Thursday, May 5, 2011

Gun Finder

A division of Gun Up...


Gunfinder could revolutionize the way you buy guns when it is complete.  Saw this at the convention, with someone familiar working the booth, too. 

Let's say you got a hankering for something in current production that shoots 10 mm (and that hankering could be for another caliber, a manufacturer, a size barrel, a price point) and you want to be sure you are looking at everything that's out there and available.  You select 10 mm and a cloud of guns becomes 9 or so.  Eventually they'll have older stuff as this network grows, so used Bren Tens will join the 9, as well as whatever else is out and available.  But for now, new stuff.  You can compare vital stats and decide which is for you.  Eventually you can click "Buy THIS one!" and automagically a price quote will appear.  The wholesaler or whomever has that model in stock is notified that you are purchasing and will then notify your specified local gun store that a transfer is on it's way.  When it arrive you putter down to the store and fill out the paperwork and take the gun home, post checks and such.  The price quote will try to include all taxes and shipping and transfer fees possible. 

Neato!  You've just bought a gun on the internet.  You still have to run it through your FFL so you don't run afoul of Federal law, but you'd expect that anyway.

Now Gunfinder is not ready for full primetime yet.  You'll notice no revolvers on their page.  And you can't click an Add To Cart button like I described yet, but someday.  In the meantime the page is still useful for side by side model comparison and research, so check it out for that and keep your fingers crossed for more features coming soon. 

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