" I got tired of hearing their excuses as to why my firearm had not shipped. I cancelled my order and ruined the idea of getting a food deal on a Bushmaster.
Save yourself the time and trouble and order from the next vendor in line. Pay the extra $50.00 as you don't save anything if you never get your firearm and end up missing out on a great deal in the process."
"I see a lot of bad reviews here for Brownells which surprised me a bit since my personal experience with them was positive. I have ordered two handguns from them in the last few month and their service was good overall. Maybe not the best service I've received, since I had to call them to verify my info, but after a short chat with one of their reps the rest was smooth sailing. When I order my first gun from them I noticed that the status was "on hold" two days after I placed my order, so I called them to see what's going on. They said I needed to verify my info, since it was my first purchase from them. Being a victim of fraudulent charges before, I don't mind this step, though I would appreciate them calling me first and not the other way around. After that call my gun shipped the same day. My FFL dealer is on their preferred list, so I didn't have to send in any additional docs. My second gun purchase from them was good. They typically have the lowest price on handguns because of their coupons. I was able to use $30 coupon code for the first gun, and 10% off for the second (significant amount). The shipping is free, but they do charge $10 FFL processing fee. I would definitely buy from them again, and if the status on their site says "on hold" I'd just call them to speed things up."
"I would give brownells a zero if I was able to choose zero. The gun that I ordered was sent to my local dealer GLUED. The dealer of course wouldn't sell me the gun due to it being glued which of course makes sense. He refused the gun and sent it back but this was 3 weeks ago and Brownells still has my 260.00. The story is that it takes 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS to process a return. So, it will be a minimum of 4 weeks of them having my money for something that they sent out as a glued piece. buyers beware!"
"They gave me a ship date and a tracking number, so far good to go. Then the date passes and changes to n/a, with a statement that it's being held at the border. I email their customer response number, and get no response. Just a survey about their customer service. What a joke. "
"I ordered an in stock Taurus 357 model 605 and paid at the time of order with a credit card. The order was placed and a conformation # was given to me. That was on July the third of this year.
Here it is the 17th of July and I still have NOT received the gun. What I have received is a lot of lip service."
"I ordered a rifle barrel online from Brownells that their web site said was in stock and then got a email confirmation on my order........i waited over a week for them to email me a tracking number....never got one..i contacted them vis online chat and Kim told me my order was to be shipped the next day.......2 days later i had still not received a tracking number so i contacted them again and was told again by Kim that now my order was "on hold"...They lie, so i asked to cancel the order and was told it was now to late to cancel the order.. Horrible customer service...this item was probably never in stock......I will NEVER order anything from these A-Holes again."
"Saw a deal on a S&W M&P pistol for a good price. Also had a coupon for $30 off and free shipping.
Placed my order. Took a while to get confirmation, but when I did they charged me shipping...
I then get a call from someone there wanting to verify my information. Because it's a "high dollar item"... It's $300. That's chump change at this place. But I go ahead and verify my info (reading them off the exact same address on the order). They state it will be shipped out shortly.
Several hours later I check online, and see the order is on hold. I use their chat system to ask why, and I'm told that they need my FFL dealer that is going to receive the gun to call them and verify that it is ok to ship a gun for me to him and for him to give them my order number.
What? They already had his current FFL on file. I'm not going to request he call them and tell them it's ok to ship a gun for me to him. They also charge a $10 "FFL Fee" which is a rip off. No other internet dealer does this. You typically pay a local FFL to handle the transfer, NOT for the shipper to write down in their log that they shipped a gun to someone.
Instead of putting up with all the hassle that no other online firearm transaction has required I just cancelled the order.
Will not attempt to buy a firearm from them again."
"been shopping with these guy's for years. Never had any problems. Some time you wait to get a ordered product. No big deal. Great customer service. Tonya Kontz rocks."
"Placed two ammo orders in November 2014. Nine months later they canceled one order! A year and three moths later they canceled the other order! Why take the order then cancel the order? I had ammo on backorder from Sportmans Guide for years and they deliver the ammo not cancel orders.
I don't need to do business with a company like that you shouldn't either."
"Extremely poor customer service. After all the money we spend, I would atleast expect a tiny bit of courtesy. I was placed on hold for like 15 minutes then referred to another person, then once again placed on hold for this time for like twenty minutes before being answered, then place on hold again to be referred to some one else. I just hung-up. It's ridiculous. "
"Customer service was horrible. they sent me the wrong ammunition, the told me it was my fault and would not send me the ammo I ordered. Gina fro customer service was rude and support was nonexistent. Go somewhere else."
"Brownells service people are very dishonest. They doubled the shipping amount of the email invoice when I finished the order by phone and told me a backordered item would need my approval to ship when it became available but it shipped anyway. I will never buy another thing from Brownells and advise everyone to avoid them."
"I have ordered from Brownells many times. Never had a problem. Good company."
"What's going with Brownell? Delivery issues, out of stock issues, no refunds being giving. I went to Du-Lite Corporation and got my chemicals shipped out the same day. Would love to know whats happening with Brownells though. I wonder if they are going out of business."
"I ordered an upper receiver, BCG, and charging handle, and it arrived just fine. I then place another identical order, and I realized about a week later when I checked my account on their site that they cancelled the order without notifying me. I sent an email to ask why they cancelled it. They responded, they cancelled my order, when I asked why they cancelled It. So, they said it was cancelled because it was cancelled.
I now have an item that was backordered a month ago, that has been showing instock on their site for a month. I am still waiting on a response from an email I sent them last week.
Pretty rough..."