Man, that sucks to hear. I used to live quite close to UA. I went in there several times and each time came away with the impression that there was an "in" club. Not that they ever treated me poorly when talking, but I always felt like I was being an annoyance.
I ended up purchasing a .177 Taipan Veteran short. After unboxing it and putting a couple hundred shots downrange, it was clear it was not shooting with the accuracy expected of a Taipan. Over the course of the next couple weeks, I took the gun into UA a couple times, explaining that I felt the gun wasn't shooting up to snuff. Each time I got told things such as ".177 won't shoot as accurately as .22/.25 cause the pellets are smaller" and "3/4" groups at 20 yards are within spec for a Taipan".
One of the times I was in there shooting on their range, trying to work out the Veteran's issues, I noticed someone a couple benches down was getting the VIP treatment. This was right after I was told that .177 won't shoot as accurately as .22/.25, so I quietly observed while shooting. What I deducted from the conversation was that one of the guys getting the VIP treatment was one of the NBA players from the nearby Utah Jazz. (Tangentially, I'm a Utah Jazz fan and was familiar with this player. I won't name the player because it has no relevance to the situation) It was my understanding that he was looking to purchase a few custom guns for himself and some friends. It was *very* clear that he was in the "in" club. And I get it, a millionaire vs some random like me. But it definitely cemented my feeling that my concerns with the gun they sold me were being brushed off because it was "only" a $1500 non-FX gun.
I ended up selling the gun, taking a large loss on it because I honestly disclosed the accuracy issues. The new owner was able to identify that it has a leaky regulator and it shot tiny groups as expected after repair.
It feels like you have to spend thousands upon thousands on one of their custom cerakote FX models to buy your way into the elite or something. It's very unfortunate, because UA has close ties to FX and the well known FX influencers. My experience with UA has left a bad taste in my mouth for FX, and I wonder what FX would think about that. Probably nothing since my one potential sale means nothing in the grand scheme.