visit to "dan's"

splattermatic · November 26, 2003, 07:38

well, after years of buying from dan and several visits home to pa.
i finally went to dan's yesterday !

you wouldn't even know there was a bussiness of this magnitude where it is located. it's a big steel building tucked in behind a mini storage facility..
but, once inside..my mouth hit the floor..
crates and pallets of ammo arranged perfectly in rows,and stacked seemingly to the roof.

parts of fal's neatly origanized in boxes and bins,sks's nagants,and mak's,everywhere...

dan came out into the warehouse and we introduced ourselves,and from the years of talking to him on the phone, i envisioned an old guy,, but nope he is a sprite guy, just a few years older than me...
way nice fellow all, told him i was looking for a certain item and off we go into his private stash of parts, and oohhh the cool goodies he had back there..
he had what i was looking for, i hand inspected it, and said sold... also put dibs on several other parts,when he decides to sell em..

hung out in the warehouse, he gave me run of the place, picked out some more fal parts,bought some ammo,and generaly snooped.

there was this guy hunched over in the center isle cleaning mak's,,and we got to talking and lo and behold, it is none other than wolfsburgbob...
really nice guy as well, we chatted, shared a few laughs, kinda got to know each other so we can relate when we chat on line...

well i got to looking at the nagant's, which i know nothing about, called a fellow files member about what is there, we chatted i described a few of them to him, and he tells me he wanted one of them..
so i tell dan, the fellow member calls him back, as my phone died,, and they do the deal..

all in all guys and gals..

paul in the warehouse is a real nice guy as well, and knows what is what in the parts business and should get you what you want when he pulls something for you..

dan has a very nice thing going on over here,and has more stuff in there than he advertises..

bob is a heck of a guy,, will chat a lot with him in the future..

bought some real nice self handpicked parts for my future builds, paid a real reasonable price too..

and generally relaxed for about 4 hours snooping..

oh, i also have pics of a funky green colored set of imbel hg's, and some warehouse shots to post when i get home...

call dan all, he probably has what you need and for a real fair price...

if i missed anything,sorry,but i am sure to call him first for my parts needs..

,

**EMDII** · November 26, 2003, 07:40

Now we have another 'insider'!

Great report, and as I expected Dan and his 'crew' are gentlepersons all.

DJ · November 26, 2003, 13:22

Dan is a great guy. My son and I have visited him many times and spent hours and hours prowling around his warehouse drooling. I got my handpicked G1 kit from Dan that he had back in his "private" stash. Dans crew is tops too.

longhunter · November 26, 2003, 13:55

I'll be making my third trip Friday morning. More ammo and a few parts. It's always great to visit the big boys toy store and like Splatter said, Dan is a great guy to deal with. If you haven't been there you owe it to yourself to visit. You won't regret it.

Jacobite · November 26, 2003, 17:48

Longhunter maybe I will see you there. Oh yea right you are going with me. Well my car your driving. You know the drill.

**fal fiend** · November 26, 2003, 18:46

meet dan at knob creek,,hell of a nice guy

frick · November 26, 2003, 19:15

SHUT UP ALREADY, I only live ten minutes away and I am trying to keep it a secret where hes located.

I found him accidentally, as his mailing address is different from the physical location, or was years ago.

But there is nothing like walking in and being surrounded by MILLIONS of rounds of ammunition, flares, rifles, pistols, and getting hit with that smell, that ether smell when you open a brand new can of ammo, and cosmoline, I just sold two Moisin Nagants tonight from a crate of them I got there, did I need a crate of M44's, no, but I always wanted a crate of rifles to keep under the basement steps, and boo hoo, now Im 2 short, but I still have that soviet bloc cosmoline smell wafting up from my hands as I type, Ahhhhhhhh.

It kind of makes you want to take an empty bath tub with you, and ask them to pour loose rounds over you and literally bathe in ammo, it'd probably be a little chilly though this time of year.

"it smells like........Victory.", quote from, "Apocalypse Now", but relevant to being in Dans.

bill3542 · November 26, 2003, 20:17

almost sounds like a meeting of SW Pa falers here,i usually stop in there about every 2 weeks but then soon after the drooling begins and i get this urge to roll in brass cases.

