Looks Like Legion Firearms is Shutting Down with No Rifles and No Refunds

[John Hearne]

("Why doesn't Giant Ammo Co build a whole new factory to keep up with demand?" I heard a lot during the worst of it.)

Because that level of capital pretty much guarantees the adults are in charge?


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[Unobtanium]

I've shot with some of the guys from Legion. They were good people, and one even loaned me his jacket because I had not prepared for the weather. I can't speak to their business practices, but the employees I met were people I respect and think well of.

[Tamara]

LaRue probably shouldn't start hurtling stones with Legion at anyone, given the horrible delivery times on the OBRs and the complaints about LaRue CS. Also, when I met LaRue he was a genuine capital A - Kittenhole to a very, very, good friend of mine who owned a piece of property near where their shop is. That let me know what a really classy guy he is.

Good customer service in this industry is more of a rarity than it should be.

[Tamara]

Because that level of capital pretty much guarantees the adults are in charge?

That, and when a company's been around a hundred and fifty years, it's usually not because they take flighty plunges.

[Chance]

Now Soldier Systems can't get in touch with them.

Now the post from Soldier Systems is gone.

[Leozinho]

Now the post from Soldier Systems is gone.

Not to keep harping on it, but don't expect any Washington Post-follow-the-money-journalism from SSD or any of the other bloggers whose revenue is derived from the firearm industry (or even the amateur bloggers that just like to get free gear). Firstly, they won't bite the hand that feeds them. Secondly, there are no ethical standards to keep them from erasing any old posts that show they were relentless cheerleaders for the failed companies in the first place.

[RevolverRob]

Good customer service in this industry is more of a rarity than it should be.

So much truth.

That's why occasionally, I think about building guns myself and start a company that excelled in customer service and transparency. Then I realize that despite what people claim, I couldn't get enough business to make it stick. Because people still want Judges and cheap 1911s even if Taurus has some of the worst CS I've ever seen in my life.

-Rob

[Jeep]

So much truth.

That's why occasionally, I think about building guns myself and start a company that excelled in customer service and transparency. Then I realize that despite what people claim, I couldn't get enough business to make it stick. Because people still want Judges and cheap 1911s even if Taurus has some of the worst CS I've ever seen in my life.

-Rob

You could make a quality knock-off of the Judge and offer real customer service. It wouldn't sell because you'd have to price it quite a bit higher than the Judge, and the average Judge customer fires it five times, decides he doesn't like the recoil and puts it away in a drawer "just in case" and thus never needs quality or customer service. But, at least you wouldn't be in Chicago!

[Tamara]

Not to keep harping on it, but don't expect any Washington Post-follow-the-money-journalism from SSD or any of the other bloggers whose revenue is derived from the firearm industry (or even the amateur bloggers that just like to get free gear). Firstly, they won't bite the hand that feeds them. Secondly, there are no ethical standards to keep them from erasing any old posts that show they were relentless cheerleaders for the failed companies in the first place.

God knows I've never called anything a wretched, pulsating ball of suck and fail.

[SecondsCount]

So much truth.

That's why occasionally, I think about building guns myself and start a company that excelled in customer service and transparency. Then I realize that despite what people claim, I couldn't get enough business to make it stick. Because people still want Judges and cheap 1911s even if Taurus has some of the worst CS I've ever seen in my life.

-Rob

Well said Rob.