Just received a catalog today from a company named Grafs - I am not familiar with them and thought I would pass along some info and ask for any comments from anyone that has dealt with them. They have a website at www.grafs.com and looks like some really great prices on some rather desireable items. I see new unprimed brass such as 6.5x55 Swede for $19.99 HU and 9.32x62 Mauser for $31.99 HU - and they have some rather unusual calibers also. Doesn't say who makes it or where it comes from. Also they list Bertram brass in a lot of big and hard to find calibers -8x50R Lebel, 9.3x82R, 577-500-3 1/8", 505 Gibbs and 585 Nyati 3" Base to name a few. Just a note to pass along the info. Also would like to hear from anyone that has used them Best regards,
Grafs is my favorite place for buying reloading supplies. It's a good company to deal with. Since no one locally handles primers or powder anymore, thats where I order mine from . Usually have about everything in stock, but if they don't there is no charge for backorders.
Posts: 388 | Location: Wisconsin | Registered: 05 May 2002
I buy around 85% of everything related to reloading from Graf and Sons...excellent service, never a backorder, and they always ship exactly what you order.
Posts: 3282 | Location: Saint Marie, Montana | Registered: 22 May 2002
I have been ordering most of my stuff from Grafs for quite a while now. They don't charge shipping for a back order like Midway and like Steve said there is just less hassle with them.
For high ticket goods look at www.dnrsports.com however. DNR has low prices and slow delivery. Nice people however just like Grafs.
I agree that Arms and Ammo has great prices (some of the best I've seen) and the customer service is good, but there are a couple reasons I don't use them.
1. They charge extra if you use a credit card to purchase your order. BS if you ask me. You can send a check, but you have to wait for them to get it and process it before they will send anything. I know they are just trying avoid bounced checks, but it still takes a long time to get your order in this manner.
2. When you order off the internet, their webpage for the order form isn't encrypted. This makes it much easier for people to steal your credit card number when you make purchases in that manner. I've suggested to them that they would probably get more business if they simply used encryption, but they haven't acted on it. Oh well, their choice.
Personally, I would rather spend a couple extra dollars for the peace of mind and faster service while using my credit card at MidSouth, Sinclair, Lock Stock and Barrel, or even Midway as a last resort.
Posts: 445 | Location: Connellsville, PA | Registered: 25 April 2002
Graf's and Sons and Arms and Ammo are both in Missouri, as is Midway and Sierra Bullets. I always try to stop by when I'm in their area. Arms and Ammo probably has the best prices if you happen to be in the area, but I've never ordered from them from afar. Without consideration of shipping costs, their prices aren't much different than Jerry's/Simmons, a big wholesale supplier to most gunshops.
Posts: 529 | Location: Missouri | Registered: 31 January 2002