Radio · November 28, 2003, 05:30

What I want to see is a picture of you standing happily inside a huge crate of FAL parts kits with a pair of wood stock lowers in your hands...

...just like another fellow I remember at [a supplier whose name we must now keep nameless because of certain penguins].

That actually was a somewhat goofy grin you had on your face, [Moderator's name deleted]!!

--Radio

Last edited by a mysterious Moderator with all-seeing powers November 28, 2003 at 03:35

**idsubgun** · November 28, 2003, 09:00

Yes, I like dealing with Dan. A story I've told several times on the Files was when I ordered a couple of Grade III kits, with one of them being a Christmas present for my son. I mentioned this to Dan and he made my boy's kit a Grade II as a Christmas gift from him as well.
That kind of generosity goes a long way to help a guy's business, but isn't expected. Just shows what class Dan really has.

I just wish the .gov would allow the release of all those kits, as we're running low of Imbel kits.

Jacobite · November 28, 2003, 11:33

Just got back. Got 1200 rounds of the Aussi ammo. No strippers or bandoliers. 300 rounds per ammo can in boxes. Got the short front sight post a better gas tube and gas piston and spring and the cleaning kit that goes in the pistol grip. It even fits in the SAW grip from Tapco.

Oregon-Jet · November 28, 2003, 11:38

Quote:

Originally posted by idsubgun
I mentioned this to Dan and he made my boy's kit a Grade II as a Christmas gift from him as well.
That kind of generosity goes a long way to help a guy's business, but isn't expected. Just shows what class Dan really has.

That is very cool idsubgun and it sure does go a long ways.... Good Job Dan

Jacobite · November 28, 2003, 18:33

idsubgun,
That does not suprize me at all. I have only been to Dan's twice now and saw him at the gunshow once and he greats me like I am a long time customer. That is how customers should be treated, like their business is welcomed.

Rifleman44 · November 29, 2003, 11:28

Dan is just a super person with which to deal. Placed an insignificant order with Dan (personally) for some 9mm and he was worried about how to keep my shipping costs down. What a guy!

longhunter · December 02, 2003, 07:32

Dan truly is the salt of the earth. I must agree that he goes above nd beyond to keep his customers happy. I find things at his place for $2 that others are selling for $10-15. You now he is making s decent profit yet he is 1/3 the price of other vendors. Kinda irritates me that the others are so darn pricy. No problem though, Dan's is about an hour from me and well worth the trip if only just to drool on him floor.

wolfsburgbob · December 03, 2003, 21:01

Mark,

Just returned from hunting the "Corn Fed Deer" of Ohio and saw your post.

It was absolutly CRAZY to "run into" the infamous "Splattermatic" on one of my trips to Dan's. I had a really good time chatting with you and discussing the REAL issues in the GUN HOBBY today....THE ANTI-GUNNERS!

I am also glad to see your Mom is recovering from her fall,...as she is one TOUGH MOMMA!

