Surprise! Your Pistol is Ready.

I had a discussion with a sales rep from Nighthawk Custom about 6 months ago. We had discussed a Bob Marvel Custom in 9mm. I never filled out an order form nor did I put down a deposit. And, the sales rep never returned my phone calls or responded to follow up emails. I moved on.

A couple of days ago I got an email, complete with pictures, telling me my pistol was ready. Imagine my surprise but, there it was built just like I had "ordered". Apparently, the salesman I spoke with no longer works there but he put the order in based on one phone conversation six months ago.

I probably should have passed under the circumstances but I went ahead and bought it. I got a substantial discount and the gun was just like I wanted to begin with. I will pick it up Wednesday. Straight to the range I will go!

https://www.nighthawkcustom.com/pistols/1911s-commander/bob-marvel-custom

Styx said:

I would have been very distraught, inconvenienced, and upset over the circumstances, and would have explained to the rep that he/she should make it right by knocking $$$ off the price.

[EDIT] just seen that the OP did just that because he got a hefty discount.

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Yes, I felt all of that. I could have walked away but figured I would never get the chance again.

WestKentucky said:

I can’t even afford to look at guns like that. It’s nice, but I will never touch the trigger on one of those. This is one of those pistols I look at and wonder why? Sure it’s incredibly high quality craftmanship and components, but in my mind it’s like that $200000 Honda Civic racecar. It’s nice to see that some folks have the means to go to extremes on arms.

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This post was not for the purpose of discussing the merits of premium quality hand guns, rifles, cars, guitars or anything else. Those things are always going to exist and there is always going to be a market for them. They are not for everyone.

There are already millions of those kinds of threads where people "guffaw" the notion of spending big money on high quality. If you ever do get to touch the trigger on one of these (you can certainly shoot mine all you want) you will begin to understand why some with the means to do so, would buy one. And carry it daily as I will.

I would say something like this is more akin to an $85,000 Porsche rather than a $200,000 Honda. I sold several (I think 9) lesser/cheaper guns that I never shot to get this one that I have been wanting for years. As far as Nighthawk Custom goes, they are guaranteed for life, laser accurate, stupidly reliable. Perfect 3.5# trigger. Recoil system guaranteed for 10,000 rounds before it even needs a spring change, etc. on and on.

I have never heard anyone say they were sorry they bought a Nighthawk Custom. For me, it's worth it.

Keep them in the 10 ring brother.

mjsdwash said:

years ago I put a car sale ad for $50.00 in a local newspaper. Autotrader called me and asked it I wanted to sell it in their paper for $200. I said no. Two weeks later I got a bill for $2000.00 for their premium listing, with a professional photographer apparently coming when I wasn't there. I told them to show me the contract I signed, or stop contacting me. They backed down. Sales guy's want their commission, and are not above fraud. Probably what happened in your case.

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I would not say it was fraud in my case. Yours, yes. This sales guy "who is not longer there" may have built this with the intention of putting it in inventory if he could not sell it. Funny it was built to my exact specs. The shop manger was real nice and worked with me. He said he would put it in inventory if I did not want it. No pressure for me to buy it, other than what I put on myself!

I would still recommend Nighthawk Custom any day. I have a 45 ACP Heine Government my wife got for me for my military retirement. It has the Navy anchor engraved on the slide. I don't carry that one much but take it out and shoot it quite a bit.