2 A sales in Jessup ... review !?

[amoebicmagician]

you're right, between my two bushmasters, the older one is by FAR the better of the two.

It's so old the logo is with the bushmaster assault pistol they don't even make anymore.

The machining is better, the oxde coating, everything.

That said, Remington's peak was decades ago.

I've got a few remington woodsmasters, a 740, a 742, and a 7400, 2 in 30/06 and one in .270 and while they're all real good rifles, the older ones seem better, and the further back you go, the better they are

The 742 is better than the 7400, and the 740 is better than the 742.

That said, good firearms are still made. I think all the people that made bushmaster what it was now work at Windham weaponry, so the quality doesn't die out, it just hides for a little while.

 

[Matlack]

To add some information. They dont set the price on the consignments, the consignee does. I took something in today. I told Mark what I wanted and he suggested a lower price. We discussed it and ultimately I set a lower price than what I originally went in with. Could d I have gotten more on gun broker? Possibly but Mark has been nothing but honest and helpful to me and I trust his advice on firearms. I dont think you can blame 2A for the price you paid after you already bought it and then decide you paid too much. You should have spent that much effort before you bought it rather than after. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Bang]

Windham I am pleasantly surprised how well it was put together for the price. Buddy has one and is a fine shooter.

 

[Wojo]

sometimes they have the best prices, sometimes they dont

however, anecdote start:

So I was in their store and making conversation, looking around, asking questions, etc. when a guy asks how much a lula loader is. The guy behind the counter answers, and I say, "that's about the same as cheaper than dirt" and they had no problem with that, then the guy asks about earplugs and shooting glasses, and I tell him walmart has them cheaper, but it's good to support local business.

The clerk got totally pissy with me after that, as if by telling him that wal mart existed, even telling him he should probably buy it here to support MD economy, he was a total dick after that. Not only in manners, but the ******* quoted me a hundred dollars more for a pistol I was going to buy than he had quoted me when I came in and said, "don't like it, see if you can find it at wal-mart"

So I was like, okay, dick, fine, and left.

A week later I come back to the store cause my friend bought a ruger mark 3 target from them and the not disapproved paperwork was finally back. So we go in, grab the pistol and leave.

We go out to the car, check out the pistol and find that the back sight has been snapped off halfway, so instead of a U shape, it's basically an upper case L

We go back inside and the guy acts like he doesn't recognize us. We're like, "Hey, we just picked this up from you like five minutes ago"

He THEN says that we probably did that ourselves and it's not his problem, and we should contact ruger about it.

So I asked him if he thought we broke it on the way to the car, or on our way back in, since it was in his custody until that point when we picked it up.

He replies that it's not his problem, so we produce our paperwork, signed not even ten minutes before this, to which he replies there is no time stamp on it, how's he to know that we didn't take it home, break it, and come back trying to scam him.

At this point I'm freaking furious, and I scream at him that we dealt with his guy right at this counter ten minutes ago while his assistant signed out the firearm to us and gave us our copies of the bill of sale and whatnot, for god's sake we made conversation about the LWRC REPR on the wall.

He still insists it's not his problem and if I'm going to be rude I can leave.

So I told him that I was going to get on the internet and tell everyone what a dick he was about this situation, create a blog just to tell everyone what a dick he was, and just totally out him as a dick if he didn't fix this.

He still doesn't want to do anything about it, so we leave.

It occurs to us that the guy behind the counter admitted to us that when they assemble the mark 3s they use a hammer, so we go back to the store to confront him with that, and then tell him we're going to report him to the BBB, and finally he agrees to SELL us a new back sight.

Long story short we refused to leave until it was taken care of and he finally changed out the broken back sight after 45 minutes of making his customers uncomfortable.

They were total dicks to me and my friend, and I'm just passing on my experience.

That said apparently they have good fee rates for transfers.

Sounds real calm and reasonable to me! Where are the all the anecdotal positive stories you apparently also have? Maybe you should share both instead of just your chest pumping "i started screaming" bravado.

 

[Don D]

Oddly enough, I bought a Ruger Mark III Target from 2A one time, and when I got it home, I realized it was missing the rear sight adjustment screw. The sight was pushed all the way to the right so it was really obvious. I know I looked down the sights before I bought it so I was very confused as to how that happened.

Now every time I pick up a gun after the waiting period, I give it another good look.

Needless to say, I called Ruger and they sent me a screw free of charge. I'm sure they would have sent you a rear sight blade as well.

