kimber 84

obewan · September 5, 2013, 01:56 PM

hi all...new kid on the block here......i could use some of your expertise.....have found a kimber 84 i wish to buy at a well respected gun shop in montana....but they only sell on the net via a place called guns america....anyone had any experience with these people??this is a pricey gun and eventhough they are a brick and mortar store, the shop will not deal with me directly......thanks in advance

dale; ann arbor, michigan

PetahW · September 5, 2013, 02:45 PM

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Welcome to TFL !

While it's against Federal Law for them to deal directly to you, Montana-to-Michigan, IMO it's very unusual for a gunshop to pass up a sale to someone who provides an FFL to them, to receive the firearm in an interstate transfer.

Did you tell them you have an FFL-holder available to receive the rifle ?

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ripnbst · September 5, 2013, 02:57 PM

They can sell you the gun, they just cant ship it to you.

You buy it, ship it to a local gun store near you, fill out the paperwork and then pick it up there.

obewan · September 5, 2013, 03:28 PM

thanks guys! the gun shop is a place called wards, which i think has been in business since the early 19 somethings....the guy i spoke to there said they would only sell thru guns america eventhough i explained i had a ffl dealer to ship to...the guns america website just seemed a little quirky to me, but the wards guy seemed to think they did a good job.......maybe another phone call to missoula is in order.......dale

jmr40 · September 5, 2013, 03:39 PM

Find another local store that will accept transfers. Most charge a fee for their trouble. Transfer fees range from $15-$50, sometimes much more, so make sure of how much they want to charge you first. I have always found I could just buy locally cheaper than ordering, paying for shipping and then a transfer fee.

Mystro · September 5, 2013, 05:03 PM

Its done all the time. My LGS charges $35.00 for the service.

Kimber84 · September 5, 2013, 06:28 PM

If they're going to be a pain, just order it from a local dealer.

What caliber and model are you looking at?

obewan · September 5, 2013, 07:27 PM

thanks to you all for the input! no local dealers within 100 miles have a 84 kimber in 257 roberts.....the gun i want was made in 11/2011 and was a special run of aaa wood......cabellas(20 minutes away) has one somewhere in their system without the fancy grade stock and its only a couple of hundred dollars less.....the largest dealer in michigan says they have no 84's of any caliber and don't expect any for 9+ weeks.....either i wait for another to show up, take a chance on this guns america thing, or forget the whole thing....it's not like i can't use $1600 for something else..........dale

steveNChunter · September 5, 2013, 08:48 PM

Guns America is one of the bigger online gun "middlemen". I would trust using them, if it's the rifle you want at the right price I say go for it.

By the way obewan, I don't know if you're a college football fan, but I saw you're from Ann Arbor, MI. I live near a little town called Boone, NC. Home to a little school called Appalachian State, ever heard of it? Sorry I couldn't resist

Kimber84 · September 5, 2013, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by steveNChunter

By the way obewan, I don't know if you're a college football fan, but I saw you're from Ann Arbor, MI. I live near a little town called Boone, NC. Home to a little school called Appalachian State, ever heard of it? Sorry I couldn't resist

Ha ha... They're not real fond of a little team from Columbus either...

obewan · September 6, 2013, 07:01 AM

thanks for the info! as a card carrying member of the u of m faculty i'm not allowed to comment on appalacian state...kinda like the town i was born in monroe, mi is not allowed to comment on custer's famous war against the indians........also i attended michigan state before graduating from michigan, so i am conflicted enough already.....as for that town south of us in ohio, well let's just say we like boone better.........they only killed us once!

Dirty_Harry · September 6, 2013, 03:42 PM

Go green.....

Pictures of the new rifle please!

