Have you written to them? Send a letter by recorded delivery. If you let it fade away so will they.Originally Posted by MrChipShoulder
There is no reason why it cannot be sent back to you.
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Have you written to them? Send a letter by recorded delivery. If you let it fade away so will they.
There is no reason why it cannot be sent back to you.
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They have replied to me twice in the past over this barrel via email, so it is clear to me they are just ignoring me as they have run out of excuses!
I see no reason why they'd simply not just ignore a letter as well, but I'll then have wasted money sending a recorded letter.
At the end of the day, I can prove to the police why the gun is not in my cabinet if they ever need to see, and my club is fully shut, so I couldn't use it anyway.
It would just be nice to have it back so I can clean up and refinish the stock and refinish the barrel. It would have been a really nice way to spend some time in the workshop keeping busy at this time.
As it is now, I have no idea if the gun is viable, so not worth even looking at the parts I do have (lock and stock). If I knew the barrel had failed, I could start hunting for another flinter.
I know at this time it's all a bit inappropriate to be worrying about such matters.
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It does seem a bit odd that they have not done the barrel or told you anything about it. I hope it eventually comes to a satisfactory conclusion.
When you say "could start hunting for another flinter" do you mean a complete gun? The reason i ask is because it is possible to buy just a barrel from Arms fairs and you may be able to find one that fits. I would restore the lock and stock in case you can find something, or if you get your own barrel back.
I know at present Arms Fairs are not being done but this situation with the virus cannot, hopefully, last forever, and we can get back to normal.
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There is no point in doing anything to the stock until I have the my barrel back as I have no idea if it will pass proof. I'd be very mad at myself if I got the stock back to a really nice finish, only to find the barrel is scrap. I'd never find another barrel that fits this stock perfectly with no adjusting of the finished wood.
If it fails, I'll simply buy a whole new gun, as trying to find a barrel only would be a nightmare and a huge waste of time and fuel travelling all around the country. I've been offered a nice Pedersoli BB for a fair price, and I've been told there are plenty of even cheaper options out there to buy.
I'm sure the proof house are ignoring me. I sent them another email yesterday, no reply again. I wish I'd sent it to London now, rather than Birmingham!
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Why not try calling them - they may not be work?
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I did ring them in the end the other day, they said this week.
Got a call today saying it's done and proofed.
So it took some time (4 months), but all done in the end
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A good result even if it did take a WHILE.I did ring them in the end the other day, they said this week.
Got a call today saying it's done and proofed.
So it took some time (4 months), but all done in the end
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