TRAINING

PAYMENT and REFUND POLICY

LOCAL CLASSES - Payment for all classes conducted locally is due upon registration and is non-refundable. If you cannot attend the class that you signed up for, you can attend the same class at a later date or apply your payment towards another class. Your tuition will be forfeited if it is not used within 6 months of your first registration date unless we did not have a class available during that time in which case your time will be extended until that class is offered.

PRIVATE CLASSES - Private classes are $500 per day or $300 per half-day and may include up to 4 students. One-on-one training is $750 per day or $400 per half-day.

TRAVELING CLASSES - A minimum of 50% deposit is required for classes conducted outside of our local area and is due no later than 30 days prior to your class date(s) with the balance being due 15 days prior to your class date(s). Deposits are not refundable but may be applied to later class dates. If you have paid in full, 50% of your tuition is refundable up to 15 days prior to your class date(s) or the total can be applied to another class or date for up to 6 months. If openings become available due to cancellations, postponements or emergencies, late registration is possible and payment in full will be due immediately upon registration.

WEATHER AND OTHER ACTS OF NATURE - Refunds or class substitutions are not offered due to weather. Unless the weather is so bad that we cannot keep our targets up, we will conduct classes. If we postpone a class or a portion of a class due to weather or other acts of nature, refunds will not be offered but that portion of the class that was postponed will be re-scheduled or can be made up during another regularly scheduled class. If weather or other acts of nature or any other circumstance beyond our control prevents us from traveling or conducting a scheduled class, you can apply the full amount paid towards another class or class date but the tuition is not refundable.

PAYMENT, TRANSFERS AND SHIPPING INFORMATION

TRANSFERS 

Effective 1 January 2007, firearms transfer fees will be as follows:

1. We will not accept transfers from wholesale companies.

2.  The fee for guns purchased from other dealers or catalog and internet sales companies such as CDNN, SOG, Cabelas, Inter Ordnance, Centerfire Systems, etc. (basically any gun that you could have just as easily bought from us) will be 10% of the price of the gun or, in the absence of a receipt, 10% of the publically advertised price or $25, whichever is higher.

3. Private transactions, sales from auction sites, transfers due to relocation, gifts, etc. will remain at $25 per gun.

4. The charge for outgoing guns is $15 + actual shipping charges. Guns will only be sent to dealers and we must have FFL from receiving dealer BEFORE shipping. Guns will be inspected and packaged here.

SHIPPING

All firearms MUST be accompanied by a letter that lists, in detail, everything that you want done to your gun and any special instructions, if any. The letter must also contain your phone number and return shipping address.

Shipping a firearm can be confusing and if not done properly, can also get you in trouble with the law. The instructions below will provide you with everything that you need to know about legally shipping your gun to us for repair or customization.

FEDERAL LAW

First, let's get the Federal requirements out on the table. It is legal for you to send a firearm to a dealer, manufacturer or gunsmith for repair or modification without going through an FFL on your end. The dealer, manufacturer or gunsmith can also send it back directly to you. Federal law requires that you inform the carrier that the package contains a firearm but it must NOT so indicate in any way on the outside of the package. Individual state laws may vary.

Federal law prohibits non-FFL holders (you) from shipping handguns via U.S. Mail. Handguns can only be shipped via contract carrier (UPS, FedEx, etc.) Although Federal law does not require it, these carriers require that handguns be shipped Overnight. Yes, you can tell them that the package contains something other than a firearm to save Overnight fees but then you will be violating Federal law by not properly informing the carrier.  

Long guns (rifles and shotguns) can be mailed if you wish and are subject to no special requirements other than informing the carrier and not indicating on the package that it contains a firearm.

Some shippers may require that an FFL be involved on both ends but this is NOT Federal law. You will also sometimes find that some clerks that work for these shippers do not their own regulations and may make it harder on you than it really has to be. It would behoove you to KNOW what the carriers regulations and both Federal and State laws say.

So, let us give you your options to ship HANDGUNS.

NOTE: A handgun frame only is still considered a firearm and subject to all laws and carrier regulations that govern the shipping of handguns.

1. The simplest, surest and least confusing way (also the most expensive) is to just securely package your UNLOADED handgun in a sturdy box and ship it to us via UPS or FedEx Overnight. UPS will usually allow you to send it Next Day Airsaver if that service is available in your area. FedEx will usually make you send it Priority Overnight.  It will cost you between $30 and $70 each way depending on what part of the country you live in. 

2. The cheapest is to have an FFL mail it to us. If you have a dealer that you do business with that will send it to us via USPS Priority Mail, it will only cost you somewhere between $5 and $20 plus whatever your dealer may charge. We can mail it back to your dealer and you can pick it up from them. Of course, the dealer may charge you a transfer fee to pick it up but it will probably still be cheaper than paying Overnight fees.

3. A combination of these to methods.

4. If other arrangements are not made, we will return your gun via UPS Next Day Air Saver if it is available to your location.

INSURANCE

You are responsible for providing insurance on your gun when you send it. We will not be responsible for loss or damage sustained during shipping. We will insure your gun for return shipping and add the cost of shipping and insurance to your final bill.

PAYMENT for SERVICES

Payment must accompany gun when it is shipped to us. We will accept personal or company checks, money orders, cashiers checks or most major credit cards.  Checks will require current drivers license information and phone number. They will be cleared immediately electronically. RESIDENTS OF NEW MEXICO PLEASE ADD 7% SALES TAX.

 THE NORMAL TURN-AROUND TIME IS 4 to 6 WEEKS FOR MODIFICATIONS AND REPAIRS.

ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CURRENT AS OF 17 OCTOBER 2007 AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.