kaferhaus
Member
The site is fine, I like it. I'm sure those who run it are good folks.
I'm a M1 Carbine collector wannabe...
Found a Winchester on GA and sent the seller an email with questions. He answered within an hour and I decided I wanted the rifle... Asked him where to send the FFL and low and behold, he lives close by...
So I ask him if I can just come by and take a look..... he stutters and stammers and finally agrees to let me come take a look.
The pictures he posted on GA looked pretty good....
The rifle is crap....
he's refinished the stock....poorly. Not mentioned in ad
Stock has a long crack in it that wasn't mentioned in the ad
Aftermarket blued barrel.. not mentioned in ad
Receiver and trigger housing polished and reblued..... buffing before bluing blurred all the markings. not mentioned in ad
Aftermarket front and rear sight not mentioned in ad.
Included magazines have surface rust that he used the ol steel wool and oil trick on.. (not Win anyway)
The good news? I didn't get screwed
The bad news? Sombody's gonna.
When I told him "I'll pass" he proudly proclaimed that he had 2 other guys wanting it shipped to them....
I asked if he'd told them about the condition of the rifle.... "you're nuts this is a collector gun, and I'm selling it at a bargain" ($650).
buyer beware, these guys are out there
I'm a M1 Carbine collector wannabe...
Found a Winchester on GA and sent the seller an email with questions. He answered within an hour and I decided I wanted the rifle... Asked him where to send the FFL and low and behold, he lives close by...
So I ask him if I can just come by and take a look..... he stutters and stammers and finally agrees to let me come take a look.
The pictures he posted on GA looked pretty good....
The rifle is crap....
he's refinished the stock....poorly. Not mentioned in ad
Stock has a long crack in it that wasn't mentioned in the ad
Aftermarket blued barrel.. not mentioned in ad
Receiver and trigger housing polished and reblued..... buffing before bluing blurred all the markings. not mentioned in ad
Aftermarket front and rear sight not mentioned in ad.
Included magazines have surface rust that he used the ol steel wool and oil trick on.. (not Win anyway)
The good news? I didn't get screwed
The bad news? Sombody's gonna.
When I told him "I'll pass" he proudly proclaimed that he had 2 other guys wanting it shipped to them....
I asked if he'd told them about the condition of the rifle.... "you're nuts this is a collector gun, and I'm selling it at a bargain" ($650).
buyer beware, these guys are out there