Richard at BWE

[towerboat]

Has anyone heard from Richard at BWE lately? I set him one of his uzi barrels I purchased to be worked on about a month ago. I haven’t been able to reach him by phone or email !

 

[sc.schultz]

I bought a barrel, sling swivel, and a sear from him back in October of 2019. I have emailed him almost monthly and he is hit and miss with replying. He can't get barrel blanks, he can't get sears. So I sent him a sear to be converted back in July of 2020... What a mistake. I have yet to see that sear back. I've asked him to return it and he told me he'd get it at the end of the month (last month). No word from him.. I'm starting to question his reputation on here now. (He has been somewhat active with posting on his YouTubr channel with his cat)

 

[towerboat]

GREAT! Did I just donate a barrel I already paid him $160 for!!! I don’t live that far away. Maybe I’ll pay him a visit...

 

[sc.schultz]

GREAT! Did I just donate a barrel I already paid him $160 for!!! I don’t live that far away. Maybe I’ll pay him a visit...

I'm surprised you were able to get a barrel from him...

 

[TheColtCollector]

I remember he wouldn’t let me drive to pick up my machinegun and forced me to pay to ship it back to myself. Fuck that guy

Cost me $200 to ship my uzi because he refused to do registed mail via usps. Gun sat with him for 8 months and no work was ever done to it. Would have taken him 2 hours tops to weld in the feed ramp I wanted. What a waste

 

[Billman]

I’m with TheColtCollector on this one... Will never waste my time or money on him, again.

 

[mike]

The last YouTube video I watched of him he was talking about The HK MP5 that was about a month ago. It’s a shame because he really knows his stuff about UZI’s

 

[towerboat]

I’m disappointed in this guy and sorry to hear of all of your experiences. Everyone I’ve met for the most part in this hobby of ours has been pretty good upstanding individuals. Someone with his skill set would be an asset to all of us. That skill set isn’t worth shit without reliability and integrity though

 

[David Hineline]

My order

My orders have always been done via his website, always came quickly and perfect.

 

[Kramer]

I am still waiting for a bunch of parts that I ordered late December.

 

[chili17]

Has anyone heard from BWE or not?

Lets stay on topic. If it is going to be a bashing thread, it will be closed

 

[Atllaw]

I placed an order from BWE last week for an in stock part that shipped two days after I placed it. It hasn’t arrived yet, but no reason to think it isn’t what ordered.

On the other hand, I called and left three messages with BWE over the last two weeks about work I would like to get done. Have also sent an email. Have gotten no response. I will go with someone else. Glad to get the information here because it looks like I dodged a bullet.

 

[fortyfive1911a1]

Wow, I’m kinda bummed to see a thread like this on this forum. I’ve never heard anything but appreciation for the excellent work and contributions BWE has made for the community. I would recommend giving the guy a break, these are crazy times for anyone running a business.

 

[mike]

I was just on his site clicking around most of the stuff shows back ordered. Hope he’s ok.

 

[ole442]

Yes, these are effed up times for folks, family and businesses! (Comment held back! LOL)

 

[K2]

Hi All,

FWIW. BWE is pretty much all Richard. When Richard can't work not much happens in the shop at BWE. Product can be shipped if it is in stock.

Richard is unable to work right now. Due to my respect for his privacy, I'll not elaborate. I may have overstepped even mentioning this.

Take care,

K2

 

[Seven Clicks Up]

Thanks for the info.
I was just putting an order together.
I’ll wait now.

 

[ole442]

Hi All,

FWIW. BWE is pretty much all Richard. When Richard can't work not much happens in the shop at BWE. Product can be shipped if it is in stock.

Richard is unable to work right now. Due to my respect for his privacy, I'll not elaborate. I may have overstepped even mentioning this.

Take care,

K2

I was suspecting this since prior to this he seems to have always been responsive! He seems to have always had a large workload and being the only member of his "team" I'm sure was a factor in recent issues! We should all be praying that the situation improves soon for Richard and his family. Things in the country haven't been "normal" for the last year (personal and business) and it's not looking good for the near future IMO

 

[Longez77]

"We should all be praying that the situation improves soon for Richard and his family."

Let's hope for the best.

 

[Jager]

I sent him an email about getting some work done. This is the response I got February first: "Due to the backlog of work I currently have I am not excepting any new work.



Richard Hoffman"