I've gotta agree with CP.
I can understand SASS not wanting every vendor flamed on the Wire every time there is a hiccup in production, but as consumers, we have a right to know what we are going to get or expect for our hard earned money. I do believe that if there was more of a sense of accountability by some vendors that customer service attitudes would change. Key word, attitude. SH*T happens and as an adult I can deal with that. Not having calls returned, or promised dates unmet time after time should be public knowledge.
I see an ad in the CC and I'm only seeing what the vendor wants me to. I go to the Wire for real world experience to assist me in making an informed firearms purchase. I ask for pros and cons. We need a board dedicated to customer service issues. The moderators could police it the way they do now, but being in the proper forum, would not have to move them to the moderators camp.
Most of the kids, and I mean kids, that work at the local gun shops around here are plinkers and know nothing about CAS type firearms. I asked to see a '66 lever action gun last month and the guy coudln't even pick it out of the rack. I had to tell him, "reach for the gold one". Are these the guys I'm supposed to rely on for specifics on handling, reliability, and known problems? Nope, not me.
Sidewinder~~~~~