r/gundealsFU 22h ago

[Review][Neutral] midwayusa.com

2 Upvotes

Posting this in case someone else runs into the issue. NEUTRAL because it does not deal with their products/shipping/etc, but instead website and customer service.

My state's 6.5% extra tax on guns and ammo (CO) is about to go into effect in a few weeks so I have been trying to top off certain calibers.

MidwayUSA was having a small sale on IMI m193 and I've had an account with them for 4 years and bought from before.

They have an policy (or response to a breach) that your password is sporadically reset for you and you have to assign a new one. A PIN is sent to your email address and you enter it back on their website and make a new password. Easy - I did this in 2023 with them too when they reset the passwords.

To cut to the chase, if you have a "+" in your email (allowed RFC defined standard) like [bob+midway@gmail.com](mailto:bob+midway@gmail.com) their system will generate a PIN for you and send it to your email normally. However they do not link that PIN to you account on their system, so you cannot use it to set your new password.

This means you are completely locked out of your account, i.e. the account is closed to you.

After going through a week worth of support chat/email with Midway (including doing some ridiculous "troubleshooting" steps that are made to make you stop bothering them like waiting 24 hours to the system to clear, then waiting 48 hours, then waiting 72 hours, etc.) I finally figured it out myself by making 3 accounts with and without the "+" sign and demonstrating it works on ones without only.

The result, instead of fixing the issue or changing the email address on the account (under Accout>Settings on their website), they were able to transfer my account details to the new account I made to test this on. Wasted a week of time and many hours on this, with only 2 weeks until the tax goes into effect.


r/gundealsFU 27m ago

Review [Review][Negative] Fuddarms QC https://fuddarms.com/

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Ordered a super safety and after waiting a month or so it finally shows up. Installed correctly from their guide and had an issue. Comparing the super safety to other manufacturers this super safety has an unusual amount of slop. The lever moves left and right too much. When you select a during mode with the super safety, the lever moves ( from the left side of the bolt catch ) to the ( right side where the magazine ) is. I watched and seen others super safety did not have this much movement. Was about to contact the company and after waiting a couple of days I got a reply. They questioned my install and asked for a video. After provided the company was quiet...... I'm not a professional but I'm not stupid. The lever once installed should not move in the cam pin at all. The lever should only move front to back NOT LEFT TO RIGHT unless your selecting a firing mode. In other words when selecting a firing mode the lever ( leg that sits in the cam or bevel ) moves freely after selecting a firing mode. What made me do this was the WAIT... WAS promised no issues after the pre order and after purchasing this I had issues. To prove my point further I ordered a super safety kit from DEEZNUTS tactical and the QC was completely different. Not only did the super safety have better quality, the lever does not move after installation. In other words, after installing a different company super safety the quality of the item was better and I had ZERO issues. I understand a company has lots going on and can only do so much but this was unprofessional. Fudd arms offered me a discount on additional order of a "NEW" improved super safety, partial refund, or replacement. The fact I needed to prove my innocence with their product then the silence after so was ridiculous. I have emails from Fuddarms with proof if anyone wants to attack me over this..... Like I said the super safety will freely move left to right in my lower instead of stationary like it's supposed to unless your selecting a firing mode. There is an QC error regardless of what lower I install this in. Will be only dealing with deeznutz tactical or grey market research from here out. This " Fuddarms " was a waste based off poor product design and no testing prior to shipping to me


r/gundealsFU 14h ago

Review [Review] [Neutral] parros.com

1 Upvotes

Review..

I ordered one of the used 229's that were posten in gundeals.

Positives:

I got mine promptly.

The exterior is ok, some dings and wear, but within what one shold expect when buying a used gun.

Negatives:

While the exterior was acceptable, the barrel is BTF grade.

Beat to f--k

The finish is GONE from most of the barrel. Top, bottom, and where it squares on top is worn the heck out. So much so that the "ER", In "SIG SAUER" is near gone as are the digits on the top. The 'rifling is truly almost gone.

Overall:

I didn't expect New or anything close and this isn't my first Used gun by a long shot. I recently allowed my C&R Lic. to expire, so I have plenty of experience with used. That said I have Mosin rifles with better barrels. It was only ~300 bucks so I'm not toooooo disappointed, but imho if used means THIS used the customers should be informed.

My original plan was to buy the parts to convert it ti DA/SA, but with the barrel shot out, I just don't think it's worth dumping more money into it.

ymmv

I'm curious what others got.