Thread: Theading for suppressor in Tauranga

Same bro, one week to fit a brake to my 300 blaser including postage Best job I've seen and VERY cheap compared to some.


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No question to quality of workmanship I do not wish to post the invoice .
My last comment on this .
I m sicker than you Gibo having modified 8 Tikkas in last year and I have 8 sets of 1 inch brand new Tikka rings to prove how good they are

Originally Posted by Happy

No question to quality of workmanship I do not wish to post the invoice .
My last comment on this .
I m sicker than you Gibo having modified 8 Tikkas in last year and I have 8 sets of 1 inch brand new Tikka rings to prove how good they are

Maybe he got sick of you making the same mistake 8 times

Ha ha excel ant call tho most of mine shoot good the 270 WSm just had to go tho pro bab ly I m two slow

Thanks to @Maca49 for his help, his mate came through at reasonable price and did it in very quick time and everything works very well.
I brought the suppressor from Rev Rog in Auckland, certainly took the boom and dropped the recoil to almost nothing, still has a crack to it, but happy there is no need for ear protection now.

Originally Posted by Natatale

Thanks to @Maca49 for his help, his mate came through at reasonable price and did it in very quick time and everything works very well.
I brought the suppressor from Rev Rog in Auckland, certainly took the boom and dropped the recoil to almost nothing, still has a crack to it, but happy there is no need for ear protection now.

Excellent

Originally Posted by Happy

I got a rifle threaded by Dean. Too slow and too dear. DPT way cheaper. Sorry Mr Maisey.
DPT three days Two weeks by DM and he makes it feel like he's doing you a favour. I know it's hard 1 man band gets 20 hour job. Rest can't get done but us Kiwis want it now, cheap and did I say now
Best in NZ Gunworks ChCh Phoned to say it's arrived. Tell you when it lol be done phone to discuss phone to say its on the way back
My opinion only but they have modded 4 + guns for me in last 8 or so months . Next new one arrives Monday 3 days earlier than my expectations

YA KNOW....... people wonder why there aren't more 'real' gunsmiths around, and why the good ones that stick at it tend to get a little bit grumpy with age putting in big hours for very modest income....... Guys like HAPPY, don't come on here and slag me off while hiding behind an avatar with this sort of crap....... You can't expect to turn up here with a suppressor that you purchased from someone else, try to push in the que ahead of other guys, then expect me to match the discounted/subsidised fitting rate that the big suppressor makers quote to fit THEIR products. As an independent custom gunsmith, i will fit suppressors that guys supply themselves, but it is on the understanding that they are going to be charged the full amount of time for me to do the job for them + admin time, with the job done properly by me, in my workshop, and on my equipment. Not given over to a helper or general lathe hand to do.

I-phone generation wants everything now, but doesn't want to pay for it - or pay as little as possible. I will quote realistic lead times based on my current workload, and estimate a price. 2-weeks is a pretty reasonable lead time for small jobs, which is what i try to achieve, if possible. If that is too slow for you, then simple answer is to plan ahead, or be prepared to pay extra if you want express service, or you can take it to someone else if you wish. If you accepted that and are happy to leave it with me and happy with the work i have done for you, then don't moan about the price later. Just because others in the industry are under-charging, or engaged in a race to the last dollar doesn't mean that i can afford to follow suit. It is a hard enough industry to make a go of without having to work for peanuts or next to nothing. This is the main reason alot more decent skilled guys aren't doing gun work full time - they can make much better money/living doing something else. Remember that the guntrade in NZ is still an un-regulated industry. There are some good guys in the industry, but there are alot of cowboys as well. Cheapest is not always best.

Originally Posted by BRADS

Same bro, one week to fit a brake to my 300 blaser including postage Best job I've seen and VERY cheap compared to some.


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Same experience, great comms regards thread sizing on my 7mmRM barrel, and very happy with the turn time.

B

Are you getting grumpy cause there's a cheaper, faster place that provides the same service as you? haha

Originally Posted by dfmaisey

YA KNOW....... people wonder why there aren't more 'real' gunsmiths around, and why the good ones that stick at it tend to get a little bit grumpy with age putting in big hours for very modest income....... Guys like HAPPY, don't come on here and slag me off while hiding behind an avatar with this sort of crap....... You can't expect to turn up here with a suppressor that you purchased from someone else, try to push in the que ahead of other guys, then expect me to match the discounted/subsidised fitting rate that the big suppressor makers quote to fit THEIR products. As an independent custom gunsmith, i will fit suppressors that guys supply themselves, but it is on the understanding that they are going to be charged the full amount of time for me to do the job for them + admin time, with the job done properly by me, in my workshop, and on my equipment. Not given over to a helper or general lathe hand to do.

I-phone generation wants everything now, but doesn't want to pay for it - or pay as little as possible. I will quote realistic lead times based on my current workload, and estimate a price. 2-weeks is a pretty reasonable lead time for small jobs, which is what i try to achieve, if possible. If that is too slow for you, then simple answer is to plan ahead, or be prepared to pay extra if you want express service, or you can take it to someone else if you wish. If you accepted that and are happy to leave it with me and happy with the work i have done for you, then don't moan about the price later. Just because others in the industry are under-charging, or engaged in a race to the last dollar doesn't mean that i can afford to follow suit. It is a hard enough industry to make a go of without having to work for peanuts or next to nothing. This is the main reason alot more decent skilled guys aren't doing gun work full time - they can make much better money/living doing something else. Remember that the guntrade in NZ is still an un-regulated industry. There are some good guys in the industry, but there are alot of cowboys as well. Cheapest is not always best.

So what you are saying is you a not in a service industry, you therefore have a very unique business and I congatulate you!

Originally Posted by Toby

Are you getting grumpy cause there's a cheaper, faster place that provides the same service as you? haha

I have discovered (being a lowly tradesman and all) that cheap and fast is not necessarily always synonymous with quality work.
My employer makes a very good portion of its income sorting out messes created by the "cheap and fast," brigade,

We all have our experiences that we would like to forget, but you get what you pay for !!!
But sometimes when the "Trade" is too busy then an alternative is sometimes required for those that don't like the price or the waiting time.
I was in need of someone to do the job and I asked for alternatives and I was given one, it turned out to be just what I wanted and I'm now a happy little camper.
I didn't start this thread to piss anyone off, so if there are "pissed off persons" then my apologies'.
To dfmaisey@ if you had brought some brake pads and couldn't fit them, and the local mechanic was "Too busy", you either wait for the mechanic or you ask if some knows some one that can.
No more to be said, as for the other "comments" from others, well that wasn't what I was asking !!!
Have a nice day

Originally Posted by mikee

I have discovered (being a lowly tradesman and all) that cheap and fast is not necessarily always synonymous with quality work.
My employer makes a very good portion of its income sorting out messes created by the "cheap and fast," brigade,

Yeah I agree with that. But I also agree with Happy and find it funny that mr maisy is grumpy that someone else does the same job cheaper and faster

You dont even know Dean Toby. He didnt come across as grumpy to me. Just realistic and adding some substance to the wait time. Go pick on some tikka owners would ya

Originally Posted by Toby

Yeah I agree with that. But I also agree with Happy and find it funny that mr maisy is grumpy that someone else does the same job cheaper and faster

I didn't get that from what he said mate.
I got if you want to pay bugger all don't be surprised if it turns to shit


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