which online place to buy???

[bart the fart]

i wanted to start this thread about where to buy my air rifle stuff(which you guys know is alot of stuff! LOL) i recently had a terable time with "BLANK"....for the sake of being objective we'll call them blank.....and was wondering what the other airgun'ohaulics thought on this subject.....the good story's and the bad..... thanks a bunch Bart

[Atchman2]

What are you buying as far as brands?

[bart the fart]

well my guns are  rws52 -mendoza 2800 -ruger"black"hawk and a cheap beeman....all of them eat rws.....its a all you can eat buffet!....which online place do you like....."BLANK" was the nicest thing i could call the last place i shopped or i guess i coulda said....blank the blanking blankers!

[gene_sc]

Did you try looking in the GTA Mall?

[kp4att]

I BOUGHT MY RIFLE AT AIRGUNDEPOT.

[Nathan]

What exactly are you talking about buying? Pellets, scopes, mounts or guns? As far as pellets, Pyramyd Air is hard to beat on their prices. Some people have had less than positive experiences with them (things being out of stock, wrong stuff delivered etc). My personal experience with them has all been positive, so far. There are a lot of airgun related retailers out there. So if you've had a bad experience with "blank", there are other willing to do business with you. When I shop the one thing I make sure to check (besides price) is shipping and handling. Some places seem to offer good prices, but subsidize their profits with higher S&H charges.
Nathan

[Jack]

I have had very good luck with Pyramyd Air.
Prompt and just what the doctor ordered.

[daveshoot]

Mac1 can be very good on lead. I haven't checked pricing there lately, but he did have a nice inventory. He also had a lot of .20 in various flavors, for those so inclined.

[Paul in MD.]

I buy 98% of all my airgun needs from ,Pyramid air,they have good deal with pellets ,buy 3 get 4th free.

[CharlieDaTuna]

A lot depends on what you are looking for. Sometimes it pays to do a little checking around. Those guys, and quite often the litle guys, are always coming up with deals and price changes. As competitive as they are, you can often run across some pretty decent deals or short term specials.

[popadave]

Doesn't Bart's original post belong in "Buyers, Seller's, Traders Comments"?  After all he refuses to name any names and by using "Blank" manages to cast doubts on virtually any of the on line sellers.  If he wanted to provoke on on line general discussion about various on line sellers and their quality of service, prices, selection, etc., he could have just said that was what he wanted.  AFAK he has not named a specific seller and thus he seems to cast dispersions on any and all!

[Atchman2]

What Charlie says is true.  You need to do a little looking around if you want the best "deal".  However, sometimes the best deal comes at a price.  The nice thing about PA is that you can find out if what you want it in stock.  The helped me with my RWS 350 to get the right scope, mounts, etc.  Otherwise I would have made some mistakes. 

I've also found that the smaller dealers can sometimes help you out!  You can call them and work out a deal with them.  Sometimes they have "dead" stock.  They would rather have "some money" than "none money" if you know what I mean.  

[bart the fart]

well papa dave it was pyramid air! this makes two transactions in a row... dented tins and a lemon rifle! i got the run around for two days and said forget it! there 30 day "no hassle" return is a joke! i bought a RWS 52 from airguns of Arizona for 280! and the the customer service guy i talked to was great...i just wanted to hear both positive and negative storeys of any and all on line guys...pyramid is hard to beat on pellet prices but i got 4 tins of JBS jumbo exact....all where dented with dented skirts....they told me to take pictures and they would get back to me...its been 10 days!..not a cheap pellet....the lemon rifle i was gonna send out for a tune anyways....the new spring thats gonna go in will take care of it....i just wanted to hear what fellow air gunners thought

[DMikeM]

I usually buy my Pellets and stuff from PA, but the shipping takes forever so now, since I am in California I buy pellets from AOA, (AirgunsofArizona) and I get them in 3 days or less. I get my Optics from Natchez or Optics Planet.
Guns from Bestairguns or whoever has a good deal on what I am looking for. I have got 3 used guns from bestairguns for about 100 each and only one is a problem but it will be an easy fix.

[bart the fart]

thanks Dmike for the good imput...some of those places i've never heard of, but will be sure to check them out...cheers bart

[popadave]

Well Bart, at least we know who you mean!  I have had good luck with PA, never any damaged pellets but well packed (very well packed).  I am in PA, and their ground service to me is overnight via regular UPS ground.  Never had a reason for a return either.  Two different orders from another well known dealer took forever it seems.  3 months in one case and virtually no e-mail unless I prodded them for the status of my order. 

Were the pellet tins damaged or just some of the contents (skirts)?  If the tins were OK perhaps the pellets were damaged in shipment from the producer to PA, but the damage was internal to the tins and not visible on the tin. 

Sorry you had a bad experience with them, many of us have not.  But when you deal with someone else let us know that experience too.  We need to build up a database of experiences to help keep all the dealers accountable. I too want to hear what others think.

Dave

[bart the fart]

well papadave the tins looked like the shipping department had played socer with them before packing them in that lovely grey foam...i finely got an email back they are shipping me back two new tins of JBS...in starting this thread all i wanted to see was where other airguners where shopping and not start the i hate PA thread....pellet prices are great there but when they tell me oh no that 200 dollar gun is just fine...and it was messed up out of the box....that chaps my hide...i probally will keep buying pellets there but i wouldnt buy a gun from these guys and i buy a new gun about every 4or5 mounths...my last gun i bought was a RWS 52 from AOA(280!!!!) and they where super helpful when i called..anyways as air guners we all need ammo guns and god nows a BUNCH of other stuff.......ishould cut myself off here  i feel a novel coming on here cheers bart