Puglisi

[Kirk Potter]

Has anyone here dealt with them before? Opinions?

[Bill Murphy]

He gets some great guns. Buy the gun.

[Jay Gardner]

He's probably the top Parker dealer in the country. Excellent reputation as far as I know. Straight shooter.

[Kirk Potter]

They've had a grade 3 hammer gun listed for almost a year now, so I assume they're asking to much. But I've emailed them about it a couple of times now asking about frame size and choking and have gotten no response. I work long hours and its hard to find the time to call.

[jefferyconnor]

I bought a Rem. 1894 that arrived with an oval muzzle. The out of roundness was a little hard to see. A Galazan choke gauge read full inserted up and down and read IC inserted sideways. They accepted the return but they declined to refund return shipping. They were responsive on the phone calls but did not reply to messages through GI.

[Mike Franzen]

I have never dealt with them personally but Jack Puglisi was inducted into the PGCA hall of fame posthumously.

[edgarspencer]

They are very bad about replying to emails. Nice people on the phone tho.
It's a fun website to window shop.

[Mills Morrison]

I bought my 8 gauge from them. They are not very responsive. I finally told them I had the money and it would either buy the gun or go to my wife. Like money appropriated by Congress that is not timely spent. Bottom line it was a good transaction. I bought a short primer tin from them recently which was a much smaller transaction but still good

[Jim Beilke]

Great place to visit. You will see some dandy guns. The life size elephant in a full set of armor is a real eye opener.

[Michael Moffa]

Liked Jack, rest his soul. Bought a DH 12 for a great price 15 years ago. His son is nice too.

[Randy G Roberts]

I have dealt with John and Troy in the past and would do so in the future. I did have a problem with one gun that was off face when received. There was absolutely no question about it, they paid to repair cost with no questions asked. The last time I spoke with them they still did not have a wall thickness gauge so you are kind of on your own in that department. I would suggest that if they have something you are interested in that you pick up the phone and call them. Like others have stated they are rather slow to respond via email.

[Craig Budgeon]

The fact that they don't have the courtesy to return your emails and offer a lame excuse for the absence of a wall thickness gage would cause me to look else ware. D grade hammer guns are not that rare; there have been two offered on this sight over the past 2 years. If you read many of the posts on this forum you will realize many of its members have there own wall thickness gage. Kirk, the problem may not be the lack of a wall thickness gage, but rather the wall thickness of the gun you are interested in.

[Bill Murphy]

My phone rang one evening a bit past midnight. My wife answered it and shook me awake and said it was someone named Jack. It was Jack Puglisi. My first comment was, "Do you have any idea what time it is in Maryland?" Jack calmly said that he thought it was almost 1:00 AM.

[Greg Baehman]

A visit to Puglisi's is more than a visit - it's an experience. The building itself, the ambience, the people and the guns are something that you will not soon forget. I've experienced Puglisi's several times, I or others that I went there with ended up buying guns or items on a few of these occasions. Each time we came away feeling we got a fair deal. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them again.

[Alfred Greeson]

We miss the old timers and often the sons or daughters are not quite the same but trying.....They have some great guns and get some of the best but quite often it is hard for the next generation to measure up to the first that we have appreciated for years, at least in our minds. I enjoy seeing what they have in inventory and they have answered some questions for me which I appreciated. They may ask top dollar but so do we on a good piece. Just my two cents...….

[Craig Budgeon]

Jack is dead and he is the one responsible for building that business. It does not sound like the current management inherited his business acumen.

[Alfred Greeson]

Maybe so, a lot to learn and the younger generation will never have what the old timers had to learn to survive in many cases.. A class mate of mine went through Vanderbilt, returned to destroy a business his Father worked all his life to build with only a third grade education. The son thought he learned it all and killed the business in less than 3 years. A bad example but there are some good ones out there too. Jack was one of the good ones, gone too soon.

[Jeff Davison]

I've dealt with them and it was a positive experience. Calling is the way to go. The barrel issue is liability. The first thing we all do is measure them anyway correct? Or you can fly to Duluth round trip for about $400 from most places. That's about what you would pay to overnight it to you and return overnight if you don't care for the firearm. Take a day. I've never been there but it sounds like a good experience and good people.

[Kirk Potter]

This is the gun:

https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/shotguns/shotguns-american-double-antique/parker-grade-3-hammer.cfm?gun_id=101545775

For its condition I think its priced to high. Also, if the weight is correct, I imagine its a 2 frame with cut barrels?

I've been looking for a grade 3 or above 1 frame hammer gun with 28" barrels. According to The Parker Story, only 85 were ever made, so I'm fighting a losing battle I think.

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

I have dealt with PUglisi for many years, Jack was as many of us know a fine gentleman, he has been to my house several times, to buy and sell me guns, always straight up, always a three day inspection, send it back if not satisfied. I have dealt with John several times, the basics involving the transaction were the same as with Jack. John is not the salesman that Jack was and he does business a little different than Jack. They still are the place to find unusual and high grade Parkers I would not hesitate to do business with them! Gary

[Craig Budgeon]

I own a grade 3 #1 framed hammer gun in 12 gage. My gun has a SSBP, drop points, and figured wood. The example your interested in lacks those features.

[Kenny Graft]

I just bought a L.C. Smith from Troy. He did answer my e-mails and my questions in the e-mails. Good guy and will contact him if I need anything from Puglisi in the future. Oh...The L.C. is a field grade .410 28" tight mod and x-full gun with great modern dimensions that fit my shooting needs. At 6lbs-5oz, not bad weight for a Smith gun. Its in great condition and will make a fine small bird and rabbit getter....(-: Troy also gave me a good price for the gun, under the listed number as they had it on G.I. for a while. Me HAPPY!!! SXS Ohio

[Mike Poindexter]

The fore end checkering is a Grade 3 pattern but extremely worn compared to the Grade 2 pattern Without drop points on the buttstock. That and the DHPB suggests the original buttstock May have been Replaced with one from a Grade 2. May still be a great shooter but probably not an original collector. FWIW.