GunPartsGuy

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Any one know how much longer hes going to be done?

Thanks

[brownknees]

Word round here was that he'd closed up shop permanently.
This is one of those (rare) times I wish someone'd tell me I'm wrong though.

[skeeterbay]

I believe there was a thread on here some where that talked about other outfits buying his stock. I don't know how true it is.

Skeeter!

[kayakpirate]

Originally posted by StG58Freak
I believe GPG is coming back. I've been checking his web site periodically. It went away for awhile and only said, "things to do: update site." and then recently it went back to the Green L1A1. You can click on the words to the left and they open links but the online store isn't back yet.

I hope GPG makes a come back.Always helpful.What he
didnt have in stock he'd look for and find for ya if he could.
Always enjoyed going to his site.Lots of goodies.
Hope youre right STG58Freak.

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Thanks for the update.
The change in his site last week or so had me getting hopeful he would be up and running soon. It will be sad thing if he doesn't. Never a complaint when dealing with him.

[coltrunner]

I noticed Falcon Arms has a lot more used parts than they used to when I last placed an order from them. Maybe they bought GPG's stock. I hope not. I miss dealing with him also.

[mountainman]

Originally posted by kayakpirate


I hope GPG makes a come back.Always helpful.What he
didnt have in stock he'd look for and find for ya if he could.
Always enjoyed going to his site.Lots of goodies.
Hope youre right STG58Freak.

And how do you propose he magically come up with the parts?

All I can sing is "if I had a CNC". I could even pay that off, but the real expense that scares me is where do I keep it. I am out of space.

[kayakpirate]

If he made or stocked 'em in a secret closet,dosent matter to me.
He does good work and is a decent,helpful guy.
By and large the majority of sellers here are of the same breed.
Good people,fun to communicate with.
I see GPG as a part of the family here on the files.Just hope he's doing alright.

[kullavan]

I spoke with James about 3 months ago. He told me that he was going in a different direction.

He plans to grow organic vegetables and has already built a green house of that purpose. Since he lives in the State of Washington, there are "FARMERS MARKETS" late all the way to Thanksgiving in most municipalities. I know this for a fact since most of my family live there and have visited several Farmer's Markets in the area. Most people there are very health conscious, and probably more than the rest of the country. They like their fruits and vegetables to be chemical free and the gardens tended to in a natural and healthy way.

If this is the new venture that he is putting all of his energy and money into, I wish him all the best.

[raexcct2]

Bummer. James was a great guy to buy parts from. Does anyone know who bought his stock of parts?

[chrsdwns]

Yes - he seems to have closed shop.

[def90]

Originally posted by raexcct2
Bummer. James was a great guy to buy parts from. Does anyone know who bought his stock of parts?

Pat.. SLR5000

[Ernst Armory]

Originally Posted by raexcct2

Bummer. James was a great guy to buy parts from. Does anyone know who bought his stock of parts?

We took over GPG's Inventory. We are currently getting ready to start refinishing again, like we did when we were with GPG. If you are looking for any specific items, just let us know. Take Care!

Thank You,
Ernst Armory LLC

[NHBandit]

I've got an NOS unmarked Belgian bolt carrier in my T48 clone I'm considering having hard chromed. I know James had someone doing this at one time. Will that service be available ? Thanks

[Ernst Armory]

Originally Posted by NHBandit

I've got an NOS unmarked Belgian bolt carrier in my T48 clone I'm considering having hard chromed. I know James had someone doing this at one time. Will that service be available ? Thanks

This is something that we're going to have to look into. James had a local Vancouver WA shop do the Hard Chroming. We may offer match grade HTS sets that have Hard Chromed Surfaces. Take Care!

Thank You,
Ernst Armory LLC

[homelandprotector]

Go talk to Pistolwiz in Politics, That's James (GunPartsGuy).

Hard core Ron Paul dude, GO RON PAUL!!!!!

[Pistolwiz]

Originally Posted by Ernst Armory

We took over GPG's Inventory. We are currently getting ready to start refinishing again, like we did when we were with GPG. If you are looking for any specific items, just let us know. Take Care!

Thank You,
Ernst Armory LLC

No. You DID NOT take over our inventory. Don't make it sound like something it's not. 3rd parties bought me out and you got some of it is all.

[Sig220]

Originally Posted by Pistolwiz

No. You DID NOT take over our inventory. Don't make it sound like something it's not. 3rd parties bought me out and you got some of it is all.

It appears a "nerve" was tweaked?

[4x401]

Originally Posted by Sig220

It appears a "nerve" was tweaked?

Yea, there`s some bad blood there.

Sad too because I`ve done business with both James & the Ernst boys. Good guys all.

[Sicarius]

James helped me put together a wonderful kit for me for my first fal. Definately my favorite by far. Many thanks.
Kevin

[Erik the Red]

Originally Posted by Pistolwiz

No. You DID NOT take over our inventory. Don't make it sound like something it's not. 3rd parties bought me out and you got some of it is all.

