Pistol Pete's Tattoo Saloon

Got my septum pierced by this dingus back in 2020. I was put through so much pain and made to feel like the biggest inconvenience to this man. I only come back to voice my frustrations to warn others. DO NOT GET PIERCED HERE. Unless you want a piercing in the wrong placement that feels like you got punched in the nose for a month straight. I was only a kid at 18 and wanted my septum pierced and this was my first piercing ever. I’m lucky this experience alone didn’t deter me from ever getting pierced again. He wanted to pierce me with a 4g which even at my age I KNEW wasn’t standard and was made to feel like I was crazy for not wanting it because I knew I wanted the standard: 16g. I was fully okay with calling it a night and not getting pierced but this man INSISTED on traveling to a “friends shop” to grab 16g septum jewelry. After multiple HOURS of waiting (and him getting stuck in so called “traffic” at 11:30pm) I finally accepted that i had waited too long and felt like i “made” him go all this way to get this jewelry so I went back. After I was treated like garbage and pierced STRAIGHT THRU CARTILAGE (which hurt like ACTUAL HELL) this man charged me $100+ for a septum piercing that was pierced incorrectly. I felt like i was treated poorly due to the fact he went out of his way. Which I DID NOT ASK HIM TO, he OFFERED. I already had the jewelry in my face so i just gave him the money (and a GOOD TIP) and called it a night. After so many amazing piercing experiences throughout the years since I am glad to say I still enjoy getting pierced. No thanks to Pistol Pete’s. Even in other reviews others mention his attitude problem and I completely agree, i felt like I was treated like I was an inconvenience to him. If you can’t pierce a septum correctly, you should mention that before putting clients through so much pain and charging them an arm and a leg for poor work. My new piercer (Name removed just to further prove that there is no gain to any other shop from this post and it’s SOLELY to warn others) helped me finally feel safe with a piercer again! My advice: stick to tattooing, guy. edit: replying to the response to my review You had my legal birth certificate and texas ID with my legal name, not the nickname on my account so of course you didn’t find me. I will not be providing you with any further information either because I don’t need to prove anything to you. I have no reason or personal gain by lying about this. You absolutely did pierce me and that was the exact conversation. You’re correct, it was something that anyone with ACTUAL piercing knowledge would NEVER do or even consider but unfortunately that WAS my experience. You can try to cover for yourself and your business all you want but I’m just here to share my experience to warn others of your past negligence. Owning up to mistakes looks MUCH better as a shop owner than gaslighting honest reviews but it seems that it’s a common practice for this shop from viewing other review replies. Unprofessional.

The tattoo I got from Pistol Pete is amazing! Beyond anything that I could have hoped for! He took his time, made sure I was happy with what I got. It was really important that I had quality work because it was a large portrait of my dog (who passed away in 2024) and Pete's quality is top notch and totally worth it. I would go back for all my tattoos. Plus, his shop was clean, and he always communicated about appointments

Several years ago my wife got a fantastic full color tattoo from Pistol Pete. We went there not just because he’s the Emperor of Coverups, but because of his fantastic artistry and overall tattoo mastery. Everybody who saw it was overwhelmed. I’d never had a tattoo before and finally decided to get one a couple of years ago, so there was no other place I even thought about going - it had to be Pistol Pete’s. And of course it was again fantastic! Over the last couple of years I’ve gone back again and again, with us adding to the arm. Everyone who has seen the work has been blown away and I‘ve been more than proud to tell them where I got it done. (And my wife got a piercing and another tattoo as well that everyone was raving about!) Friday night we completed the full sleeve. It is so awesome!! I love it. My wife loves it. I can hardly wait to show it to my friends and everyone I know. And then I’ll have to show it again after it’s fully healed. And we’re already looking towards working on the other arm. I get so excited while I’m sitting that I’m already thinking about the next tattoo before that one’s even done. For tattoos, piercings, and so much more - you can’t get better than Pistol Pete. Not only is he a true professional, but he’s such a great guy as well! And as tattooing goes, he’s not only the Emperor of Coverups, he’s flat out the Emperor of Ink! Thanks again Pistol Pete!