Pistol58
FNG
- Joined
- Oct 14, 2022
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- 22
Well, add me to the list of unhappy customers. I went against my better judgement and took a shot on them.
I purchased a Rogue 7mm PRC with a 20" carbon barrel back in Feb of this year. I wanted something lightweight and short (to add suppressor) that I could take on hunts out west. At the same time I ordered a dedicated suppressor.
The rifle sat in my safe for months while I waited on the suppressor to clear. My thought was to dial in with the entire setup once it arrived. 8-9 months later the suppressor finally cleared.
I have taken it the range 6 times now. Tried 4 different brands/types/grain of factory ammo. Same results. 3 of the times at the range I was with an old friend of mine who builds customs. We were on a concrete bench, $600 rest, zero windage and noone else on the range. Would not group at 100yds. Literally flyers that sometimes would not even hit paper.
I called Fierce and they gave me the story about "lots of variables when shooting" etc etc. I told him I have purchased literally 100s of guns over my life, and never had any of them shoot this bad after trying multiple brands of ammo.
I asked for a refund, and they said no. My options are to send it back, let them shoot it. If they cant group it then its a warranty claim. If they can group it, I pay $200 for their services.
A complete nightmare and I should have went with my gut. I talked to a well known local gunsmith I use, and he said he has had no less than 5 fierce rifles brought to him this year alone, all with the same problem. His fix is trashing the Fierce barrel and going with a proof. Once he did that on the other 5 brought to him, they were great shooters.
If I do that, I am in this thing for another $1k+, and was trying to keep this under a certain budget or I would have had another custom built.. The ruger american rifle I bought my son years ago will outshoot this rifle by a landslide, and it was 1/10 the price.
Oh, and I emailed them for the serial number off the Leupold VX6HD they installed before they shipped so I can order custom turrets. They never responded after their initial response of "let me look for it".
Terrible customer service all the way around and even worse product so far. I know some people have purchased and had good luck, but not me. If you are currently in the market and thinking of Fierce, steer clear would be suggestion. Ill probably sell this one when I get it back and go another route.
I purchased a Rogue 7mm PRC with a 20" carbon barrel back in Feb of this year. I wanted something lightweight and short (to add suppressor) that I could take on hunts out west. At the same time I ordered a dedicated suppressor.
The rifle sat in my safe for months while I waited on the suppressor to clear. My thought was to dial in with the entire setup once it arrived. 8-9 months later the suppressor finally cleared.
I have taken it the range 6 times now. Tried 4 different brands/types/grain of factory ammo. Same results. 3 of the times at the range I was with an old friend of mine who builds customs. We were on a concrete bench, $600 rest, zero windage and noone else on the range. Would not group at 100yds. Literally flyers that sometimes would not even hit paper.
I called Fierce and they gave me the story about "lots of variables when shooting" etc etc. I told him I have purchased literally 100s of guns over my life, and never had any of them shoot this bad after trying multiple brands of ammo.
I asked for a refund, and they said no. My options are to send it back, let them shoot it. If they cant group it then its a warranty claim. If they can group it, I pay $200 for their services.
A complete nightmare and I should have went with my gut. I talked to a well known local gunsmith I use, and he said he has had no less than 5 fierce rifles brought to him this year alone, all with the same problem. His fix is trashing the Fierce barrel and going with a proof. Once he did that on the other 5 brought to him, they were great shooters.
If I do that, I am in this thing for another $1k+, and was trying to keep this under a certain budget or I would have had another custom built.. The ruger american rifle I bought my son years ago will outshoot this rifle by a landslide, and it was 1/10 the price.
Oh, and I emailed them for the serial number off the Leupold VX6HD they installed before they shipped so I can order custom turrets. They never responded after their initial response of "let me look for it".
Terrible customer service all the way around and even worse product so far. I know some people have purchased and had good luck, but not me. If you are currently in the market and thinking of Fierce, steer clear would be suggestion. Ill probably sell this one when I get it back and go another route.
