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Amputee Marksman

Amputee Marksman

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Debated on if I should post this and decided to go ahead.

I recently bought a rifle through the NES Classifieds. I had been looking on and off for this specific rifle, Remington 540XR Target, for a few years. Just happened to search the classified once again and found an add over a year old for this rifle. I contacted the seller even though the add was over a year old. He responded and we agreed on a deal.

We met and the rifle was exactly as described and in pristine condition. The seller showed me the papers on the rifle from when he bought it new and gave me a brief history. The rifle was priced extremely reasonable. We concluded the transaction and I was on my way.

I took the rifle to the range and attempted to sight it in. When the rear sight was at maximum "elevation" the rifle was still shooting pretty low. Side note before I continue. The 540X and 540XR came with either Redfield or Willimans sights depending on the year and the dealer. The 540XR was Remington's 4 position rifle and as such had a higher check rest than the 540X. The 540XR needed a higher mounted rear sight than a 540X. The Redfields were known as the Redfield 75 dogleg because they had a dogleg like rise on the sight compared to standard Redfield 75. I knew about them and how to tell if the correct sight was on. Williams made 2 versions, a low mount and high mount. I wasn't familiar with the Williams sight and didn't know the difference until I looked online after I found the problem. Even looking on line the picture were not that good and it was hard for me to know which Williams sight was on the rifle.

I contacted the seller to ask about the sight. He apologized and indicated he had a bunch of sights from various target rifles, including a 540X, and he must have put on the wrong one. We met at the range and looked over the sights and mounted the correct Williams sight. We got the rifle sighted in and everything was good to go. Before departing he once again apologized about the mix up and I told him not to worry everything was good.

The point of my story is the seller was a standup guy and made things right. I'm not saying if I bought from someone else they would not have done that however I have way more confidence with someone from NES than a common stranger.
 
NESers, albeit occasionally ornery and most certainly surgical at picking apart newbies - are some of the very best people on this planet!

....just dare to post that you own a "Pre-08/01" Lower, as compared to a Lower owned "On 08/01" ....and just sit back and watch the fireworks begin! So much fun!! Gosh, I love NESers!!! :)
 
Half the firearms transferred to me were from NES'rs. Haven't had a bad interaction yet. Prices are usually better than the LGS. Everyone has been stand up, down to earth guys. +1 for this post.
 
Great story of a seller misrepresenting what he had and some guy whining that he couldn't hit the target. Typical NES. [rofl] [rofl]

Good story. Typical of most humans, actually.


My favorite NES people are the ones that I go, "hey, I know that guy from ______". I was on national forums for so long, knowing someone in person first and online SECOND is just. . . . strange. LOL
 
Mark from ? said:
Most people I've sold to and met off this forum have been solid people....even though they've had to deal with me being the tard. :)

For the record I haven't met Reptile yet.
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I've known Reptile for 15 years. We met in 2010 on the 2nd Amendment bus ride to march at the event in Washington, D.C. He used to come to my house occasionally.

One thing I'll say is that very often people are different in person than they are online. People don't act the same when they know there's a chance they'll get punched in the mouth. Most NESers I've met are good people.
 
Admin said:
I've said it before, 90% of my friends I've met via the forum. Solid people, with a sprinkle of tards.
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Yeah but without us would you have discovered your favorite flavor of crayon?


Cphobes said:
Late to the game LTC here. Early 2021 needed 380 at less than highway robbery prices (online +$1/rd) got numerous deals here for nearly half.

Always check here before buying elsewhere, deals to be had. Always great experiences with sellers, even sold a few things too.
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No one told you about targetsports?
 
Agnotology said:
No one told you about targetsports?
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They did tell me, this was back when they had the green checkmarks, I'd be on that site constantly praying for a green check next to 380 ACP ... looking back I don't think I ever bought 380 ACP off their website.

I no longer have an ammo+ membership actually, just find better prices elsewhere but for a while they were the best.
 
Cphobes said:
They did tell me, this was back when they had the green checkmarks, I'd be on that site constantly praying for a green check next to 380 ACP ... looking back I don't think I ever bought 380 ACP off their website.

I no longer have an ammo+ membership actually, just find better prices elsewhere but for a while they were the best.
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TS ammo+ pays for itself if you buy 2,000 - 3,000 rounds a year or more.

I loaded up on their Copper Solid Fluted self defense rounds. 7.96 a box of 20 shipped with shipping insurance.

If you just order cases, much longer for it to be worth it, because when you buy cases shipping is free. Then it's just a matter of ordering.... something like $1250 of ammo a year as the break even. Not hard to do when a case of 1000 of 5.56 is $400 to $600
 
I had a buyer email me a day after I sold an old SKS to him. Said it was missing a piece of the bolt. I figured that was possible since I hadn't shot it in 10 years and he had struck me as an honest person so I bought one and had it sent to his address. Am I 100% sure he didn't lie, break it or loose it? No, not really. But then I'd rather be a stand up seller than get stuck arguing about an easily fixable situation.
 
Agnotology said:
TS ammo+ pays for itself if you buy 2,000 - 3,000 rounds a year or more.

I loaded up on their Copper Solid Fluted self defense rounds. 7.96 a box of 20 shipped with shipping insurance.

