Purchasing new handgun

divader86 · Mar 11, 2011

After purchasing the CZ-75b 9mm from budsgunshop.com I can honestly say i will never buy from them again. I ordered the gun on Tuesday march 7th. On the 8th they got back to me saying, "We cannot ship this gun to Maryland, it does not have a fired shell casing." OK thats understandable so I've been waiting with no form of communication from them. I emailed, I called, I even tried the live chat feature which i was told to email or call. In the meantime they charged me for the gun. So I'm going to give it until Monday the 14th before canceling order and going to a local gun shop.

Now the main point of this post is to ask which shops sell them, i know Atlantic in Rockville has them at a ridiculous price. Any other shops around here have them? and price ranges would be much appreciated!

Inigoes · Mar 11, 2011

Your story is the same as soooooo many others.

The search feature here would have helped, before you decided to buy from them

jawn · Mar 11, 2011

Engage Armament in Kensington can probably get one of those for you and their prices are pretty good (I've asked them about CZs before).

JavaDan · Mar 11, 2011

Buds is Bad. Some of our industry partners refuse to even transfer from them.

First place to check is in this site's Industry Partners forum for an FFL close to you. I use 2A Sales in Jessup.

This thread might also be of interest to you:

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=53436&highlight=Atlantic+Guns

As for the fired casing, I assume you know that it will be needed no matter what shop you use. If there is none for the gun you are buying, the FFL will usually send it out to somebody with a manufacturers' license to get the casing required by MSP. You will have to pay for that.

--Dan

divader86 · Mar 11, 2011

Inigoes said:
Your story is the same as soooooo many others.

The search feature here would have helped, before you decided to buy from them

Rookie mistake i guess

first handgun and i was trying to save money.

divader86 · Mar 11, 2011

JavaDan said:
Buds is Bad. Some of our industry partners refuse to even transfer from them.

First place to check is in this site's Industry Partners forum for an FFL close to you. I use 2A Sales in Jessup.

This thread might also be of interest to you:

http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=53436&highlight=Atlantic+Guns

As for the fired casing, I assume you know that it will be needed no matter what shop you use. If there is none for the gun you are buying, the FFL will usually send it out to somebody with a manufacturers' license to get the casing required by MSP. You will have to pay for that.

--Dan

Of course i know its a law in maryland to have to fired casing. And i assumed i would have to pay more. But the problem is they're not shipping it out, or contacting me so that leaves me with my thumb up my ass waiting lol

Inigoes · Mar 11, 2011

divader86 said:
Rookie mistake i guess first handgun and i was trying to save money.

FYI: another internet bad guy is CenterFireSystems. They have anti-MD policies also...

AKbythebay · Mar 11, 2011

Call them first and ask if they have what you are looking for with the shell casing BEFORE you order. Will save you some headaches. The shell casing issue is a problem a lot of places because only MD and NY ask for them so the vast majority of manufacturers no longer provide it. I had that problem when I ordered my Kimber but they (not Bud's, different place) were able to get one from the factory for and extra $10

divader86 · Mar 11, 2011

AKbythebay said:
Call them first and ask if they have what you are looking for with the shell casing BEFORE you order. Will save you some headaches. The shell casing issue is a problem a lot of places because only MD and NY ask for them so the vast majority of manufacturers no longer provide it. I had that problem when I ordered my Kimber but they (not Bud's, different place) were able to get one from the factory for and extra $10

Good advice i was first planning on buying from a local shop but Budsgunshop.com beat the price by a huge margin so i just went for it. But now i know, i guess live and learn!

AKbythebay · Mar 11, 2011

divader86 said:
Good advice i was first planning on buying from a local shop but Budsgunshop.com beat the price by a huge margin so i just went for it. But now i know, i guess live and learn!

Yeah if the cost difference is only a little I would go with a local guy every time. But if it's a large difference it's worth at least a call to Bud's to check on the availability. Their phone order people are pretty good and they will go look for you while you are on the phone.

But like I said it's getting harder and harder to order online thanks to the idiotic shell casing requirement that's never done an f-ing thing but cost the state tons of money. It's a freaking work program, not an anti-crime program. But anyway, while most states have gone away from requiring shell casings, good old MD still requires it so most of the manufacturers don't bother providing them. Some will but you have to order one specifically with the casing and usually pay extra for it. A place like Bud's gets good prices because of the huge volume they order in, so for most guns they carry they are getting a bulk rate and will not have the shells. Isn't Maryland great! :rolleyes:

onatsky · Mar 11, 2011

I remember Gun Connection have some in stock last February.

divader86 · Mar 11, 2011

AKbythebay said:
Yeah if the cost difference is only a little I would go with a local guy every time. But if it's a large difference it's worth at least a call to Bud's to check on the availability. Their phone order people are pretty good and they will go look for you while you are on the phone.

But like I said it's getting harder and harder to order online thanks to the idiotic shell casing requirement that's never done an f-ing thing but cost the state tons of money. It's a freaking work program, not an anti-crime program. But anyway, while most states have gone away from requiring shell casings, good old MD still requires it so most of the manufacturers don't bother providing them. Some will but you have to order one specifically with the casing and usually pay extra for it. A place like Bud's gets good prices because of the huge volume they order in, so for most guns they carry they are getting a bulk rate and will not have the shells. Isn't Maryland great!

Yeah i remember reading that only a couple criminal cases were solved thanks to the casing law the whole time this has been in place, actually it might have even been 1 case. either way i don't recall but shows you how pointless the regulation is...

fivepointstar · Mar 11, 2011

I purchased my RIA from them, it came with fired shell casing and didn't have a single problem. I made sure I asked before I order

divader86 · Mar 11, 2011

fivepointstar said:
I purchased my RIA from them, it came with fired shell casing and didn't have a single problem. I made sure I asked before I order

Yeah i know its my mistake for not calling in the first place but my problem is i can't get in touch with them since Wednesday, emails are going unanswered i will try calling again i guess...

Topher · Mar 11, 2011

They can ship with out a casing.
Gun Runners and Glade Valley do casing.
I think they may outsource to PDI.

goneshootin88 · Mar 11, 2011

Talk to Andy @ Engage. He ordered me my CZ SP-01 at a good price. They can also do shell casings for you

robdiao · Mar 11, 2011

Topher said:
They can ship with out a casing.
Gun Runners and Glade Valley do casing.
I think they may outsource to PDI.

So does keepshooting in waldorf.

Fideo · Mar 11, 2011

I must have gotten lucky, my CZ P-01 was from Buds and the transaction was uneventful.

Wayne1one · Mar 12, 2011

Gun Rack is a authorized CZ dealer, you might want to give them a call.

Jimbob2.0 · Mar 12, 2011

Have it shipped to Joe at Corsica, its two trips across the bay but he does fired casings and has dealt with Buds on this issue.

Cant beat a CZ75

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