axialmillipede
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- Location
- Coalhurst, alberta
Hey guys,
I just wanted to do a quick sanity check to see what the fine world of gun nutz thinks about my current situation, and see if i should start feeling a little impatient.
So here is a little background
I slowly gathered the parts for a custom rifle build over a year or so period (to keep the suspicion of the wife at bay, haha). I wanted to build a 20 vartarg for shooting gophers. So I got myself a Timney trigger, a Remington 700 short action, an HS precision stock, and a Benchmark barrel from Gary at bighorn. So to summarize, i had all the parts. I thought i may want to do a magazine conversion, because I heard that Remington 700's have feed issues when chambered in a vartarg, so the magazine was outstanding. The feed issues are the main reason why i made sure to select a reputable gunsmith.
Anyhow, I did my research and selected Greg from corlanes, who I felt, had nothing but the very best reviews. It was St Patrick's day, this year, I called them and was told that there was no problem, they could get me in right away. We discussed the feed/ejection issues with the 700/vartarg combo, and to my surprise, the gunsmith was familiar with the round, the issues and actually had a friend who owned a vartarg. At that point, I had the warm and fuzzy feeling. So that weekend, i packaged my stuff up, and sent it all away. So the gunsmith has had my parts since the end of march.
So having heard nothing for a month or so, I called to see what was up. They told me that there would be a 4-6 week wait before i could get it in to get the work started. This seemed normal to me, since we all know how busy good gunsmiths are, so I didn't really think much of it. the 6 weeks went by, and i called again. I would usually get a guy telling me that he would look into it and call me back. Nobody called me back. So spring turned into summer, still nothing. In late July I FINALLY got a call. They were having feed/ejection issues, and were going to use the magazines they had in stock, but it would be done in a few weeks. I guess the mag they had didnt work, so they were trying something else. I called in a few more weeks, and got the same thing. We will call you back. Summer turned into fall, and about every 6 weeks, i call again. I get the same thing.
So its now end of November, and they have had my gun for 8 months, and it is still not complete. They have not called me at all to discuss it.
I'm a very laid back guy, but this is starting to irritate me. My question is...am I justified about being upset about this? Keep in mind, this is a very very reputable place. I have heard nothing but good things about the rifles that they build. I don't want to sling mud over it, but i just want my gun finished. Any advice?
I just wanted to do a quick sanity check to see what the fine world of gun nutz thinks about my current situation, and see if i should start feeling a little impatient.
So here is a little background
I slowly gathered the parts for a custom rifle build over a year or so period (to keep the suspicion of the wife at bay, haha). I wanted to build a 20 vartarg for shooting gophers. So I got myself a Timney trigger, a Remington 700 short action, an HS precision stock, and a Benchmark barrel from Gary at bighorn. So to summarize, i had all the parts. I thought i may want to do a magazine conversion, because I heard that Remington 700's have feed issues when chambered in a vartarg, so the magazine was outstanding. The feed issues are the main reason why i made sure to select a reputable gunsmith.
Anyhow, I did my research and selected Greg from corlanes, who I felt, had nothing but the very best reviews. It was St Patrick's day, this year, I called them and was told that there was no problem, they could get me in right away. We discussed the feed/ejection issues with the 700/vartarg combo, and to my surprise, the gunsmith was familiar with the round, the issues and actually had a friend who owned a vartarg. At that point, I had the warm and fuzzy feeling. So that weekend, i packaged my stuff up, and sent it all away. So the gunsmith has had my parts since the end of march.
So having heard nothing for a month or so, I called to see what was up. They told me that there would be a 4-6 week wait before i could get it in to get the work started. This seemed normal to me, since we all know how busy good gunsmiths are, so I didn't really think much of it. the 6 weeks went by, and i called again. I would usually get a guy telling me that he would look into it and call me back. Nobody called me back. So spring turned into summer, still nothing. In late July I FINALLY got a call. They were having feed/ejection issues, and were going to use the magazines they had in stock, but it would be done in a few weeks. I guess the mag they had didnt work, so they were trying something else. I called in a few more weeks, and got the same thing. We will call you back. Summer turned into fall, and about every 6 weeks, i call again. I get the same thing.
So its now end of November, and they have had my gun for 8 months, and it is still not complete. They have not called me at all to discuss it.
I'm a very laid back guy, but this is starting to irritate me. My question is...am I justified about being upset about this? Keep in mind, this is a very very reputable place. I have heard nothing but good things about the rifles that they build. I don't want to sling mud over it, but i just want my gun finished. Any advice?
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