Take care, and may God bless You and Your Family in this Holiday Season,

Bob Williams

November 26, 2003, 07:38	#1
splattermatic "THUG" MODERATOR FALaholic #: 2223 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: southwestern,usa Posts: 6,791	visit to "dan's" well, after years of buying from dan and several visits home to pa. i finally went to dan's yesterday ! you wouldn't even know there was a bussiness of this magnitude where it is located. it's a big steel building tucked in behind a mini storage facility.. but, once inside..my mouth hit the floor.. crates and pallets of ammo arranged perfectly in rows,and stacked seemingly to the roof. parts of fal's neatly origanized in boxes and bins,sks's nagants,and mak's,everywhere... dan came out into the warehouse and we introduced ourselves,and from the years of talking to him on the phone, i envisioned an old guy,, but nope he is a sprite guy, just a few years older than me... way nice fellow all, told him i was looking for a certain item and off we go into his private stash of parts, and oohhh the cool goodies he had back there.. he had what i was looking for, i hand inspected it, and said sold... also put dibs on several other parts,when he decides to sell em.. hung out in the warehouse, he gave me run of the place, picked out some more fal parts,bought some ammo,and generaly snooped. there was this guy hunched over in the center isle cleaning mak's,,and we got to talking and lo and behold, it is none other than wolfsburgbob... really nice guy as well, we chatted, shared a few laughs, kinda got to know each other so we can relate when we chat on line... well i got to looking at the nagant's, which i know nothing about, called a fellow files member about what is there, we chatted i described a few of them to him, and he tells me he wanted one of them.. so i tell dan, the fellow member calls him back, as my phone died,, and they do the deal.. all in all guys and gals.. paul in the warehouse is a real nice guy as well, and knows what is what in the parts business and should get you what you want when he pulls something for you.. dan has a very nice thing going on over here,and has more stuff in there than he advertises.. bob is a heck of a guy,, will chat a lot with him in the future.. bought some real nice self handpicked parts for my future builds, paid a real reasonable price too.. and generally relaxed for about 4 hours snooping.. oh, i also have pics of a funky green colored set of imbel hg's, and some warehouse shots to post when i get home... call dan all, he probably has what you need and for a real fair price... if i missed anything,sorry,but i am sure to call him first for my parts needs.. , __________________ the worst thing about making it to middle age, is watching people you know and love, start dying off. i miss you cubby 10-10-08 kim, thanks for being my friend.

November 26, 2003, 07:40	#2
EMDII Evil Moderator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 6 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 13,971	Now we have another 'insider'! Great report, and as I expected Dan and his 'crew' are gentlepersons all. __________________ "The Spartans do not enquire how many enemy there are. The SPartans merely enquire WHERE they are." E.M. (Ted) Dannemiller II 1*

November 26, 2003, 13:22	#3
DJ Registered FALaholic #: 126 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Brookville Pa Posts: 2,129	Dan is a great guy. My son and I have visited him many times and spent hours and hours prowling around his warehouse drooling. I got my handpicked G1 kit from Dan that he had back in his "private" stash. Dans crew is tops too. __________________ *Proud Air Force dad* I'm a "barbarian" and I VOTE! "He might have gone on livin' but he made one fatal slip, he tried to match the Ranger with the Big Iron on his hip." Marty Robbins, "Big Iron"

November 26, 2003, 13:55	#4
longhunter Registered FALaholic #: 8103 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Claysville, PA Posts: 194	I'll be making my third trip Friday morning. More ammo and a few parts. It's always great to visit the big boys toy store and like Splatter said, Dan is a great guy to deal with. If you haven't been there you owe it to yourself to visit. You won't regret it. __________________ Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come To realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

November 26, 2003, 17:48	#5
Jacobite Registered FALaholic #: 9675 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southwestern, PA. Posts: 48	Longhunter maybe I will see you there. Oh yea right you are going with me. Well my car your driving. You know the drill. __________________ Don Nelson "The sweetest sound to a warrior is the song of fine steel."

November 26, 2003, 18:46	#6
fal fiend Curio & Relic Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 7091 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Indiana USA Posts: 2,266	meet dan at knob creek,,hell of a nice guy

November 26, 2003, 19:15	#7
frick Registered FALaholic #: 12456 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 21	SHUT UP ALREADY, I only live ten minutes away and I am trying to keep it a secret where hes located. I found him accidentally, as his mailing address is different from the physical location, or was years ago. But there is nothing like walking in and being surrounded by MILLIONS of rounds of ammunition, flares, rifles, pistols, and getting hit with that smell, that ether smell when you open a brand new can of ammo, and cosmoline, I just sold two Moisin Nagants tonight from a crate of them I got there, did I need a crate of M44's, no, but I always wanted a crate of rifles to keep under the basement steps, and boo hoo, now Im 2 short, but I still have that soviet bloc cosmoline smell wafting up from my hands as I type, Ahhhhhhhh. It kind of makes you want to take an empty bath tub with you, and ask them to pour loose rounds over you and literally bathe in ammo, it'd probably be a little chilly though this time of year. "it smells like........Victory.", quote from, "Apocalypse Now", but relevant to being in Dans.

