blacktailBC
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Why is it that in Gunsmith (and Taxidermist) language, "2 weeks" really means 3 months? "3 months" really means 6 months?
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Captain_coues
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I know what you mean. I have a gunsmith building two rifles for me and it's coming up on 1 year. The last time I checked up on them, he has hardly done anything to them. I learned to just let it be. He has a good reputation, and is a 1 man show. I have to understand that. He not only has my rifles, he has dozens of others, and has to take care of the small nickel and dime interruptions every day like small purchases (reloading components etc) and quick fixes that filter in.
blacktailBC
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I realize most smiths are pretty busy right now. I just wish that when they know they are not going to get to it for 4 months, don't say 3 weeks. If it is gonna be 6 months, don't say 1 month. Seems like underestimated wait times are very common in the gunsmithing world.
sageadvice
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Yes it is!
I once had to buy a new rifle to hunt on a long looked forward to out of state muley hunt. The smith that had been working on my regular rifle kept putting me off and saying "next week" but he found new excuses every time i called and a one month job ended up taking six.
Was pretty scary buying a new rifle scope combo and getting it all dialed in with only a few days before i was to leave on that hunt. I found another gunsmith once i finally did get my rifle back.
At least you don't have any big muley hunts in the near future.
Joey
"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"
I once had to buy a new rifle to hunt on a long looked forward to out of state muley hunt. The smith that had been working on my regular rifle kept putting me off and saying "next week" but he found new excuses every time i called and a one month job ended up taking six.
Was pretty scary buying a new rifle scope combo and getting it all dialed in with only a few days before i was to leave on that hunt. I found another gunsmith once i finally did get my rifle back.
At least you don't have any big muley hunts in the near future.
Joey
"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"
