For me, it comes down to this: a lot of these small start-ups jump into the business relying on the reputation and past accomplishments of others, don't deliver, and then blow off their disgruntled customers. There is no excuse, at any price point, let alone what these jokers are getting, for shipping a rifle that won't feed, extract, or eject properly, has obvious cosmetic flaws, or that won't deliver decent accuracy. For decades, manufacturers turned out solid, reliable firearms at fair prices that could be counted on to work properly through multiple lifetimes. Old Mausers, Winchesters, Sakos, Remingtons, and Savages continue to do what they were designed for after the people that made them and the original owners are long gone. Lots of current factory models will be doing the same thing years from now. Why then, can't these bozos, who are charging two or three times the price of a decent factory rifle, ostensibly for better quality and accuracy, get a proper product out the door? And why, when their product falls short, do they shuck and jive and stonewall instead of just fixing or replacing the offending item? If their business plan didn't take into consideration a few glitches early on, they're poor businessmen. If they continue to take peoples' money knowing their product is faulty or fail to address issues that are clearly their fault, they're thieves and deserve to lose their shirts.
No bashing, just a simple statement of basic ethics.
Last edited by Pappy348; 11/10/15.
