brett1985 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 bit of a back story to this, so here it is. a gun was ordered from a RFD, and when it arrived all was ok. the gun developed a fault and had to go back to the importer/manufacturer. after a weekand a half a phonecall was made to the RFD to find out the situation of said gun, and if he had any news. the apologetic RFD stated that thjere had been a mix up and the gun had accidentaly been sent to the proof house by 'mistake' and it was on its way back to them so that they could re-send it to the correct place. 2 weeks later, the gun is back and fixed so collection is arranged. upon inspection, a proof house marked has now been freshly etched onto the bolt of the gun (its a semi auto), and underneath the barrel now has some proof markings etched onto it (both were definately were not there before) does that sound a bit odd to anyone on here? possibly that the gun had missed proof and the mistake was realised when the gun came back faulty? if so, is it worth questioning it with the RFD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Yes, just for the knowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 So has it now been proofed twice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett1985 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 yes. well, either that or it wasnt done the first time. there was a wait when the gun was ordered as apparently the gun needed to be proofed when it came into the country. i can see potential issues with both scenarios, but not particulary clued up on the proofing of guns so thought i would ask on here as i know there are some people who may be able to pass comment with more knowledge than i have on the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 One possible explanation could be that when you returned the gun, the RFD noticed it hadn't been proofed. He would be committing an offence by selling someone an unproved gun and as he had already done so by selling it to you, he possibly sent it for proofing. This may be the reason he hasn't suggested you pay for this ( I'm assuming he hasn't asked you ) someone has had to, obviously, unless of course the proof house has acknowledged his call with a 'oops, send it back sharpish'. The other explanation is of course that it was accidentally sent to the proof house as he has said, though it would be interesting to find out the reason why the proof house would re-proof an almost new gun after seeing it had only recently been proved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 So what was the gun? If a gun is sent to the proof house with instruction to proof they will proof it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 They also keep records of everything that has gone through, time to ask the proof house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 if it was a foreign gun it's quite possible that it was proofed in the country of origin, .my benelli has their proof markings, not the English marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I had a Sako Quad HMR that didn't have any proof marks anywhere, I had the barrel shortened and when I came to sell it I had to get it reproofed (another story) When it came back it had 3 brand new proof marks, I never queried it and they didn't say anything Wouldn't worry about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett1985 Posted January 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) One possible explanation could be that when you returned the gun, the RFD noticed it hadn't been proofed. He would be committing an offence by selling someone an unproved gun and as he had already done so by selling it to you, he possibly sent it for proofing. This may be the reason he hasn't suggested you pay for this ( I'm assuming he hasn't asked you ) someone has had to, obviously, unless of course the proof house has acknowledged his call with a 'oops, send it back sharpish'. The other explanation is of course that it was accidentally sent to the proof house as he has said, though it would be interesting to find out the reason why the proof house would re-proof an almost new gun after seeing it had only recently been proved. thats what im thinking to be honest and if that is the case i wouldnt have been too bothered had they actually told me... just seems a bit suspicious. So what was the gun? If a gun is sent to the proof house with instruction to proof they will proof it . beretta semi auto... They also keep records of everything that has gone through, time to ask the proof house! can i just email them and ask them? if it was a foreign gun it's quite possible that it was proofed in the country of origin, .my benelli has their proof markings, not the English marks. it was a beretta, but i checked my FIL's M2 last night and that has only got benellis proof marks on it too. its just a bit strange that i was told originally that the delay after i ordered it was down to the gun needing proofing once in the uk, but then it not having english proof marks until coming back after the first repair. Edited January 14, 2015 by brett1985 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 it was a beretta, but i checked my FIL's M2 last night and that has only got benellis proof marks on it too. its just a bit strange that i was told originally that the delay after i ordered it was down to the gun needing proofing once in the uk, but then it not having english proof marks until coming back after the first repair. I reckon they've just fluffed up the order and sent your gun by mistake, then doing a funny job of covering up the mistake. I would have thought beretta would proof their own guns too before they leave the factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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