If you just order cases, much longer for it to be worth it, because when you buy cases shipping is free. Then it's just a matter of ordering.... something like $1250 of ammo a year as the break even. Not hard to do when a case of 1000 of 5.56 is $400 to $600
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Lately it seems that ammo seek searches have resulted in big savings. Generally, I have a list of stores that don't charge MA sales tax, so there's 6.25% off the top. Free shipping at several of those same locations beat target sports ammo+ prices. Bought over 10k rounds (9mm range and carry for the most part) last year and never once did TS ammo+ beat the prices. Target sports is great, but I've refined my ammo seek searches removing all the places I've found that won't ship to MA (60+ stores) and consistently find better pricing.

Back in 2021 and into early 2022 if Target sports didn't have it generally NES came through for me at good pricing.
 
I've purchased my fair share of things by way of this forum. I've had great luck and never any issues. I bought a scope one time and the seller asked me if I wanted to open the box and take a look. I told him I trusted him and that was good enough for me. There was one time where I took a small stack of cash from a guy for some ammo and didn't count it. Later I found it was $20 short but to this day I'm wondering if it was short or if I had pulled a $20 from that stack somewhere during the day. Either way that's on me for not checking. LOL
 
Cphobes said:
Lately it seems that ammo seek searches have resulted in big savings. Generally, I have a list of stores that don't charge MA sales tax, so there's 6.25% off the top. Free shipping at several of those same locations beat target sports ammo+ prices. Bought over 10k rounds (9mm range and carry for the most part) last year and never once did TS ammo+ beat the prices. Target sports is great, but I've refined my ammo seek searches removing all the places I've found that won't ship to MA (60+ stores) and consistently find better pricing.

Back in 2021 and into early 2022 if Target sports didn't have it generally NES came through for me at good pricing.
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Anyone who doesn't charge tax for the destination seems sketchy to me.

If they don't charge you for it, they will be caught holding the bag when the tax man comes knocking.
 
I haven't been on here long, maybe 3 years but EVERY person I have done a deal with has been a stand up person.
I have bought complete systems, LVPO's, ammo and lights and all the folks that I have met have been kind, considerate
human beings (and Mike from Boston? omg what a friend he has turned into) and back when the magazine frenzy
started up? Damn a few good men connected me with sellers at prices we could all afford and these guys ALL went out of
their way to meet up face to face.
Damn Glad to Be Here
 
kingfisher said:
I've known Reptile for 15 years. We met in 2010 on the 2nd Amendment bus ride to march at the event in Washington, D.C. He used to come to my house occasionally.

One thing I'll say is that very often people are different in person than they are online. People don't act the same when they know there's a chance they'll get punched in the mouth. Most NESers I've met are good people.
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I really only meant that in jest....

I can tell Reptile is probably a pretty good dude...people beat the shit out of him here, me included.... and he laughs it off and puts more fodder out there to keep it interesting.
 
Mark from ? said:
I really only meant that in jest....

I can tell Reptile is probably a pretty good dude...people beat the shit out of him here, me included.... and he laughs it off and puts more fodder out there to keep it interesting.
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Well, I'm not going that far!

Depends upon your definition.

[laugh]
 
I’ve never had a bad experience with any of the members or dealers that post here. I’ve made many deal where nobody left me feedback, but they were all good transactions.

I try to only deal with established members here and I’ve never been unhappy.
 
Agnotology said:
If they don't charge you for it, they will be caught holding the bag when the tax man comes knocking.
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You need to read up on how wayfair actually works. If the vendor doesnt do more than X sales in Y state (It's some 6 figure amount of money btw) they don't need to collect. If the vendor is small enough they're below that limit. Target Sports collects the tax because it probably busts that every month in most states.

I agree a lot of sites are pretty sketchy but don't throw shade on smaller online dealers because they choose not to suck wayfairs cock.
 
drgrant said:
You need to read up on how wayfair actually works. If the vendor doesnt do more than X sales in Y state (It's some 6 figure amount of money btw) they don't need to collect. If the vendor is small enough they're below that limit. Target Sports collects the tax because it probably busts that every month in most states.

I agree a lot of sites are pretty sketchy but don't throw shade on smaller online dealers because they choose not to suck wayfairs cock.
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I spent 20 minutes trying to figure out when the home goods site started dealing in ammo, then got the 4th page and realized you were talking about a SCOTUS decision. Yeah, didn't realize that ruling occurred. 100k in sales in a year, then you have to collect tax.

Thanks for the info, less so on the delivery.
 
drgrant said:
You need to read up on how wayfair actually works. If the vendor doesnt do more than X sales in Y state (It's some 6 figure amount of money btw) they don't need to collect. If the vendor is small enough they're below that limit. Target Sports collects the tax because it probably busts that every month in most states.

I agree a lot of sites are pretty sketchy but don't throw shade on smaller online dealers because they choose not to suck wayfairs cock.
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I purposely look for the small shops for 2 reasons.

1. It supports those mom and pop family shops.
2. I don't have to pay MA taxes.

It's really a win win. And even though most small shops do charge shipping, it is usually offset by not paying the tax.
 
drgrant said:
You need to read up on how wayfair actually works. If the vendor doesnt do more than X sales in Y state (It's some 6 figure amount of money btw) they don't need to collect. If the vendor is small enough they're below that limit. Target Sports collects the tax because it probably busts that every month in most states.

I agree a lot of sites are pretty sketchy but don't throw shade on smaller online dealers because they choose not to suck wayfairs cock.
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Rivertown Munitions in PA in particular has been my go-to for 9mm FMJ, usually ships that day and almost always arrives in two days via Fedex. Love dealing with them. Ordered 11 times from them in the past year, always fast and easy.

Costs more if I go to PA and pick it up then to have it shipped to my house. LOL
 

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