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Posted: 10/15/2005 11:55:43 AM EDT
just wanted to know if anyone had anything built from them?
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I have two of their builds, M92 Krink rifle and pistol. Rock solid builds. Good fit and finish and accurate.
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Here is a picture of his "work"
Some threads for you to read. www.ak47.net/forums/topic.html?b=4&f=64&t=72351 www.ak47.net/forums/topic.html?b=4&f=64&t=73703 www.ak47.net/forums/topic.html?b=4&f=64&t=76221 www.ak47.net/forums/topic.html?b=4&f=64&t=73974 I'm sure he has built some nice rifles. |
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Is it really time for the weekly Elite Firearms thread already? Time flies
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I have not heard many good things from them....just take a good look at the pic on this thread....
May be a good idea to lock this thread before it gets really nasty |
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I laugh my ass off everytime I see those engravings. THe stuff centuary did on the SAR1's with a dremel looks better |
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Since all of these threads about Diamond Dave and Elite FireArms of Hurst, TX seem to have gone away I thought I'd link to a few more on other sites:
Anyone wanna buy my old RPK74? getting stiffed need help Elite Firearms, Phone number Options Elite Firearms, word to the wise warning about Elite Firearms Negative experience Dave Michener is a con-artist, thief and all-around piece of shit. The good news is that Ted Marshall has completed the repairs on the "markings" that Diamond Dave gouged in and Chris Butler should be finishing the rest shortly. Edited to add two more links to rave Dave reviews. |
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obviously, mixed reviews
When in doubt, tell us what you want built so the board members can steer you to what they had good experience with recently. |
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Wow...........I never saw THAT pic before! I wonder if they looked better with or without the white lacquer??
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Thekatar will tell you, thats BARE, unprotected steel there. |
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What is lost in this discussion is the fact that Dave at Elite admitted his mistake and had the problem fixed by Marshall and paid for the fix. This would satisfy most customers. Let's see a pic of the fixed receiver. Merry Christmas.
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Total fucking BULLSHIT, you are CATEGORICALLY WRONG. Dave NEVER admitted his "mistake". I had my rifle sent to get fixed by AKUSA and Ted Marshall. Dave WITHDREW his initial offer to pay to fix the rifle, it is getting fixed at MY EXPENSE. Get your head out of your ass. Or are you one of Dave's cronies that run around the boards rtrying to defend him? |
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Whatever......do us a favor and go back to military gun supply and lock yourself inside |
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Delta, you fucked up again. |
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May be a good idea to lock this thread before it gets really nasty
Agreed. |
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This thread is meant as INFORMATION.
I already got burnt; I don't want others to make my mistake. There are a few other places out there named Elite so let's make perfectly clear who to stay away from: "Diamond Dave" Dave Michener Elite FireArms 411 W. Bedford-Euless Rd Hurst, Texas 76053 (817) 285-8663 [email protected] So many people lately have been getting burned by this guy. I don't want anybody else getting burned. You can read all of the various examples of shoddy workmanship, veiled threats and lies. He is also under the "protection" of David Thornton at GunsNet who deletes any bad reviews... you know how that game works. |
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Thekatar everyone here knows you are a good honest guy I was just agreeing with xcibes because threads like this tend to get a little heated, no offense intended.
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Story time. Once upon a time, ol' Davie used to go by davem on GunsNet. True to his ways, he ripped some folks off and got banned for it. Once he came up with the Elite gig, he lined Thorntons pockets with a little green - and instantly he was accepted again, and his dirty past was whisked away. I still have the rip-off threads, which of course have been deleted from the GunsNet server, for anyone who is interested. |
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Post em! |
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Well folks you do get a little excited. I will accept the above. Maybe I was lied to, because I asked Dave about this issue before I had a build done by him. Maybe he did a good job on my build becase he did not want to lose the sale. So I wasn't burned; whatever. Nice friendly discussion. Thanks for the free advice. You make a lot of friends that way. |
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AKSpray - no offense taken at all.
DeltaDelta214 -
You make a lot of friends running your mouth about shit you don't know anything about. I tend to "get excited" when my honor comes into question. BTW, you HAVE been duped. Maybe you lucked out and got a good firearm, but you were still duped. Merry Christmas to you, too. |
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I never like to introduce myself into these kind of "informative" threads....
Even though they are needed. But As I actually wanted to use Elite for some Saiga shit since Jan 2005. And earlier..He was the Saiga guy kinda around the Saiga12.com forum But now I'm like "hell no"... To get to the point... Has Dave ever responded to these threads. In any capacity? Or informative e-mails on returns, or help? I tried to engage him on Saiga12.com the other day when I saw him on-line reading threads pertaining to his "work"... That didn't happen. He hasn't replied. Just curious. Since moving to TX. I haven't found a real "gun rich" environment like I thought I would. And I'm a few hours from Dallas/Fort Worth. MilitaryGunSupply, and Elite territory. |
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If you're asking if Dave has responded to any threads, the answer is yes. If you're asking if Dave has responded intelligently to any threads, well, no. Here is a fine example: www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8740 |
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Yep, I wrote that . When they asked me for a quote fot their webpage, I did mention the trigger problems. That part was not included in the quote. It did shoot nice when it worked. The rifle does look really good. It just won't function very well. |
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Here is an email sent to me by an extremely well-regarded and highly skilled AK builder whom everybody around here is familiar with:
If anybody is interested I will PM about who authored this letter, but you can probably figure it out. |
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How strange! The problem with the trigger was accidently left out. |
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I am a retired combst officier from the Nam era. I try to give most folks the benefit of a doubt. I do not like to be lied to; and I think i have been lied to; and I do not like it. Thanks for the insight; i got it now. Merry Christmas
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OMFG!! That is a joke. I dont see how someone thinks they can charge for that lettering. You could train a monkey to do a better job. |
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I don't think the monkey would need any training to do a better job than that.
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