Mike--I've read your story several times. What did the dealer do wrong? The stock was broken in transit. If I were that dealer, I'd refund your money in full and deal with the insurance issues and restock the gun. You wanted the gun, even with the broken stock. I'd say the dealer went FAR beyond what would be expected by fronting the money, but in any case--had he chosen to just take the gun back and refund you in full, why would you want to criticize him all over the web/ Am I missing something!