September 5, 2013, 01:56 PM	#1
obewan Junior Member Join Date: September 4, 2013 Posts: 8	kimber 84 hi all...new kid on the block here......i could use some of your expertise.....have found a kimber 84 i wish to buy at a well respected gun shop in montana....but they only sell on the net via a place called guns america....anyone had any experience with these people??this is a pricey gun and eventhough they are a brick and mortar store, the shop will not deal with me directly......thanks in advance dale; ann arbor, michigan

September 5, 2013, 05:03 PM	#6
Mystro Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2004 Location: Central Pa. Posts: 1,528	Its done all the time. My LGS charges $35.00 for the service. __________________ "I'm a good guy with a gun" What do I care if I give up some freedom or rights?....The Goverment will take care of me. This kind of thinking is now in the majority and it should concern you. "Ask not what you can do for your country, but what free entitlements you can bleed from your country"

September 5, 2013, 06:28 PM	#7
Kimber84 Senior Member Join Date: April 8, 2013 Location: US Posts: 455	kimber 84 If they're going to be a pain, just order it from a local dealer. What caliber and model are you looking at?

September 5, 2013, 08:48 PM	#9
steveNChunter Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2012 Location: Southern Appalachian Mtns Posts: 1,520	Guns America is one of the bigger online gun "middlemen". I would trust using them, if it's the rifle you want at the right price I say go for it. By the way obewan, I don't know if you're a college football fan, but I saw you're from Ann Arbor, MI. I live near a little town called Boone, NC. Home to a little school called Appalachian State, ever heard of it? Sorry I couldn't resist __________________ DEO VINDICE

September 6, 2013, 03:42 PM	#12
Dirty_Harry Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2006 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,484	Go green..... Pictures of the new rifle please! __________________ "The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have laid down." "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." -John Wayne

September 5, 2013, 02:45 PM	#2
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	. Welcome to TFL ! While it's against Federal Law for them to deal directly to you, Montana-to-Michigan, IMO it's very unusual for a gunshop to pass up a sale to someone who provides an FFL to them, to receive the firearm in an interstate transfer. Did you tell them you have an FFL-holder available to receive the rifle ? .

September 5, 2013, 02:57 PM	#3
ripnbst Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 1,552	They can sell you the gun, they just cant ship it to you. You buy it, ship it to a local gun store near you, fill out the paperwork and then pick it up there.

September 5, 2013, 03:28 PM	#4
obewan Junior Member Join Date: September 4, 2013 Posts: 8	thanks guys! the gun shop is a place called wards, which i think has been in business since the early 19 somethings....the guy i spoke to there said they would only sell thru guns america eventhough i explained i had a ffl dealer to ship to...the guns america website just seemed a little quirky to me, but the wards guy seemed to think they did a good job.......maybe another phone call to missoula is in order.......dale

September 5, 2013, 03:39 PM	#5
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,808	Find another local store that will accept transfers. Most charge a fee for their trouble. Transfer fees range from $15-$50, sometimes much more, so make sure of how much they want to charge you first. I have always found I could just buy locally cheaper than ordering, paying for shipping and then a transfer fee.

September 5, 2013, 07:27 PM	#8
obewan Junior Member Join Date: September 4, 2013 Posts: 8	thanks to you all for the input! no local dealers within 100 miles have a 84 kimber in 257 roberts.....the gun i want was made in 11/2011 and was a special run of aaa wood......cabellas(20 minutes away) has one somewhere in their system without the fancy grade stock and its only a couple of hundred dollars less.....the largest dealer in michigan says they have no 84's of any caliber and don't expect any for 9+ weeks.....either i wait for another to show up, take a chance on this guns america thing, or forget the whole thing....it's not like i can't use $1600 for something else..........dale

September 6, 2013, 07:01 AM	#11
obewan Junior Member Join Date: September 4, 2013 Posts: 8	thanks for the info! as a card carrying member of the u of m faculty i'm not allowed to comment on appalacian state...kinda like the town i was born in monroe, mi is not allowed to comment on custer's famous war against the indians........also i attended michigan state before graduating from michigan, so i am conflicted enough already.....as for that town south of us in ohio, well let's just say we like boone better.........they only killed us once!