Also, you totally need a hammer or wood block the first few times you take them apart....

 

[Aldwyn]

i went last saturday to get some parts for my LRB build.
i waited in line for about 40 mins,and started sweating my ass off.
hey guys dial the heat back just a lil bit!

Ha! I was in that line as well, waiting to do a gunbroker transfer. Two people back from the guy claiming he had the flu to try and make the crowd go away!

 

[theBIGone2087]

I've been dealing with them since they opened their doors in 2009. GREAT guys. Mark is one of the best dealers I have ever worked with. If I can help it, they will get all of my business for as long as I can give it to them.

 

[amoebicmagician]

Sounds real calm and reasonable to me! Where are the all the anecdotal positive stories you apparently also have? Maybe you should share both instead of just your chest pumping "i started screaming" bravado.

maybe because the anecdote of
"i stood in line quietly, made conversation, then paid a little bit more than I could have to support my local business, and nothing at all went wrong"

Doesn't make a good story.

So until I see you weighing in on my other posts and can put together some relevant trends, I would kindly suggest that you get off my back, because truthfully, you're coming off a little like a pole jockey right now.

Truth be told though, I don't even know why I'm responding to you, you've made up your mind about me, and I've made up my mind about 2A sales, the world keeps turning.

 

[ricuser]

Maybe I'm doing something wrong. My many visits with Mark and Tom have always been cordial, educational and satisfactory. Sure, I have had to wait in line while they patiently advised and educated customers in front of me; the folks behind me wait patiently while I'm served too. I've seen Mark carefully mount a scope on a client's rifle with great care, with nary a hammer in sight. Yes, sometimes I can't afford to buy what I'd like to have, but I don't put this down to Mark. This anecdote is so far away from my experience that I'm worried I just got flipped to Bizarro World.

sometimes they have the best prices, sometimes they dont

however, anecdote start:

So I was in their store and making conversation, looking around, asking questions, etc. when a guy asks how much a lula loader is. The guy behind the counter answers, and I say, "that's about the same as cheaper than dirt" and they had no problem with that, then the guy asks about earplugs and shooting glasses, and I tell him walmart has them cheaper, but it's good to support local business.

The clerk got totally pissy with me after that, as if by telling him that wal mart existed, even telling him he should probably buy it here to support MD economy, he was a total dick after that. Not only in manners, but the ******* quoted me a hundred dollars more for a pistol I was going to buy than he had quoted me when I came in and said, "don't like it, see if you can find it at wal-mart"

So I was like, okay, dick, fine, and left.

A week later I come back to the store cause my friend bought a ruger mark 3 target from them and the not disapproved paperwork was finally back. So we go in, grab the pistol and leave.

We go out to the car, check out the pistol and find that the back sight has been snapped off halfway, so instead of a U shape, it's basically an upper case L

We go back inside and the guy acts like he doesn't recognize us. We're like, "Hey, we just picked this up from you like five minutes ago"

He THEN says that we probably did that ourselves and it's not his problem, and we should contact ruger about it.

So I asked him if he thought we broke it on the way to the car, or on our way back in, since it was in his custody until that point when we picked it up.

He replies that it's not his problem, so we produce our paperwork, signed not even ten minutes before this, to which he replies there is no time stamp on it, how's he to know that we didn't take it home, break it, and come back trying to scam him.

At this point I'm freaking furious, and I scream at him that we dealt with his guy right at this counter ten minutes ago while his assistant signed out the firearm to us and gave us our copies of the bill of sale and whatnot, for god's sake we made conversation about the LWRC REPR on the wall.

He still insists it's not his problem and if I'm going to be rude I can leave.

So I told him that I was going to get on the internet and tell everyone what a dick he was about this situation, create a blog just to tell everyone what a dick he was, and just totally out him as a dick if he didn't fix this.

He still doesn't want to do anything about it, so we leave.

It occurs to us that the guy behind the counter admitted to us that when they assemble the mark 3s they use a hammer, so we go back to the store to confront him with that, and then tell him we're going to report him to the BBB, and finally he agrees to SELL us a new back sight.

Long story short we refused to leave until it was taken care of and he finally changed out the broken back sight after 45 minutes of making his customers uncomfortable.

They were total dicks to me and my friend, and I'm just passing on my experience.

That said apparently they have good fee rates for transfers.

 

[Catch-10-22]

The title of this thread indicates that they were asking for reviews of 2A Sales in Jessup. I'm not posting to complain. I'm posting a review because someone asked for a review.

