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02-09-2024, 10:12 AM | #34 | ||||||
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I don't really have the knowledge to judge but would say I don't believe it for a few reasons.
There are some dents in the stock clearly visible The trigger guard engraving does look soft as pointed out The trigger guard screw does not look untouched It's CSMC so as far as pissing in cheerios, they've done a lot of pissing over the years and they've turned a lot of people off. We all have to go by prior experience and in the past 2-3 years I know more unhappy people than happy people who have dealt with them. The latest is a friends gun they had for nearly 10 months before they told him it was a repair they don't even do.
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02-09-2024, 04:53 PM | #35 | ||||||
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The trigger guard is very suspect. That and the dents in the stock clearly take it far from 100% new. Put me in the man I wish they would just be a stand up company crowd. And yes, I have had sour dealings and that was only a $1300 VH......SMH
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02-09-2024, 05:47 PM | #36 | ||||||
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These last two posts bashing Connecticut Shotgun are just the reason I hate reading feedback on companies online. It seems that the negative rises to the top and if you let it you would probably never buy from anyone again. I have happened to have had a good experience dealing with them. Six or seven years ago I got an itch for a made in USA modern double for clay, made to my dimensions with the options that I wanted. I live in Central NH so I traveled to Connecticut Shotgun and met with a sales person to have a custom RBL built for me. . I picked out the wood, barrel length, number of triggers, 2, finish type and heel treatment. I said that I wanted it light for a 12, so they built it on a 16 gauge frame. And the stock of course to my fitting. What I received was a wonderful gun that became my go to clays gun. The only issue was that I was not quite happy with the finish, but it was not so bad that I sent it back. Fast forward 5 years and I was at Housemans and walked by the CSMC tent and happed to have my RBL with me. I showed the person the gun and told him how pleased that I was with it and asked him what he thought of the finish on the sock. He did not think that it was up to there standards and took my gun back with him and has the entire stock refinished and sent back to me. I was very pleased with the new results. Good customer service in my book.
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02-09-2024, 06:05 PM | #37 | ||||||
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02-09-2024, 06:10 PM | #38 | ||||||
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See, the trouble is times are changing. The WWW has offered the opportunity for all to share experiences that normally were just word of mouth at shows. I know my view is unpopular but reality. Ironically there is always talk of the future of collecting and myself and my peers are that future.
The "Good 'ol boys club" is going to lose to the transparency of the internet. Plain and simple. I wouldn't be surprised to find a Superposed butt plate on this "NIB" Parker just like my all original VH showed up with. YMMV. |
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02-09-2024, 07:11 PM | #39 | ||||||
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I won't comment on anything other than the case colors and wood. The add never said the gun was never handled. Doesn't take much to scratch or dent the wood. In my opinion the case colors are excellent and original. They are what I call the second generation of case colors meaning a different pattern or placement of colors on the metal. Having the box certainly adds to the value. How much I don't know.
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The pictures were good enough for me to take a run down there, and spend an hour with the gun in my hand, using my pretty good eyeballs. |
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