What are firearm or firearm related companies that you are fans of?  And why have they earned your business?

One is U.S. Grunt Gear.  I have bought a bunch of shooting belts and some pouches from them in the past and they have always made top notch gear.  They might take a while since they hand make each order, but the quality is excellent.  The service is also great as one of the owners will take the time to chat with you on the phone to answer any questions that you may have to make sure you get what you are looking for.  Then a recent example is that I ordered a shooting belt and inner Velcro belt.  When I received the order, the inner belt had a section on the front where the Velcro was left out.  As it turns out, they had received feedback from other users that the hook Velcro in that section was causing some other belts to fray and fail, so they started making the belts without Velcro on the front section.  Well, I actually liked that the Velcro was all the way around, so I emailed them if I could return the belt to have them sew that section on or exchange for another.  I received an email within minutes offering a replacement belt.  I was going to order another shooting belt and Velcro inner belt for another gun anyways, so I placed the order and I emailed them to put the replacement belt in that box to save on shipping.  Well, they had already shipped out the replacement belt in the 30 minutes since their email response and my order!  Great stuff!  I have always recommended them, based on the quality of their gear, and now even more so with their excellent service.

Other companies:

G-Code - What I want and excellent quality

HSGI - What I want and excellent quality.  A friend used to be a dealer and could get dealer pricing for me, but not anymore. 

I am sure there are others, but those are the ones that I can think of off the top of my head.

I'm the type of guy who likes to get the best deal for the price.  Overpaying for name brand isn't my style unless I really like the product.  So I don't stick to 1 particular brand.

Current set ups:

Gcode- Scorpion mag pouches (Amazon)
Tier1 Concealment-IWB holster (Direct)
Spartan Armor-Plates and carrier (Direct)

battle arms replaced an item i bought used from someone, and i didnt even contact them for warranty. it arrived with cracks in it and the guy denied it and said they were like new when he removed them and sent it to me so they replaced it and also gave me a free ambi safety worth 55 bucks when the broken part i bought was only 30 bucks. i think it was mostly because the whole transaction was posted on an online forum negative review section for all to see and they stepped in to mediate. a few other users were starting to wonder if the product was defective or if the original owner messed them up from misuse. i guess it could have been both but apparently they stand by their products with a transferable warranty. 

White Oak Armament
Compass Lake

great smiths who are shooters. Great products & service. Best civie AR smiths.
No membership fees. No frills. No bikinis. No need. Their products and services speak for themselves.

I'm the type of guy who likes to get the best deal for the price.  Overpaying for name brand isn't my style unless I really like the product.  So I don't stick to 1 particular brand.

Current set ups:

Gcode- Scorpion mag pouches (Amazon)
Tier1 Concealment-IWB holster (Direct)
Spartan Armor-Plates and carrier (Direct)

I'm all about value in addition to quality.  I'm not going to pay a premium for X brand that is popular when Y brand is just as good and has good service.  I'll actually even try to find more of those Y brand companies.  While I do have brand preferences, I have no problem buying and testing other products, much to the pain of my wallet.  Haha

I was more asking about what products as opposed to where one gets them from.  But Amazon does seem to offer good prices and sometimes better shipping options than ordering direct. 

battle arms replaced an item i bought used from someone, and i didnt even contact them for warranty. it arrived with cracks in it and the guy denied it and said they were like new when he removed them and sent it to me so they replaced it and also gave me a free ambi safety worth 55 bucks when the broken part i bought was only 30 bucks. i think it was mostly because the whole transaction was posted on an online forum negative review section for all to see and they stepped in to mediate. a few other users were starting to wonder if the product was defective or if the original owner messed them up from misuse. i guess it could have been both but apparently they stand by their products with a transferable warranty. 

Service like that is something I would certainly remember. 

White Oak Armament
Compass Lake

great smiths who are shooters. Great products & service. Best civie AR smiths.
No membership fees. No frills. No bikinis. No need. Their products and services speak for themselves.

I've heard great things about WOA barrels.  I looked into a precision AR and was looking hard at WOA and Black Hole Weaponry barrels.