MonCeret Gunsmit
Aluminum
- Joined
- Aug 23, 2018
- Location
- E. TN
Life was grand when this was a "side job" or "side business" for me.
I was building custom new builds for customers with new parts, or say turning a mass produced bolt action into a fully custom rifle, after truing up the action and bolt, etc. happy parts, making happy guns making happy customers making a happy bank account.
I guess I'm slow to learn....How many times in my life have I heard "If it aint broke, don't fix it?"
I said: "I should go for it and do this full time!" I'm stupid!
Now I'm in the world of jamming 1100's, jamming lever guns, jamming 22's, pitted muzzle loader barrels that the owners refuse to believe is pitted (yuh'know, cause bore scopes are lying bastards) On & on.
Yeah, I had no idea how good I had it.
And the anomaly that is making crazy...... Why is it the owners of the most frustrating guns, are the most frustrating customers to boot.
So what do you do when customers are seriously over the top? I mean in the past, I'm the kind of guy that is not afraid to set a guy straight, and in hurry. But I'm guessing that's not the best route to take when serving the public and word of mouth will make you or break you?
Where do you draw the line?
What do you do when the line is crossed?
Thanks.
I was building custom new builds for customers with new parts, or say turning a mass produced bolt action into a fully custom rifle, after truing up the action and bolt, etc. happy parts, making happy guns making happy customers making a happy bank account.
I guess I'm slow to learn....How many times in my life have I heard "If it aint broke, don't fix it?"
I said: "I should go for it and do this full time!" I'm stupid!
Now I'm in the world of jamming 1100's, jamming lever guns, jamming 22's, pitted muzzle loader barrels that the owners refuse to believe is pitted (yuh'know, cause bore scopes are lying bastards) On & on.
Yeah, I had no idea how good I had it.
And the anomaly that is making crazy...... Why is it the owners of the most frustrating guns, are the most frustrating customers to boot.
So what do you do when customers are seriously over the top? I mean in the past, I'm the kind of guy that is not afraid to set a guy straight, and in hurry. But I'm guessing that's not the best route to take when serving the public and word of mouth will make you or break you?
Where do you draw the line?
What do you do when the line is crossed?
Thanks.