It seems odd to me that you are telling people not to post honest reviews in a thread that is clearly asking for reviews.

When you resurrect a necro-thread from April 2011 to complain about a popular IP, you are going to get push back.

Everyone else is providing reviews as well in response to yours - why shouldn't we post our honest reviews too? Just because they are positive? We are citing years of great service, transactions, and relationships in response to your one anecdote. It's not for you or even against you. It's so people can weigh your experience against thousands of others and come to their own decision.

And, as you read all of the responses to your post, think of all the loyalty 2A has engendered in this community and how that must have happened. Think of how it might be nice to have a gun shop (or any store!) you like that much and how valuable they could be to you when circumstances get worse than they even are now. Tough time to build that kind of relationship now but it's worth it in the long run.

 

[sigs4me]

sometimes they have the best prices, sometimes they dont

however, anecdote start:

So I was in their store and making conversation, looking around, asking questions, etc. when a guy asks how much a lula loader is. The guy behind the counter answers, and I say, "that's about the same as cheaper than dirt" and they had no problem with that, then the guy asks about earplugs and shooting glasses, and I tell him walmart has them cheaper, but it's good to support local business.

The clerk got totally pissy with me after that, as if by telling him that wal mart existed, even telling him he should probably buy it here to support MD economy, he was a total dick after that. Not only in manners, but the ******* quoted me a hundred dollars more for a pistol I was going to buy than he had quoted me when I came in and said, "don't like it, see if you can find it at wal-mart"

So I was like, okay, dick, fine, and left.

A week later I come back to the store cause my friend bought a ruger mark 3 target from them and the not disapproved paperwork was finally back. So we go in, grab the pistol and leave.

We go out to the car, check out the pistol and find that the back sight has been snapped off halfway, so instead of a U shape, it's basically an upper case L

We go back inside and the guy acts like he doesn't recognize us. We're like, "Hey, we just picked this up from you like five minutes ago"

He THEN says that we probably did that ourselves and it's not his problem, and we should contact ruger about it.

So I asked him if he thought we broke it on the way to the car, or on our way back in, since it was in his custody until that point when we picked it up.

He replies that it's not his problem, so we produce our paperwork, signed not even ten minutes before this, to which he replies there is no time stamp on it, how's he to know that we didn't take it home, break it, and come back trying to scam him.

At this point I'm freaking furious, and I scream at him that we dealt with his guy right at this counter ten minutes ago while his assistant signed out the firearm to us and gave us our copies of the bill of sale and whatnot, for god's sake we made conversation about the LWRC REPR on the wall.

He still insists it's not his problem and if I'm going to be rude I can leave.

So I told him that I was going to get on the internet and tell everyone what a dick he was about this situation, create a blog just to tell everyone what a dick he was, and just totally out him as a dick if he didn't fix this.

He still doesn't want to do anything about it, so we leave.

It occurs to us that the guy behind the counter admitted to us that when they assemble the mark 3s they use a hammer, so we go back to the store to confront him with that, and then tell him we're going to report him to the BBB, and finally he agrees to SELL us a new back sight.

Long story short we refused to leave until it was taken care of and he finally changed out the broken back sight after 45 minutes of making his customers uncomfortable.

They were total dicks to me and my friend, and I'm just passing on my experience.

That said apparently they have good fee rates for transfers.

Let me start by thanking everyone for all the support of our shop. It is very much appreciated.

That having been said, amoebicmagician I would like to address several discrepancies with your account of the events:

First - The price for all firearms is clearly marked on the tag attached to the weapon, enough said.

Second - On your first visit, after stating that you had no plans to purchase anything, you asked to see a high-end rifle off the wall. I replied to you that maybe you could handle that weapon at Wal-Mart as, according to you, they have the best prices. These weapons are for sale, and condition is a large factor.

Third - During your second visit to the shop to pick up your "friend’s" weapon, the two of you spent every bit of 45 minutes in the store window shopping. Not exactly the quick in-and-out that you alluded to.

Fourth - You and your friend returned to the shop One or Two days later with the rear sight issue, not the 5 or 10 minutes as stated in your post. Upon entering the store, you began to yell at the first employee you encountered demanding that the store exchange your friend's gun for a new pistol. We tried to explain to you why that was not possible, and further referred you to the posted store policy that all new weapons are sold with the manufactures warranty. We even offered to ship the gun to Rugar for your friend. You refused our offer and instead went on a tirade about reporting us to the BBB and posting bad reviews about the shop on the internet. In order to diffuse the situation, we went above and beyond our normal store policy and replaced the rear sight for you, even though that meant the shop would have to sit on weapon we removed the sight from until the replacement part arrived from the manufacturer.

