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MidwayUK is now Brownells
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 11:22 pm
by SevenSixTwo
http://www.midwayuk.com now resolves to
http://www.brownells.co.uk/
Has Brownells always owned Midway or is this a take-over thing?
Anyhoo... so, should I keep my .com account with Brownells as it'll almost certainly be cheaper than the above. Will there be any advantage to ordering from Brownells "UK"?
Re: MidwayUK is now Brownells
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:20 am
by saddler
More like a change in what franchise Pete Starley is now running.
Never heard of ANY connection between those two US firms, nor would one be likely AFAIK, as Brownells run a Midway type company already (Sinclairs)
IF the only option we have in the UK is to go through the UK "branch" then I'll be closing my Brownells account as the price hikes exhibited by the MidwayUK outfit were comical & I don't see how/why there'd not be an identical system run for price gouging of Brownells products.
A huge shame as I had a lot of respect for Brownells & they WERE a great firm to deal with
Re: MidwayUK is now Brownells
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 1:10 am
by phaedra1106
I found the usual massive price increases when I had a look earlier, 1000 x Nosler 168gr CC bullets for £365.30!!!! that's almost 50% more than Brock & Norris were selling them for and over twice what I paid for them from Germany even with shipping!.
Re: MidwayUK is now Brownells
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 1:26 am
by BamBam
S&W 15-22 mags are £20.20, depending on shipping costs this could be a significant saving over other suppliers.
Re: MidwayUK is now Brownells
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 6:42 am
by Countryman
.44 cases £30+ where as Kranks were £22.
Intermediary plus margin will once again make this a vendor of last resort.
Re: MidwayUK is now Brownells
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:52 am
by SevenSixTwo
I won't be a happy bunny if I can't order direct from the US site...
Re: MidwayUK is now Brownells
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:52 am
by Jon B
Brownells bought Midway.
Re: MidwayUK is now Brownells
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:43 am
by Sandgroper
SevenSixTwo wrote:I won't be a happy bunny if I can't order direct from the US site...
Well, I guess you're an unhappy bunny then.
I still have my Brownells.com account (fat lot of good that is now) and I guess my discount is history with the UK site. My MidwayUK account details have been transferred or to the Brownells UK site, which is something I guess...
Re: MidwayUK is now Brownells
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:19 am
by 1066
I note that Brownells UK list the Omega standard trickler at £79.50 +£8.50 post and the Auto Trickler at £203.
I have these as £65 and £150 including post.
Re: MidwayUK is now Brownells
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:12 pm
by majordisorder
I've had an order outstanding with Brownell's USA since the 15th, hoping it's going to make it before the cut over if this "Sale Item" is anything to go by...
