Fil

TVP were 6 months overdue with my shotgun certificate a few years ago. What I didn't notice at the time was they dated the new certificate from the day it ran out rather than the day they printed it effectivley robbing me 6 months worth of "ticket time." When I realised it I was a bit annoyed but never said anything. But I certainly will in the future if they raise the cost of a certificate to silly amount. I will make sure they don't get away with any mistakes if I'm paying them hundreds for the service.

I bought one. They are brilliant.

That looks amazing! I must give it a go.

Fun fact. Sir Malcolm Guthrie the race car driver owned Bailons. Was big into shooting. Still alive I think.

Nice gun. I love the double beaded action. Have the same on my Coggie Extra Quality Victor. And what a lovely piece of walnut your gun has. Beautiful.

GMK will only supply trade. Have you gone and asked your nearest gunshop or gunsmith for them?? They are pennies and I stock them and fit those while you wait. In fact I keep most of the "internals" for a 680 series o/u as the parts are cheap and I can provide that quick turnaround. Maybe that's old fashioned now.

I had an invoice emailed within the hour.

Exactly what I did and is my concern also Peter.

Yes, that was when they were also making that lovely over and under which I forget what they called it. I think the parts were coming in from a British engineering firm who make action bodies, lock work, etc. and they were built in house. I know a chap well who was there building them at the time.

I got one for my son as a starter. It's a very early "Model S686 Special. Cross slots under action holding trigger plate in with no locking grub screw and fences are slightly different to later ones. with "escutcheon" let into the pitol grip. It's a 1980. All parts fit from new 686's so can still keep them running for years to come.

Just read the report. Well done all involved.

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Really. Fil bangs head against wall. Parody right?

Proper way of raising a dent is to put a snug fitting plug down the bore under the dent and tap it up with a tiny dent hammer. Afterwards you can paper off the hammer marks and re black the barrels if desired. Done properly you would only lose a couple of thou on wall thickness. Just knocked up you would have lost hardly any metal assuming they gave the bore a light lap.

Sadly that is the scary truth isn't it? All you need is to pursuade the FEO that you have a business plan, have the correct security arrangements and tell him/her what they want to hear. Then you've got carte blanche to start ripping guns apart, call yourself a gunsmith and sell trap guns to game shooters telling them they got a bargain.