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Custom Muzzleloading Firearms
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Spot
45 Cal.
Registered: June 2005
Location: Kingston, AR, USA
Posts: 629
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Review Date: Sat June 14, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Beautiful wood, fit, and finish. Excellent quality.
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In my experience, the builder can be rather tricky to work with.
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I am very happy with my Carolina Smoothbore. Actually getting the gun was somewhat tricky.
I placed an order for a Carolina Smoothbore with Premium+++ maple, Chambers Colonial lock, a particular style of patchbox and a barrel that I had delivered directly to him. At the time, he said it would take no more than two months.
Over the course of the next year, I only heard from Jackie when I contacted him first, and was always told that my gun was near completion and would be shipped very soon. I was hearing horror stories from other people about Jackie, so I became a bit concerned. I eventually asked for my parts as a project to complete myself, and was sent a walnut stock with my barrel inlet into it. All in all, this experience could have been better, but it could have been worse too. I did not lose any money on the deal.
About three months later I ran across a Carolina Smoothbore that Jackie had listed for sale. With the exception of the barrel, this gun was identical to the one I had ordered. I contacted Jackie about the gun and was told he had built it for a customer who had been unable to take it. I bought the gun and am extremely happy with it.
It is my opinion that the gun I bought was actually the gun I ordered, since it is exactly what I ordered and was built in the same timeframe. I believe there must simply have been some confusion on Jackie's end.
I certainly recommend his work, based on the gun that I own and several others I have handled. I would recommend buying a gun he has already built rather than contracting for a gun to be built. That's what worked for me.
For all the trouble, I am very happy with my Jackie Brown gun. I have heard stories from people I trust that had far less happy endings than mine, but it all worked out okay for me.
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ronrryan
40 Cal.
Registered: April 2005
Location: Venice, FL
Posts: 302
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Review Date: Sun June 15, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Good lines, good components
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Cons:
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Long wait, confusion on order specifics
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Yes recommendation is QUALIFIED. I waited a very long time and did not receive exactly what I ordered, but the 62 smoothbore has a wooden patchbox, L/R Queen Anne lock, oct/rd barrel, nice hardware. Buttplate is slightly eccentric to stock. Finish dark, OK. I sent gun on to fix a bad fit of breechplug to barrel, needed barrel shortened slightly and ventliner installed. Rod not properly fitted or finished. I was one of the unfortunate ones to order during a very bad time in Jackie's life, many problems health and personal. I have heard from others who ordered earlier that were VERY satisfied. He seems to be a very ethical gentleman, in all my conversations with him. If you could visit the shop it would be a good idea. OTOH, I know many have ordered from TVM, no complications, excellent products, price quite similar. Good smoke, Ron
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62flint
36 Cal.
Registered: October 2004
Location: eastern va
Posts: 78
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Review Date: Wed June 25, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 1
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Pros:
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price
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you get what you pay for, poor fit finish and the barrel was crap.
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fit and finish is terrible, Jackie made the barrel. Bore was off center and he bell mouthed it to hide the problem.
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riverrat43
40 Cal.
Registered: December 2004
Location: South Alabama
Posts: 195
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Review Date: Wed August 6, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 1
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Honestly cannot think of a positive thing to say
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Timeliness of delivery, accuracy in building what was ordered.
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Ordered a smoothbore in Aug of 06. Promised delivery in 30-45 days. After every excuse under the sun recieved the gun in May of 08. Not even close to what I ordered. Returned it the same day. Recieved a PARTIAL refund a year later. Now, 2 years later still waiting for the other 2/3 of my money to be refunded. Do not walk away from ordering from Mr. Brown...RUN!!!!!!!
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