15 (.223/5.56 NATO) Stoeger P350 Tactical Pump Shotgun (12 Gauge) Winchester Black Model98 Canon (10 Gauge)

01-20-2008, 07:29 AM	#2
Fish609 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 803	When I got my Trijis they wanted 130. I told them I could get them for 90 on the net with free shipping but that I would buy theirs if they installed them. They said no. I ended up getting them on the net and then taking them to their sister store where they preceded to beat the crap out of my gun and got scuffs and scratches all over the dovetails and top of slide.

01-20-2008, 09:10 AM	#7
ivwarrior XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: central PA Posts: 58	I'd give them the agreed upon price and tell them to pound sand if they tried to force more. They said they could do the work for a certain price, it's THEIR PROBLEM if they couldn't actually do the work and had to farm it out to someone else.

01-20-2008, 10:14 AM	#9
TMP XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,001	They should eat the $10. But then again it's only $10. At this point I would chalk it up as experience. Everyone knows how difficult the sights are on XD's and I would only trust Springer Precision or Springfield themselves to do work on my XD. __________________ ______________________ XD45 Tactical XD9 subcompact Wilson Border Patrol 870 Ruger 10/22 Beretta U22 Neos 6.0 INOX "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." -- Jefferson`s "Commonplace Book," 1774-1776

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