Hey James,

In a round about way we ended up with a very hefty chunk of what GPG the company was selling. Our mutual friend purchased the company from you and he is having us sell your inventory. But that is only part of what we are selling now. We have invested a lot of money into our own inventory of parts outside of the old GPG stuff. I enjoyed our time as part owners with you, we learned a lot about the gun business and I was always sad at how everything turned out in the end. I am glad that my brother and I were able to continue on and create our own company from scratch and turn it into something profitable. I will always consider you my friend. Take Care!

Thanks,
Erik

[Pistolwiz]

Originally Posted by Erik the Red

Hey James,

In a round about way we ended up with a very hefty chunk of what GPG the company was selling. Our mutual friend purchased the company from you and he is having us sell your inventory. But that is only part of what we are selling now. We have invested a lot of money into our own inventory of parts outside of the old GPG stuff. I enjoyed our time as part owners with you, we learned a lot about the gun business and I was always sad at how everything turned out in the end. I am glad that my brother and I were able to continue on and create our own company from scratch and turn it into something profitable. I will always consider you my friend. Take Care!

Thanks,
Erik

Getting the inventory in a "round about way" is not "taking over". If Pat didn't pass away you wouldn't have much of it at all.

You were NOT part owners of GPG. You never got a piece because you didn't put any time into it beyond your salary. THAT was the deal. You two went home rather that help build it on your time. I NEVER missed a payday. Even when we had a slow week/month and I went with little or no pay. You two were well paid. And I treated you well. But you DID NOT earn a piece of GPG. You got paid for every hour you worked.

If you consider me a friend then why did you go around talking shit about me after you forced me to let you go? I never said a thing publicly until now. But you two spread some real shit about me personally and about GPG. Friends don't do that Erik. My disappointment in you is profound.

You go ahead and run your business. But leave me out of it. Clear?

[Erik the Red]

Please don't be upset James. I've only every said the truth about what happened. My brother and I did owned a percentage of GPG for a couple years and when we had a super bad month in 2008, Karl and I volunteered to temporarally get paid hourly for the month (You came up with the plan) and we would get our percentage back the next month, but that after the month went by you refused to give us our percentage. That is the Truth! Karl and I helped make you some serious money and we made good money also. You always owned the majority of the company, but don't you EVER tell me that we didn't own part of the company! I don't want to mention the exact percentage, because that's getting too personal. I don't like the fact that you hold grudges so much.
BTW, we got all the good parts GPG had left when it was bought out by my good Friend (who doesn't need to be named). Everything else went to Pats place for storage. Pat never owned the parts, he was storing it for my Friend. Trust me, I know what the GPG inventory was. I handled every part in that shop many times, so I made sure we got all the good stuff that was left. We were going to use the GPG name and website for our business, but we decided against it. Ernst Armory LLC is growing on its own and I'm excited to be a part of it. Lets just end this discussion, cause I don't want to have to get into more details.

-Erik

Originally Posted by Pistolwiz

Getting the inventory in a "round about way" is not "taking over". If Pat didn't pass away you wouldn't have much of it at all.

You were NOT part owners of GPG. You never got a piece because you didn't put any time into it beyond your salary. THAT was the deal. You two went home rather that help build it on your time. I NEVER missed a payday. Even when we had a slow week/month and I went with little or no pay. You two were well paid. And I treated you well. But you DID NOT earn a piece of GPG. You got paid for every hour you worked.

If you consider me a friend then why did you go around talking shit about me after you forced me to let you go? I never said a thing publicly until now. But you two spread some real shit about me personally and about GPG. Friends don't do that Erik. My disappointment in you is profound.

You go ahead and run your business. But leave me out of it. Clear?

[Pistolwiz]

Originally Posted by Erik the Red

Please don't be upset James. I've only every said the truth about what happened. My brother and I did owned a percentage of GPG for a couple years and when we had a super bad month in 2008, Karl and I volunteered to temporarally get paid hourly for the month (You came up with the plan) and we would get our percentage back the next month, but that after the month went by you refused to give us our percentage. That is the Truth! Karl and I helped make you some serious money and we made good money also. You always owned the majority of the company, but don't you EVER tell me that we didn't own part of the company! I don't want to mention the exact percentage, because that's getting too personal. I don't like the fact that you hold grudges so much.
BTW, we got all the good parts GPG had left when it was bought out by my good Friend (who doesn't need to be named). Everything else went to Pats place for storage. Pat never owned the parts, he was storing it for my Friend. Trust me, I know what the GPG inventory was. I handled every part in that shop many times, so I made sure we got all the good stuff that was left. We were going to use the GPG name and website for our business, but we decided against it. Ernst Armory LLC is growing on its own and I'm excited to be a part of it. Lets just end this discussion, cause I don't want to have to get into more details.

