C&R: What would you say are the three best places to send your license?

[TheOtherOne]

I don't really want to send my C&R license out to 50 different companies and then find out I only use 2 or 3 of them.

I've only had my license on file with AIM Surplus but I just got done stuffing two more envelopes. Century and SOG will be getting a copy soon. I've heard they were decent places.

So my top three would be:

1. AIM Surplus
2. Southern Ohio Gun
3. Century International Arms

 

[Kharn]

A, B & C:
AIM for quality goodies
Brownells for the significant discount on parts and such you never knew you needed
Century for awesome multiple-purchase deals on everything thats a little too beat-up for AIM to carry it.

Kharn

 

[WhoKnowsWho]

I thought Midway also provided a discount?

 

[Kharn]

Midway's discount isnt much, while Brownell's discount is sometimes like 20%.

Kharn

 

[NavajoNPaleFace]

Midway's discount was 10%....not sure if it still is.

 

[TarpleyG]

Definitely MidwayUSA and Brownell's. Mine has already paid for itself a couple of times over on discouonts that I received.

GT

 

[Lennyjoe]

Definitely MidwayUSA and Brownell's. Mine has already paid for itself a couple of times over on discouonts that I received.

Word!!

 

[Greg L]

You may want to send them out to a bunch of places anyway. For the price of running a bunch of copies of the 03 & $15 for postage you can get it on file with most of the major dealers out there. Having it already on file can become extremely important if they are having a spectacular sale to clear some space in their warehouse by getting rid of their odds & ends. If it is a time sensitive sale (lots of people calling for a few items) you can just give them a credit card # rather than trying to convince them to hold onto the stuff while you mail out your FFL.

Yes, I did find this out the hard way :banghead:

Greg

 

[ocabj]

Well, Brownell's prices are pretty high to begin with compared to Midway, which is why Midway's discount doesn't seem like much.

 

[burbanite]

Greg L has the reason for mass mailings nailed down. I would have missed a deal on my 91/30 with 440 rounds for next to nothing had I not already been on file, first come, first served in most cases.

My pre-formatted list of C&R dealers has proved popular with many people, and for the small amount of effort one time it is over and done with.

 

[LynnMassGuy]

AIM
SOG
Century
Centerfire

BTW, don't forget to sign in blue ink.