Really?
I bought my first Curio gun from Empire, and I had an excellent experience.
First off, my C&R license was late getting to him, but he was willing to hold the K98 I wanted for 48 hours. Not many places will do that.
I had a ton of questions about the rifle, and he answered each one. He even gave me a detailed description of the rifle, more than what was on the website. We had a couple of phone calls to figure out where my C&R was, and some more with questions I had about the rifle. He never seemed rushed on the phone.
The rifle I received was spectacular! Perfect condition for a Russian rework. Wood was minty fresh, bore was shiny, metal was perfect.
I had to do very little to the gun to get it to a shooting level.
I really would like to know why your experience is a complete 180 degrees of mine.
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