Am I getting a good deal

[B. Dudley]

If they rebarrel them... that will be another 4 years I am sure.

[J. A. EARLY]

Brian,

I wrote to get everything back gun-wise, the $3K payment, and the full cost of having someone like Merrington repair the barrels. Not to leave anything in their possession.

[George Lander]

When I saw their exhibit at Pintail Point a few years back I did not get the impression that they actually made the guns themselves, but rather had them outsourced fro somewhere in Europe. I could be wrong though.

Best Regards, George

[B. Dudley]

And it makes me wonder when they said "they have all the parts ready for bluing". I bet they were going to blue the while darn gun, and turn it into a gunbroker special. Not just a barrels and few other small parts that are Supposed to be blued.

[Dennis]

Mark,
Having been in an almost identical situation years ago (1970's) with Pachmayr Firearms at their old Los Angeles location I can sympathize. I had taken a very nice pre-64 Model 70 in 30-06 to be customized in the classic fashion. I was told it would be a few years as they were way behind in their orders. I selected a walnut blank with the help of Frank Pachmayr himself along with his wood manager. Fortunately I took the blank home with me that day. Not wanting to be a pest I didn't check about my rifle until two years later by phone. No, I was told they had not even started working on it yet. Yes, it was going to be some time until they got to it. For the next four years I checked once a year and was told the same thing. After six years of showing more patience than I thought I had within me I drove to their store and asked them to simply give me my rifle back no matter what condition it was in. After half an hour of waiting I was told by Jack Lott, who did some work for them and on his own firearms, that my rifle had been stolen sometime during the past six years and they would give me another rifle. Thank God it was not a family heirloom but simply a common then and now, Model 70 in 30-06. I chose a Model 70 Featherweight in great condition and walked out. I have never bought anything else from them then or since. Yes I realize they are not there anymore.

In your case I would simply fly or drive to the store and demand your gun and money back. I doubt you will get your money back without court proceedings handled through your attorney. Hopefully you will get your original Parker back though. I only suggest going yourself because if you pay an attorney or a PI to do it you will probably pay more than if you had gone yourself.

Dennis

[Dennis]

For those who have recommended telling the gunsmith (if he can be called that) I would not go the route of saying you will say the gun was stolen. There are laws for filing an illegal report. It wastes the time of police and ATF and is not necessary. From what I have read this is simply a CIVIL dispute. The gunsmith did not steal the gun and it sounds like nobody really knows what happened to it. Possibly he did screw up the job and wants to make it good by offering a G grade to make up for it. Possibly the gun was stolen as mine was years ago. In reality until the person who owns the gun goes to talk to the gunsmith all we can do as bystanders is speculate about this and that with none of us having a clue as to what is going on. If it is determined that the gunsmith has violated a law then the Sheriff, Police department or ATF, depending on the violation, should be contacted.

Dennis

[Fishtail]

It pretty much fits the description of 'stolen' in my book.

[Dennis]

Fishtail,

I would like to think that too but from what the original poster said in another post the guy still has the gun but bored the barrels too thin. I see maybe sloppy gunsmithing work but not stolen in anybody's book. It isn't so much what we see but what the appropriate law says.

Dennis