madcratebuilder
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Maybe this thread should just die.
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I bet you guys eat this up
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Fingers McGee
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I second the motion
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Just give him the revolver, if he loves you he will love the gun and then he can explore the great fun of shooting it. It will be a fun trip down the learning path to getting it up and shooting. These can be a whole lot of fun to own and shoot. It may not be what you wanted, but it's still a great gift. My wife gave me one years ago and it took me a little while to get all the needed stuff to make it shoot but it was a wonderful gun and a world of fun, still have the gun, just don't shoot it much any more. Keep the gun, find another sporting goods store to shop at from now on. Good luck.
Lost Sheep
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Please come back, and bring your husband.
Jennipooh,
Store policy? Contact the owner. Policies are, by definition, flexible, therefore meant to be adjusted when needed, and this appears to be a classic case of that.
Whatever happens, short of a refund and an apology, I would suggest contacting the Better Business Bureau and local Chamber of Commerce and lodging a complaint.
The original post did suggest (reading between the lines) that her spouse hasn't a deep history with firearms, so a Cap and Ball revolver might not be the best choice as a gift.
Sorry I did not see this thread before Christmas. I was looking for another thread when I found this one and am incensed enough that I had to post.
Lastly, and as a last resort, the gun, unfired, new in box is still salable at not too much of a loss.
Lost Sheep
P.S. The CO2 unloader is not the only way to unload the gun without firing it. You can screw a lag bolt into the (soft) lead ball and pull it out. That's how they did it before bottled air.
Black powder is not so corrosive as hydrophilic. Of course, once the water combines with the sulphur, you get sulphuric acid, which does the metal no good at all.
Modern black powder substitutes (pyrodex, et al) are a lot less problematic than the original.
Some people run their (lightly pre-cleaned) gun parts through the dishwasher (not using regular dishwasher soap, however-there is something chemically inadvisable about that). If the dishwasher does not leave them warm enough to air-dry, you can put them in an oven at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for a while. If you have hard water in your area, be sure to rinse in distilled water. You don't want calcium built up on bearing surfaces.
Jennipooh,
Store policy? Contact the owner. Policies are, by definition, flexible, therefore meant to be adjusted when needed, and this appears to be a classic case of that.
Whatever happens, short of a refund and an apology, I would suggest contacting the Better Business Bureau and local Chamber of Commerce and lodging a complaint.
The original post did suggest (reading between the lines) that her spouse hasn't a deep history with firearms, so a Cap and Ball revolver might not be the best choice as a gift.
Sorry I did not see this thread before Christmas. I was looking for another thread when I found this one and am incensed enough that I had to post.
Lastly, and as a last resort, the gun, unfired, new in box is still salable at not too much of a loss.
Lost Sheep
P.S. The CO2 unloader is not the only way to unload the gun without firing it. You can screw a lag bolt into the (soft) lead ball and pull it out. That's how they did it before bottled air.
Black powder is not so corrosive as hydrophilic. Of course, once the water combines with the sulphur, you get sulphuric acid, which does the metal no good at all.
Modern black powder substitutes (pyrodex, et al) are a lot less problematic than the original.
Some people run their (lightly pre-cleaned) gun parts through the dishwasher (not using regular dishwasher soap, however-there is something chemically inadvisable about that). If the dishwasher does not leave them warm enough to air-dry, you can put them in an oven at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for a while. If you have hard water in your area, be sure to rinse in distilled water. You don't want calcium built up on bearing surfaces.
Fingers McGee
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I'd say Jennipooh was a troll. I sent an email & never received a reply
ClemBurt I was going to say the same thing: Ask her husband to join TFL and THR. It is good to have new members to the community.
I would not call her a troll, though, because she might not have Internet at home and the only internet access is a public library. I myself don't have a home computer, so I know how hard it is to keep regular posts.
On a side note, she said she purchased an 1851 Pietta for him? Beautiful gun, steel frame or brass frame.
I would not call her a troll, though, because she might not have Internet at home and the only internet access is a public library. I myself don't have a home computer, so I know how hard it is to keep regular posts.
On a side note, she said she purchased an 1851 Pietta for him? Beautiful gun, steel frame or brass frame.