-Erik

That's BS! You guys left because I needed to lay one of you off because the numbers have been down and we took on the new building. You refused. You told me both of you or none. I chose none. I NEVER paid you hourly. I paid you salary based on minimum hours. EVERYBODY worked for that. You NEVER put in the extra time. No deal on the percentage. You wanted something for nothing. I paid you two pretty well. In fact I think I made the mistake of paying you too much.

If you had a piece of GPG then where's the contract? You never followed through with it! It never got done because you two didn't want to put in the extra time to earn it! And I told you that!

Plus after you were let go you blabbed all over to many folks what a prick I was. Keep your mouth shut next time. If you didn't open your big mouth there was chance you could have ended up with the inventory much earlier on good terms. But you blew that one with your mouth.

Best you leave me out of any conversations Erik. I was there. It was then. This is now. Leave me alone. DO NOT involve me with anything you do. Nor my former business name. IT'S ONLY GONNA BE TROUBLE. CLEAR?

You DID NOT take over anything. You just got it through other means. Fine. I don't care. I'm not involved in the biz any longer. But don't be blowing yourself up using me. Are we CLEAR? Or WE WILL get into details. And I'm retired with nothing to lose here. CLEAR?

[Erik the Red]

Hey James,

I'm not the one blowing up on here. I know what really happened and my brother knows too. Lets leave it be. I'm still willing to be your friend. I just wish you weren't so angry all the time. Take Care James.

-Erik

Originally Posted by Pistolwiz

That's BS! You guys left because I needed to lay one of you off because the numbers have been down and we took on the new building. You refused. You told me both of you or none. I chose none. I NEVER paid you hourly. I paid you salary based on minimum hours. EVERYBODY worked for that. You NEVER put in the extra time. No deal on the percentage. You wanted something for nothing. I paid you two pretty well. In fact I think I made the mistake of paying you too much.

If you had a piece of GPG then where's the contract? You never followed through with it! It never got done because you two didn't want to put in the extra time to earn it! And I told you that!

Plus after you were let go you blabbed all over to many folks what a prick I was. Keep your mouth shut next time. If you didn't open your big mouth there was chance you could have ended up with the inventory much earlier on good terms. But you blew that one with your mouth.

Best you leave me out of any conversations Erik. I was there. It was then. This is now. Leave me alone. DO NOT involve me with anything you do. Nor my former business name. IT'S ONLY GONNA BE TROUBLE. CLEAR?

You DID NOT take over anything. You just got it through other means. Fine. I don't care. I'm not involved in the biz any longer. But don't be blowing yourself up using me. Are we CLEAR? Or WE WILL get into details. And I'm retired with nothing to lose here. CLEAR?

[Pistolwiz]

Originally Posted by Erik the Red

Hey James,

I'm not the one blowing up on here. I know what really happened and my brother knows too. Lets leave it be. I'm still willing to be your friend. I just wish you weren't so angry all the time. Take Care James.

-Erik

To say I'm angry all the time is you to think you know where I am, what I I'm doing and what's going on. You don't. And you won't. Don't use a line like that to deflect fault. If you were half a man you'd have apologized for talking me down so much after you left. You had no right to say and do what you did. You had several opportunities in 4 or so years to make it right. But you didn't. You two are no friends of mine after trashing me like that. I would want to never have a friend...If friends do that.

A private apology would have done. You have had almost 4 years to do so.

If you two "know". Then where is the contract? What was the exact agreement? It never got to paper because YOU did not fulfill your side of the agreement. You wanted a paycheck and a piece without giving up your salary. You wanted the profits when you didn't even sacrifice one little bit. You wanted profit without taking any risk. So you agreed to stay on on salary back in 2007. Or have you conveniently forgotten that part?

You started this by making an untrue claim concerning me. Period. Wanna stop it? Then just STFU.

[Erik the Red]

There's no need to talk anymore. Be well. Bye Bye James..........

Originally Posted by Pistolwiz

To say I'm angry all the time is you to think you know where I am, what I I'm doing and what's going on. You don't. And you won't. Don't use a line like that to deflect fault. If you were half a man you'd have apologized for talking me down so much after you left. You had no right to say and do what you did. You had several opportunities in 4 or so years to make it right. But you didn't. You two are no friends of mine after trashing me like that. I would want to never have a friend...If friends do that.

A private apology would have done. You have had almost 4 years to do so.

If you two "know". Then where is the contract? What was the exact agreement? It never got to paper because YOU did not fulfill your side of the agreement. You wanted a paycheck and a piece without giving up your salary. You wanted the profits when you didn't even sacrifice one little bit. You wanted profit without taking any risk. So you agreed to stay on on salary back in 2007. Or have you conveniently forgotten that part?

You started this by making an untrue claim concerning me. Period. Wanna stop it? Then just STFU.

[Sig220]

Pretty obvious anger issues.

Wish the best to Ernst Armory.

[Jen]

Locked. You guys need to have your squabbles elsewhere.