About 2 years ago I went looking for "Dednutz" scope mounts for a T3, the concept looked solid. Before they became "Game Reaper", which was a wise marketing move...
Decided I'd just buy from maker direct. So I called them...
I swear I am not making this up...
"Calling from Canada! Would like to buy one of your scope mounts."
"...Just a sec, I'll get someone for you." (southern drawl) "HEY, GRAB THE PHONE!"
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"Hi, what can I do for you?"
"Hi. Calling from Canada! Would like to buy a part no. ###X scope mount."
"I'll see if we have one..."
"Yeah, we have 'em."
"Ummm...can you tell what the shipping cost would be?"
"...just a minute. HOW MUCH TO SHIP ONE OF THESE THINGS TO CANADA? WHAT'S THAT?"
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"...about 25 bucks."
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"You know, maybe the first thing I should do is try to find one of these up here. Can you direct me to one of your dealers up here?"
"...???...Hold on...Yeah, we have a dealer in Ontario. Called ######."
"Thanks!"
Look up the dealer on the net and call...
"Hi! I'm looking to buy a particular scope mount, made by Dednutz."
"...???...Who?"
"...???...I just talked to them, they're stateside, and they told me that you're their dealer in Canada for Dednutz scope mounts."
"Never heard of 'em. Just a moment...HEY, DO WE STOCK DEAD NUTS?...
DEAD NUTS!...YEAH! SOME KIND OF SCOPE MOUNTS! WHAT? YOU SURE?"
"Nope, nobody here ever heard of 'em."
"Not a problem. Maybe i'll figure out another set up. Thanks."
I went with Leupold bases and Burris Signature rings. Worked perfect.
