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DuncaninFrance
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by DuncaninFrance » Thu Dec 08, 2016 2:33 pm
Feeling good today.........
I got a message on facebook from a guy in the US asking my opinion on Derbyshire Arms .
"Several of us were considering having Derbyshire do a group order of some Brown Bess muskets. I have had great difficulty getting timely responses from them. If I could ask, have you dealt with them before your current order you commented on? If so, what has been your experience? Thanks for any input."
I was able to tell him what a bunch of lying, cheating, unprofessional and unreliable twats they are.
"Thanks for your input. I will defer from dealing with them." was the reply.
So that's about £2500 worth of crap they won't sell to anyone...............Boy do I feel better
Duncan
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by Niner » Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:32 pm
I was able to tell him what a bunch of lying, cheating, unprofessional and unreliable twats they are.
That was a bit of mild criticism ...wasn't it? At least you didn't call them bastards or shitheads. We're proud of you for using such restraint.
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by Niner Delta » Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:39 pm
Peace is that brief, quiet moment in history.......... when everybody stands around reloading.
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DuncaninFrance
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by DuncaninFrance » Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:36 am
First job done. I checked the hole dimensions and they were about 3.5 - 4 mm ±ish! I bought a 4mm metric tap and tapped them all this afternoon. As you can see, I now have properly threaded holes that can take proper threaded bolts. It's a start.
Duncan
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by blackisler » Sun Dec 11, 2016 2:30 pm
Well its a start pity the rest of the lock is crap material and by adding the new screws you have doubled the value
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by DuncaninFrance » Tue Jan 31, 2017 5:19 am
New screws received from my pal in Iowa and they fit great.....
Duncan
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by Niner » Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:16 pm
Things are on the right track now. Good to see it being rebuilt.
