kent Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 POA is about importers laying out minimum advertising prices to the retailer. For the best deal on anything you have to be f2f and real serious about doing the deal " now if the price is right". nobody wants you to walk out the shop with your money, though remember there is more to a good deal than the money- service costs ask what will they do if you break it? can you try one out somewere? can they generally service this gun or does it need sending away? Buying shotguns its always worth looking at the second hand rack and the realy good finds rarely last more than a Saturday- at least not when i walk in I know some shops that will let me take a used gun out to try it and i know others who won't even let me look very closely at a gun, guess were i am mostly spending my money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birky Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Het nick pop over to swillington gun shop, i was there on saturday to pick some cartridges up for sunday, first time i had been there and was quite surprised with the guns they were carrying, just might be worth a look and it aint far from you dont bother with Henry kranks in pudsey they wont order winny's so ya wasting ya time there mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I have spoke with swillington, they don't deal in in winchesters as they had problems with some they ordered, my dad bought there too and the backup is great, but I really fancy the Winchester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderdude Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Kranks.... Bloody hell, they still going... Bought my first airgun from them many many years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderdude Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 NickP, I'll have a look in Gilsan at Leyburn tomorrow. I'm on the A1 passing, so will see what Winchesters they have in. I think they are a dealer??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birky Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Lol yeah kranks are still there bit pricey thought and apart from new berretas and a few second hand shotguns it mainlt rifles, air rifles and antiques. Sorry nick i missed the post were you said you had been to swillington just a thought mate. Has the FAO given you any idea when you will get the ticket through yet ? once it gets to 7 weeks i would give the office a ring and ask there girls are really helpfull. ATB Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) They have a topcote signature in, but no energy :( and bo reply to my email, my brother bought his gun from their Richmond shop, he was happy with there service too Edited March 22, 2011 by NickP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Birky no update yet :( but with going away at end of next week I'm in no rush at the moment, took two weeks for my brother so might hear soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderdude Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Not heard anything since my visit which was 10 days ago. Hoping for this week, but if not then I'll keep being patient..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted March 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 NickP, I'll have a look in Gilsan at Leyburn tomorrow. I'm on the A1 passing, so will see what Winchesters they have in. I think they are a dealer??? What did you think, did you find anything? I got a email from them, then rang them to discuss it, mention that i was waiting on my SGC and he said he had somebody from our neck of the woods in today looking also in same situation Had a good chat, said he would be able to order me in a Energy and price was reasonable too, going to re look at the Energy i have seen at York, and then go straight up to Leyburn to compare the energy with the topcote2 and seen if it justified the extra money, (i think it does) and then place my order, but with work and holidays it will be a week or two anyway and hopefully my sgc will be in hand by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderdude Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 I got a email from them, then rang them to discuss it, mention that i was waiting on my SGC and he said he had somebody from our neck of the woods in today looking also in same situation That'll be me then!! I discussed quite a lot with him; he had the Beretta in I am wanting, but was at top price. He was prepared to knock £50 off and I asked him if he would hold it till my SGC came through, no problem he said. But, he still wanted £1300 for it, I feel I could find it for less elsewhere. Swillington will be my next stop! They have a couple of Winchesters in, he said the SX3 Semi-Auto was a fantastic bit of kit for the money. But, he did say that had returned 3 guns to Winchester that had the Topcote finish. He said the problem with Topcote was that when it take a ding, it blooms, like taping varnish with a nail. He said it tends to be around the forend quite a bit as taking it on and off and catching it. Once it scratches, it is virtually impossible to repair and if you do, it never looks the same. Nice enough guy though and would have no issues dealing with them. Happy to get the guns out and let you handle them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted March 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Good to know, he seem nice and helpful on the phone and did say the topcote is near on impossible to repair, which is the issue i have with it and the reason i am more towards the energy re Swillington, i'm not sure if swillington has the silver pig 1 in as i think he has sold it, but i'm sure he said £1250 when i first went in, the last time i was there he said a good berretta was the White Onyx which he had in stock, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderdude Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 the last time i was there he said a good berretta was the White Onyx which he had in stock I saw that today, bit to shiny for my liking. But, I did ask him which was the better of the two, his view was the new Silver Pig. He could have said the Onyx as he had a couple of those, but he didn't. Thats one of the reasons I liked chatting to him, he wasn't trying to push me down the route of a particular gun just because they had a few in stock. I told him how much I wanted to spend and he said new Silver Pig was the gun to have. £1250 is really the area I want to be in, as I would like to spend another £300 on a secondhand semi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDK Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 I saw that today, bit to shiny for my liking. But, I did ask him which was the better of the two, his view was the new Silver Pig. He could have said the Onyx as he had a couple of those, but he didn't. Thats one of the reasons I liked chatting to him, he wasn't trying to push me down the route of a particular gun just because they had a few in stock. I told him how much I wanted to spend and he said new Silver Pig was the gun to have. £1250 is really the area I want to be in, as I would like to spend another £300 on a secondhand semi. swillingtons will order you a SP1 within 4 to 6 days if he aint got one in, i had the same convo with em! that you guys had and he threw in a bis cleaning kit or a slip i believe SP1's r 1195 new now, i was more siuted to a browning but like the look of Baretta's had it now 5 wks love it to bits will throw pics up on wright page when i work my camera out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickP Posted March 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 I will have a good chat with swillington when I am set to buy, and see what he has to offer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITCHF Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Most of the gun trade is owned/ran by people who didn't grow up with computers, let alone email and i suspect most of them just put an email address on their sites because 'you have to these days' but they have no intention of ever using it As others have said, its got to be F2F or over the telephone. Give it 30 years or so and the industry might have finally caught up with the 2011 times Mark In a nut shell Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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