Thread: 100 days after paying

Is he a "reputable" gunsmith? I.E a name most all of us will recognize?

I see 4 possible reasons:

#1 His work load is far beyond his production capacity and he is lying to allow time to complete the work.

#2 He has fucked up your rifle and is stalling to try replace it.

#3 It has genuinely got lost in transit.

#4 He is a con artist.

The damage to his reputation and therefore his business would be too great for it to be as simple as, it takes 100 days and many excuses in order to have the privilege of his services after handing over substantial sums for said service. The business would die a rapid death I think.

For comparison, I had a barrel fitted by a lesser known north island gunsmith and had it back within a week, job done. I did pay for the barrel and arrange for it to be delivered to the Smith.

I'd suspect either something embarrassing has happened like put the barrel on the wrong gun, lost s crucial part etc or else he has psych problems like depression or alcohol. Unlikely that he really intended to steal $2500 and half a gun from you. Or something you did inadvertently caused a problem like incorrect contact info. Things may not be as bad as they sound.

Looks like you're new to the forum. Do you have another handle ? Tell us a bit about yourself, what sort of shooting do you do, what was the gun you were getting made ? All interesting stuff.