le baron's in mississauga

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hey all was wondering if anyone does much shopping here. it seams everytime i go i get bad service i am 30 years old and feel like i get treated like a teenager. i was wondering if any one bought an sks from here and how was it?
 
I'ts part of the LeBarons experience.
Come for the often decent prices. Leave because they treat you like s##t.

That should be the LeBaron's slogan.

Go to Al Flaherty... much better shopping experience usually, and their prices are competitive.
 
I always hear people complaining about lebaron tbh i've never had a bad experience there, they always have my ammo, the one time i went in to check out an sks the guy had no problem talking my ear off at 10 in the morning and I purchased an 870 from there, different guy, older man, good experience, minus having to register the gun at the back, go to the front pay, return to the back, take the gun to the front and check out... little bit weird but aside from that yeah always had a good overall experience.

Haven't been to al flaherty though, that store is close to downtown isn't it? or am i mistaken?

and to the OP they sell the russian sks (best 1 imo) so it'd be the same as anywhere else
 
Flaherty web site is showing :

CCCP SKS Rifle 7.62x39 for $220
they also sell the Mosin Nagant

The store is in midtown, not quite downtown, but traffic is usually bad getting there. I'd be there more often if traffic wasn't so lousy in Toronto at all times.
 
Picked up my first rifle there, a .22 semi, about a year ago. I'm same age, talked to an old guy who knew about the rifle I wanted and told me how to break it in properly. Pleasant experience & would shop there again but it's quite far away from me.
 
every time i have been i was treated seconed rate. i tried to buy my 870 and they say they had non in stock ok. so i left my name and contact info 4 month later i returned with a friend so he can pic up some rounds. i ask about the 870 they say they had them in stock for 2 months yet i never got a call. i have been to the one in markaum and the people there are much better. i was looking throught there gun shop they had the 870 the man walked me though take down and cleaning and even gave me the cataloge for free the man was a great help. just for some reason the mississauga location. to be honest it does not matter which department fishing hunting camping or guns there attuitde always seams to look down on people.
 
No first hand knowledge, but a buddy told me LeBaron is still using the CFO log books to record all your info.

He pointed out to them the law says they no longer have to do that.

They said: "We don't care what the law says. We are going to keep recording everything to "cover our ass."

They do have great prices , but I'd rather go to a different retailer, pay a little more and know none of my personal info has been recorded.
 
soulchaser said:
No first hand knowledge, but a buddy told me LeBaron is still using the CFO log books to record all your info.

He pointed out to them the law says they no longer have to do that.

They said: "We don't care what the law says. We are going to keep recording everything to "cover our ass."

They do have great prices , but I'd rather go to a different retailer, pay a little more and know none of my personal info has been recorded.
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Mr. Wolverine had a good post on this subject- he acknowledged that his store recorded info for firearms sales. It was his 'due diligence'. I'm paraphrasing- couldn't find the thread when I checked quickly.

So, it's not just Lebaron's. At least one of our revered site sponsors does it.

That being said, wish the Markham location was closer to me. Mississauga's other depts. are okay, but the firearms folks are frequently frustrating.
 
gfuschino said:
hey all was wondering if anyone does much shopping here. it seams everytime i go i get bad service i am 30 years old and feel like i get treated like a teenager. i was wondering if any one bought an sks from here and how was it?
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the staff does not even talk to me there or ask if i need help. It's like when i was younger and I would walk into a car dealership and nobody would come speak to me.
 
nntw said:
Mr. Wolverine had a good post on this subject- he acknowledged that his store recorded info for firearms sales. It was his 'due diligence'. I'm paraphrasing- couldn't find the thread when I checked quickly.

So, it's not just Lebaron's. At least one of our revered site sponsors does it.

That being said, wish the Markham location was closer to me. Mississauga's other depts. are okay, but the firearms folks are frequently frustrating.
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More than one, maybe even most, of the site sponsors will still want detailed personal info. I think we have to respect the decision of sellers about how they want to deal with this issue. We don't need to attack them (no one was doing that here, just saying...). That being said, as a matter of principle, I cancelled one purchase because a store informed me that they kept detailed records. All things being equal, or even if it meant a longer drive or a few bucks more, I would buy from the store that believes and participates in the spirit of freedom that C-19 brought - i.e. I show them my PAL, I pay my money, and I walk out of the store with my gun.
 
> No first hand knowledge, but a buddy told me LeBaron is still using the CFO log books to record all your info.

I bought a gun there. Its not the CFO 'official' log books, but yes, they will record which PAL bought which gun. They dont send that information anywhere, but I'm guessing they keep the records forever.
 
Lebarron Montreal has been in the city for as long as I remember and for as long as I remember staff have acted as if they are doing me a favor which is why when Internet based business came out I stopped going there. However on occasion when I need an urgent supply of ammo or certain camping gear I would visit them only to swear not to go there again but I still do for some reason for urgent quick buys as they are one of the few brick and morter stores that have stocks.

Edit if an Internet shop could guarantee overnight shipment on ammo and gear I would probably never visit Lebarron for anything ever again
 
I've shopped at Lebarons for a long time - all the way back to when they had a store on Yonge St. in Willowdale, 30 years ago. Nowadays I shop frequently at the Markham store, not just for guns, most of my outdoors stuff as well. I've bought 2 guns from them in the last year. I have to say I've always been treated well there. By now, I know some of the staff pretty well - sometimes if I'm waiting in line at the cash or something, one of the guys will just come over & chat for a bit, just sayin' 'hi' & stuff.

'Two Thumbs Up' from me, for sure.:)
 
I bought an SKS from lebaron because it was 179.99 and more everywhere else I checked. I happened to be in the area and stumbled upon that price. The sales staff was helpful and let me pick out a rifle. He actually had them packaged in boxes and took one about 4 out for me cosmo and all. They logged everything at that time but ironically the salesperson was totally against it. He said he had to do it. He logged the info in 2 books so my guess is one is the CFO book, but this was earlier this year with the backdoor registry in full swing.

Coincidently I find lebaron much better than the condescending looks you get at al simmons in hamilton but there are better places to shop.

Sail burlington is great for service and price if you are looking for a hunting firearm.
 
Lebarons in Mississauga is a horrible place to shop for guns, I would avoid it like a plague. Staff is unfriendly/hostile, hard to deal with and almost everyone who visits that place at one point or another, leaves with sour experience.

My two cents.
 
I guess because I live close to the store and frequent it often enough some of the staff know me and I find my service is good. Only complaint is that the Mississauga store does not always have items in stock.

What the running joke, LeBarons is French for not in stock!

I usually buy enough items in the year to warrant getting a membership which saves me 10% so that's a good thing. Overall I'm happy with them. I usually get ask for service as soon as I walk through the doors, might come from the fact that they know I'm looking for something specific and not window shopping.
 
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