Has anyone had any dealings with D&R Sports? They seem to have everyone beaten by a considerable margin on scope prices.
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Dan
i have only had to deal with them twice and it was relatively painless. i'm sure by posts here before you will hear a lot of the bad and the ugly.
I've bought some spare clips from them, no problems.
I have purchased a couple of scopes from D&R - no problems and good prices. Other sources of Leupold scopes at good prices include 24hourcampfire's Rick Bin and Brunos Shooter Supply.
I assumed you are thinking Leupold - if not Ignore this info. I don't track on scope pricing for other brands any more but (flame suit on) all my rimfires have Simmonds scopes and for a cheap scope I think they are fine.
Good Luck!
The delivery of a Nikon scope from D&R was a little slow (six weeks). If you are looking at Leupold, deal with Rick Bin.
Mike D.
I have three or four long gun puchases from D&R that were as expected, including the standard shipping interval, one was a Sav99 from gunbroker he actually recommend another Sav99 in stock based on what I was looking for. Mark K. is good to deal with. He seems to have a good inventory of Ruger, Browning and Winchester.
I think if Rick can get close to D&R's price--and I do want the illuminated TMR reticle on the Mk4 3.5-10 x 40 with M3 turrets--I may be willing to deal. Does Rick accept Paypal payments?
Dan
I have made 5 or 6 purchases from D&R and they were great to deal with.
I've bought 2 Leupold scopes from them. They were very good to deal with.
If I'm buying NEW Leupolds (which rarely happens) ... I always buy from Rick, even if his prices MIGHT be a couple of bucks greater than anyone else (actually I have never checked against his prices), I choose to support Rick and this fine site he provides us!!! 'nuff said!
I bought 3 new scopes from dnrsports with no problems.
That said, I just did a price comparison on my favorite leupold scope model 56140 and Rick was less then 2.00 difference in price with dnrsports, I am thinking Rick Bin is were I'll spend my money next time around.......... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I stopped dealing with them. I have placed orders over the phone with Mark Komoroski, and well after I would have expected to receive my order, I have called and found the items were currently out-of-stock. This should be made clear when the order is made.
In speaking to Mark, he told me he "had a line on a few scopes that he could make a buck on". He told me that he'd let me know within a few days whether he could provide the scopes or not.
I told him that if he had been honest with me up front about the items not being in stock, fair enough I'd have given him a few more days. I didn't feel like waiting to see "if" he could get the scopes or not. As he wasn't up front with me, I cancelled the order.
If you need the item in a hurry, just be very sure to pin them down on whether the item is actually in stock, and available for shipment.
I placed two orders with DNR and several weeks later cancelled them after follow up calls revealed they were not in stock at time of order.
I have purchased scopes from SWFA, Bearbasin and MidSouth.
Mid South will match prices with anyone and has same day shipping.
YEP! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I would try riflescopes.com first. They have a 110% price guarantee on any advertised price. Their serice is very fast also.
SWFA can keep their goodies!!
I ordered a Sightron 4X16X42 MD from D&R. After waiting several weeks in was told that the scope wasn't in stock but had been ordered and would be forthcoming as soon as the shipment arrived. I called Sightron only to find that my product was not in the pipeline and would not be available in the near future. I cancelled the order and they removed the charge from my credit card. I bought the scope from Cabela's. I later found that D&R had reinstated the charge on my credit card three times. I had over a $1000 dollars in bogus charges. I called them and had them removed. They said it was a mistake - I agreed that it indeed was a mistake.
Guys, I live in South Africa, and ordered 2 Leupold riflescopes, and 2 sets of mounts (which had to be special ordered) on Wednesday Jan 18th 2006. I received these scopes and mounts on Friday January 27th IN SOUTH AFRICA, 10 000 miles away, packaged very well, and in perfect 100% condition. I am EXTREMELY happy with the whole order, from the discount price, to extreme fast USPS Global Express Mail postage. Wow, thanks Mark - this was truely a nice experience. Regards, Robbie Stewart. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I've dealt with D&R a few times. Mixed results. They absolutely will NOT tell you someting is not in stock unless you ask at the time you place the order. If it's in stock the delivery is quick and their prices are pretty good. However,
www.theopticzone.com beats them in price and service ALL of the time. The people at D&R that I've dealt with have the personality of rocks. Their my last resort now.
Good luck
If you're looking for Leupolds, Rick has them all beat!!! Check him out!
I've dealt with D&R a few times. Mixed results. They absolutely will NOT tell you someting is not in stock unless you ask at the time you place the order. If it's in stock the delivery is quick and their prices are pretty good.
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Regards, Matt.
I have been dealing with them for almost 20 years and never had any problems with well over 50 orders! I have upgraded my scopes to lines that they have a hard time beating but when I used Loopies they always were the lowest cost.
Who are you working for?? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> I just priced the Leupold 6.5-20x50mm VXIII scope and The Optic Zone is $59 higher than D&R Sports Center. Let me know if you can find a better price that D&R's.
Rick is within $3-4 more and I think supporting him would be worth that small premium!!
If you're looking for Leupolds, Rick has them all beat!!! Check him out!
avagadro, do you ever go to Champion Firearms in CS? I worked there when I was in school, but haven't been back down that way for a couple of years. I know they used to be very competitive in price, especially on firearms.
Yep ... go there frequently, they do have the some of the best prices I've ever seen and the absolute best prices in B/CS.
yes they have great prices but dont have much in stock. i had 2 orders that had the wrong items (3in shells instead of 2 3/4,and I item open. Other orders were incomplete. Ive been to the store and They didnt have much as far as power,shot or bullets. They should let you know about orders that will be incomplete. Brian