In conclusion - We went above and beyond to fix the situation for a customer who clearly would be dissatisfied with any outcome. As you stated above you have made up your mind about our store and we wish you luck with future dealings.
-Tom

 

[WARPIG [USMC]]

^ And boom goes the dynamite. :p

 

[RDF5186]

Very well addressed Tom.

 

[Norton]

Some people are never going to learn that name calling and insults are not acceptable here.

Maybe after a week's vacation, the lesson will be more understood.

Name calling removed and infractions issued. Associated quotes also removed, so if your post disappeared that is why.

 

[Maverick0313]

Some people are never going to learn that name calling and insults are not acceptable here.

Maybe after a week's vacation, the lesson will be more understood.

Name calling removed and infractions issued. Associated quotes also removed, so if your post disappeared that is why.

Another mission accomplished. Well done.

 

[Lanceman_1]

I have bought several new and used items from 2A. For the used stuff I have gotton great deals and the new stuff was in line with the other shops. And there is a rub and tug right next door

 

[swinokur]

Sometimes there is a turd in the punchbowl.

Norton must feel like a plumber

 

[Sthomas229]

sometimes they have the best prices, sometimes they dont

however, anecdote start:

So I was in their store and making conversation, looking around, asking questions, etc. when a guy asks how much a lula loader is. The guy behind the counter answers, and I say, "that's about the same as cheaper than dirt" and they had no problem with that, then the guy asks about earplugs and shooting glasses, and I tell him walmart has them cheaper, but it's good to support local business.

The clerk got totally pissy with me after that, as if by telling him that wal mart existed, even telling him he should probably buy it here to support MD economy, he was a total dick after that. Not only in manners, but the ******* quoted me a hundred dollars more for a pistol I was going to buy than he had quoted me when I came in and said, "don't like it, see if you can find it at wal-mart"

So I was like, okay, dick, fine, and left.

A week later I come back to the store cause my friend bought a ruger mark 3 target from them and the not disapproved paperwork was finally back. So we go in, grab the pistol and leave.

We go out to the car, check out the pistol and find that the back sight has been snapped off halfway, so instead of a U shape, it's basically an upper case L

We go back inside and the guy acts like he doesn't recognize us. We're like, "Hey, we just picked this up from you like five minutes ago"

He THEN says that we probably did that ourselves and it's not his problem, and we should contact ruger about it.

So I asked him if he thought we broke it on the way to the car, or on our way back in, since it was in his custody until that point when we picked it up.

He replies that it's not his problem, so we produce our paperwork, signed not even ten minutes before this, to which he replies there is no time stamp on it, how's he to know that we didn't take it home, break it, and come back trying to scam him.

At this point I'm freaking furious, and I scream at him that we dealt with his guy right at this counter ten minutes ago while his assistant signed out the firearm to us and gave us our copies of the bill of sale and whatnot, for god's sake we made conversation about the LWRC REPR on the wall.

He still insists it's not his problem and if I'm going to be rude I can leave.

So I told him that I was going to get on the internet and tell everyone what a dick he was about this situation, create a blog just to tell everyone what a dick he was, and just totally out him as a dick if he didn't fix this.

He still doesn't want to do anything about it, so we leave.

It occurs to us that the guy behind the counter admitted to us that when they assemble the mark 3s they use a hammer, so we go back to the store to confront him with that, and then tell him we're going to report him to the BBB, and finally he agrees to SELL us a new back sight.

Long story short we refused to leave until it was taken care of and he finally changed out the broken back sight after 45 minutes of making his customers uncomfortable.

They were total dicks to me and my friend, and I'm just passing on my experience.

That said apparently they have good fee rates for transfers.

If you'd pulled that crap in my business, you'd have found you ass on the curb with instructions to never darken my door again.

Just noticed he's banned

Also, I've bought a couple of guns from Mark and referred several friends, always a pleasure to deal with.

 

[Maverick0313]

If you'd pulled that crap in my business, you'd have found you ass on the curb with instructions to never darken my door again.

 

[Hotrod Diesel]

And there is a rub and tug right next door

Is this common knowledge?

Forget 2A, I want a review of that place...