I flew into Oahu for business and decided to stop by KGS during some down time.  Smart little fella, but he has a real temper.  He seemed pretty passionate about firearms. Does he act like this to locals as well?

Read Daniel's (KGS) website that might help you understand where he is coming from, and yes you summed it up when you said passionate.

No one escapes his lectures... Once he is done he is helpful and knowledgable...

Yeah he's a little high strung but he's cool overall and he knows his sh!t.  He knows a LOT about training too, even if you didn't ask him about training

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I flew into Oahu for business and decided to stop by KGS during some down time.  Smart little fella, but he has a real temper.  He seemed pretty passionate about firearms. Does he act like this to locals as well?

You have had the Daniel experience!

I've  bought weapons from him before, great price and he is knowledgable, just don't look into his eyes!!

I've made several purchases from Daniel, in stock and special order items. If you make sensible requests you will get sensible good service. I like the extra information I get with my purchases. Be humble.     

He's like herpes, at first you're devastated then you just learn to live with it.

He's like herpes, at first you're devastated then you just learn to live with it.

This cracked me up

Daniel's a cool guy.... Really passionate about firearms....

If you want to get on his good side, go into his shop and tell him
you have no knowledge of firearms,
you have no money to buy one,
you have no permit to legally purchase,
and you have no idea of what gun to buy if and when you are ready to do so
but want his advice on the best gun for you !
You heard the 367 magmum AK 15 was a good'n !   

       
Seriously, GREAT guy.
Like a kid in a candy store on Christmas when at the range.   

First time we went we were scared cause of the things we heard. But we had no problems each time we went. He was very knowledgeable and nice. It probably helped that we did have an intent to buy so we picked his brain. We bought something each time we went. 

I will never buy anything or do business with him ever for two reasons.

1 -Had a gun on consignment and never told me nor price that he sold it. I didn't find out till 6 mos. later when I called him. Then the games/shenanigans began before I could get my $ from my already sold pistol.
Yes, I bought stuff from him before and was a good customer who USED to refer people to him. Never again. I bought my first and last centerfire gun from Art and I had a better deal/experience with him than Dan.

2 - He can keep his attitude in HIS store but don't bring it to the Marines on their range. He can boast about all the training he has done etc. but don't be crapping all over someone's house when you're a guest.

First time we went we were scared cause of the things we heard. But we had no problems each time we went. He was very knowledgeable and nice. It probably helped that we did have an intent to buy so we picked his brain. We bought something each time we went. 

whoa, so you have to buy a gun every time you go in to his store not to be treated like crap?

Hey guys, thanks for the reality check.  I see what you mean about his fire and passion.  It's good and everyone needs to feel important from time to time. I remembered him from a Suarez class back in the day when I was a contractor. He was no were near as passionate at the course though. Just one of the guys who was very quiet. I guess if you have your gun shop you can do that to people since folks allow it to happen. By no means did he scare us.  I enjoy it when people talk quite highly of them selves.  I see it all the time in industry over the last 15 years.  His views are not unique and I have seen worst. (Arrogant Shot Show Vendors/Dealers)  Yep, his website tells it all. Wow!  Good kid though.  Just felt bad he was talking down to a former LEO friend of mine who decided to just let him expound on his vast knowledge of combat application in an urban setting. ;-)

You have had the Daniel experience!

I've  bought weapons from him before, great price and he is knowledgable, just don't look into his eyes!!

Thats a good one! When we asked about training he pointed to the wall of pictures which depicted various groups using federal property to train.  It looked like they were on a Marine Corps Range somewhere in Hawaii. He was quite proud of his efforts.

If it's a good price it almost doesn't matter how weird people are. Almost. A lot of the things he says do stick with me, and in a few minutes of listening to his rants he can impart some important information and possible valuable insight. In any case it forces you to consider things a little differently.

One subject in particular was the last gun show and I think his analysis was spot-on. I don't want to use quotes but the gist of it was that nobody is excited about gun shows any more. Guns should be marked down to the bare minimum and flying out the door, but instead only two shops showed up with ok deals and it was mostly on ammo. There's no atmosphere of excitement because most vendors are too stingy and it's causing a missed opportunity to build community and introduce new shooters to the sport. How are we supposed to get people enthusiastic about firearms when the biggest event in the state isn't that big a deal?

If it's a good price it almost doesn't matter how weird people are. Almost. A lot of the things he says do stick with me, and in a few minutes of listening to his rants he can impart some important information and possible valuable insight. In any case it forces you to consider things a little differently.

One subject in particular was the last gun show and I think his analysis was spot-on. I don't want to use quotes but the gist of it was that nobody is excited about gun shows any more. Guns should be marked down to the bare minimum and flying out the door, but instead only two shops showed up with ok deals and it was mostly on ammo. There's no atmosphere of excitement because most vendors are too stingy and it's causing a missed opportunity to build community and introduce new shooters to the sport. How are we supposed to get people enthusiastic about firearms when the biggest event in the state isn't that big a deal?

I think it happens too often.

He's like herpes, at first you're devastated then you just learn to live with it.

  Your not saying you have.......nevermind 

whoa, so you have to buy a gun every time you go in to his store not to be treated like crap?

You don't have to buy a gun each time, just something small for someone's help. If you ask about products that take up a good chunk of their time, you shouldn't just walk out, buy something like cleaning pads.