I’m deeply saddened by my experience with Sportsman’s Trading Co in Amherst, NH. I don’t really check online to find out if stores are worthy to do business with. I’m sure everyone has different experience. I’m sharing mine because I feel that in my opinion Al and his store Sportsman’s Trading Co. in Amherst, NH shouldn’t be in business and is giving every other gun store a bad name. With his poor people skills and overall slimy tactics I am shocked that he is still in business given today’s economy. Story to follow.
So I’m looking for a Glock 34. Outside of real need to work on trigger control and accuracy issues I feel that getting a Glock 34 for IDPA matches will help me overcome those shortcomings. I have been on the casual hunt for one since February and I have called a bunch of local stores wanting to buy locally. Found one in a showcase at Sportsman’s Trading Co in Amherst, NH but the proprietor, Al said I couldn’t hold it because it was sold. A friend was able to get the serial number of the Glock on the shelf because, without being able to touch it, he wanted to know when it was manufactured. Serial number started with KUL. Had I been able to buy it then I would have on the spot.
With no luck locally I continued on shooting matches my Ruger SR9. About a month ago I did so poorly in a match I got back on the bandwagon for getting the Glock. Called around every store I could find in tri-state area looking for one with no luck. Even tried ordering one online again nothing immediate in stock I was a bit bummed. The same friend that got the serial number of the Glock in the showcase had decided to get a Glock 34 himself and paid in full to buy one from Sportsman’s Trading Co. Al told him that he has one at the warehouse and he will get it shipped to the store in a couple of days. A week goes by and on Friday night my friend calls and the response was “It is on the truck”. Ok, that would hopefully get his gun by Monday. The following week, no gun yet. After three weeks, Al told him that it was at the distribution center on its way again. Meanwhile, I’m hot and heavy for a Glock 34 so I asked my friend to ask Al if there were two and the response was “I will get it here in a matter of days” so I’m all excited about getting a gun that will fix all my issues magically for shooting competitions. Two weeks later , with no gun in sight finally my friend cancelled his order with Al but to call him when the Glock(s) do come in because there are several people that are looking for one, including myself. Al proceeded to try to sell him the Glock that was in the case, then tried to get him to call me to buy the one in the case. I wasn’t interested in the gun because I had felt that there was a new gun on the way and why would I want to buy something that he wasn’t willing to sell me months before?
While driving from the range last night I asked my friend if he had heard anything, since it had been two weeks. He immediately called the store to ask and found out that yes the guns had come in but he promptly sold one and had one left so I was hopeful again. Al called back within 5 minute to add that if I wanted the gun that I should buy it soon because there was another person interested it but he would sell it to me first if I came in soon. Red flags went up in my head after that call, especially since nothing this man has said in the past really panned out. I ended up calling the store the next day and said I was interested in the Glock 34 but I wanted to know the serial number of it so I could check the date, recalls, generations before I stepped into the store. He would only give me one letter, “M” stating that he doesn’t give up serial numbers of guns over the phone. I pressed for at least the next two letters to narrow down my search on the date. After what seemed like a very long time haggling over two letters he gave me the phone number to Glock so I can check the date and then told me the three letters “KUL”. “But you just said ‘M’, you sure you have the right one?” “Yes, I have my glasses on, KUL.”
In short: The man and the business, Sportsman’s Trading Co in Amherst, NH, are dishonorable in every sense of the word.
![[wink]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/002.gif "Wink [wink]")
![[rofl]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/013.gif "ROFL [rofl]")