November 26, 2003, 20:17	#8
bill3542 Registered FALaholic #: 5675 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Co.PA Posts: 1,716	almost sounds like a meeting of SW Pa falers here,i usually stop in there about every 2 weeks but then soon after the drooling begins and i get this urge to roll in brass cases. __________________ BILL H

November 28, 2003, 05:30	#9
Radio Registered FALaholic #: 263 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Eastern Washington State Posts: 9,868	What I want to see is a picture of you standing happily inside a huge crate of FAL parts kits with a pair of wood stock lowers in your hands... ...just like another fellow I remember at [a supplier whose name we must now keep nameless because of certain penguins]. That actually was a somewhat goofy grin you had on your face, [Moderator's name deleted]!! --Radio Last edited by a mysterious Moderator with all-seeing powers November 28, 2003 at 03:35 __________________ Train Like You Fight: Second PLace is NOT an Option. --E.M. (Ted) Dannemiller II* "You seem to fantasize about me a lot. Maybe you should tell your boyfriend? He could dress up like me or something." --*K.O.A.M.*, November 9th, 2009 "You're better off hoping she don't miss, it's quicker that way." --ce, December 15, 2009

November 28, 2003, 09:00	#10
idsubgun "Comfortably Numb" Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 3100 Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Idaho Posts: 9,194	Yes, I like dealing with Dan. A story I've told several times on the Files was when I ordered a couple of Grade III kits, with one of them being a Christmas present for my son. I mentioned this to Dan and he made my boy's kit a Grade II as a Christmas gift from him as well. That kind of generosity goes a long way to help a guy's business, but isn't expected. Just shows what class Dan really has. I just wish the .gov would allow the release of all those kits, as we're running low of Imbel kits. __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum "If you wish for peace, prepare for war"

November 28, 2003, 11:33	#11
Jacobite Registered FALaholic #: 9675 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southwestern, PA. Posts: 48	Just got back. Got 1200 rounds of the Aussi ammo. No strippers or bandoliers. 300 rounds per ammo can in boxes. Got the short front sight post a better gas tube and gas piston and spring and the cleaning kit that goes in the pistol grip. It even fits in the SAW grip from Tapco. __________________ Don Nelson "The sweetest sound to a warrior is the song of fine steel."

November 28, 2003, 18:33	#13
Jacobite Registered FALaholic #: 9675 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southwestern, PA. Posts: 48	idsubgun, That does not suprize me at all. I have only been to Dan's twice now and saw him at the gunshow once and he greats me like I am a long time customer. That is how customers should be treated, like their business is welcomed. __________________ Don Nelson "The sweetest sound to a warrior is the song of fine steel."

November 29, 2003, 11:28	#14
Rifleman44 Registered FALaholic #: 3803 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Austin, Texas 78730 Posts: 427	Dan is just a super person with which to deal. Placed an insignificant order with Dan (personally) for some 9mm and he was worried about how to keep my shipping costs down. What a guy!

December 02, 2003, 07:32	#15
longhunter Registered FALaholic #: 8103 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Claysville, PA Posts: 194	Dan truly is the salt of the earth. I must agree that he goes above nd beyond to keep his customers happy. I find things at his place for $2 that others are selling for $10-15. You now he is making s decent profit yet he is 1/3 the price of other vendors. Kinda irritates me that the others are so darn pricy. No problem though, Dan's is about an hour from me and well worth the trip if only just to drool on him floor. __________________ Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come To realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.

December 03, 2003, 21:01	#16
wolfsburgbob 2 down, ... and 1 to go! FALaholic #: 10737 Join Date: May 2003 Location: The North Coast Posts: 1,528	Mark, Just returned from hunting the "Corn Fed Deer" of Ohio and saw your post. It was absolutly CRAZY to "run into" the infamous "Splattermatic" on one of my trips to Dan's. I had a really good time chatting with you and discussing the REAL issues in the GUN HOBBY today....THE ANTI-GUNNERS! I am also glad to see your Mom is recovering from her fall,...as she is one TOUGH MOMMA! Take care, and may God bless You and Your Family in this Holiday Season, Bob Williams

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