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·Now that I have your attention,
I feel the need to comment on something that is not added into the cost/versus anything equation and it is so often over looked.
Some years ago a new very expensive range and gunsmith facitlity was built with a flashy new building here in the PA area not far from the Philadelphia suburbs. The range owners were a local well known father and son team and they started building an ISPC following and they held numerous matches at their range.
Within a space of only several months this smith began to offer some very impressive "demo" pistols, we all "knew" them as shooters and range members.
Well to make this post short, I promptly opened my checkbook and paid the "deposit" on two custom 1911 pistols, then a custom revolver, then a custom rifle and several pieces of leather gear as this range made claim as an alleged distributor for a well known national holstermaker.
Well time passed and this business closed, I like many others were left with equipment that did not work and money paid for pistols that I never recieved, I lost substantially more money than Dane, Larry, Richard, George, Teddy or any other reputable professional smith would have charged me.
My point is this, through all of the flaming posts that I have seen on this and other boards these guys are still here, they are available to speak with consult with and I have seen only the highest levels of professionalism from them and yes, for the naysayers I still beleive my statement applies equally.
I have yet to see a single person tell me that Dane Burns, Richard Heinie, Lou Alessi, George Smith, Teddy Jacobson, Mark Garrity, Mike Benedict or any of the professional makers/builders on this sight have cheated them, lied to them, or failed to make something "Right".
Think about that, how many of us have actually met Richard Heinie, Dane Burns (examples only, no inference is meant by not mentioning your name)? Would you read anything else on the internet or even a conventional magazine and feel complelled to sit down and write any other business a check for $1,2,3,4,5, or $6K, I don't even like to use my credit card to order magazines...
To me that says an awful lot and I truly value them all, please keeep it up guys and please coninue to elevate our defensive/target/hunting/working/collecting pistols to the next levels, you are appreciated.
I feel the need to comment on something that is not added into the cost/versus anything equation and it is so often over looked.
Some years ago a new very expensive range and gunsmith facitlity was built with a flashy new building here in the PA area not far from the Philadelphia suburbs. The range owners were a local well known father and son team and they started building an ISPC following and they held numerous matches at their range.
Within a space of only several months this smith began to offer some very impressive "demo" pistols, we all "knew" them as shooters and range members.
Well to make this post short, I promptly opened my checkbook and paid the "deposit" on two custom 1911 pistols, then a custom revolver, then a custom rifle and several pieces of leather gear as this range made claim as an alleged distributor for a well known national holstermaker.
Well time passed and this business closed, I like many others were left with equipment that did not work and money paid for pistols that I never recieved, I lost substantially more money than Dane, Larry, Richard, George, Teddy or any other reputable professional smith would have charged me.
My point is this, through all of the flaming posts that I have seen on this and other boards these guys are still here, they are available to speak with consult with and I have seen only the highest levels of professionalism from them and yes, for the naysayers I still beleive my statement applies equally.
I have yet to see a single person tell me that Dane Burns, Richard Heinie, Lou Alessi, George Smith, Teddy Jacobson, Mark Garrity, Mike Benedict or any of the professional makers/builders on this sight have cheated them, lied to them, or failed to make something "Right".
Think about that, how many of us have actually met Richard Heinie, Dane Burns (examples only, no inference is meant by not mentioning your name)? Would you read anything else on the internet or even a conventional magazine and feel complelled to sit down and write any other business a check for $1,2,3,4,5, or $6K, I don't even like to use my credit card to order magazines...
To me that says an awful lot and I truly value them all, please keeep it up guys and please coninue to elevate our defensive/target/hunting/working/collecting pistols to the next levels, you are appreciated.
