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    Egg shaped vent hole on flintlock Pistol

    I'll see what my options are after the gunsmith contacts me. I'll try tree if I can get a prepaid shipping lable because I do not want to spend any more money on this and if they have to fix this at cost that's part of running a business when you allow terrible workmanship to be shipped to...
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    Egg shaped vent hole on flintlock Pistol

    I hope so. I paid $790.00 after the coupon. With out the coupon it was well over $800.00 for it. Formhow much I payed for this this is uneceptable workmanship. I'm still waiting on word from the gunsmith and see if this will be covered under their warranty if it will be repared or replaced...
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    Egg shaped vent hole on flintlock Pistol

    I do not have a vice to secure the barrle to unscrew the breech plug. If I had the tools on hand that is exactly how I would to it the way you describe. This pistol just happened to be instock unlike everywhere else and acording to the websight that I orded the pistol from the gunsmith knew...
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    Egg shaped vent hole on flintlock Pistol

    The pistol is brand new and there is no rust at the breech and it was proofed before hand and cleaned. Compared to your pic to mine it looks like the gunsmith went in at an angle and the proceeded to wiggle the drill bit back and forth in stead of going in strate like your pictur because my...
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    Egg shaped vent hole on flintlock Pistol

    I'll keep that in mind. I am waiting on the gunsmith who drilled the hole to see what he says befor I do anything to void the warranty. I payed almost $800.00 for this pistol. When you pay a whole paycheck on something you would hope that a little more care would have been put in drilling the...
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    Egg shaped vent hole on flintlock Pistol

    I cheked with a bore light. The breech face is well forward of where the touch hole is and the lock pan spent $790.00 awhole paycheck for me so I am you could say a little concerned and miffed at the same time. When you pay that much for something you would hope that a little more care would be...
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    Egg shaped vent hole on flintlock Pistol

    The base of the breech plug is well forward of where the touch hole is. I did not drill it and I am wating on word from the gunsmith to see is this would constitute a warranty repaire if possable, replacement, or a refund. I paid $790.00 after the promo code with out it.your looking at well...
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    Egg shaped vent hole on flintlock Pistol

    Here is an egg shaped vent hole on a flintlock pistol should I be concerned about the placement because over time I can see the expanding gasses slowly eating away at the priming pan. If the hole was a little more symmetrical and smaller I would be okay with it but with its egg shape bottom it...
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    Scam Business Alert - Supposedly Selling Percussion Caps, Etc

    Thanks for the info. I have not had dealings with Ballistic Products Inc.. I have however had dealings with the Precussion#10cap store After sending two payments of several hundred dollars for Remington #10 caps on August 31st of this year The following day I noticed strange activity from out...
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    Scam Business Alert - Supposedly Selling Percussion Caps, Etc

    If the guys that scammed you are out of the country then there is really nothing that can be done on a legal or law-enforcment way anyway.
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    Scam Business Alert - Supposedly Selling Percussion Caps, Etc

    Here is a websight to do some further digging to see if it is a scam www.scamadviser.com.
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    Scam Business Alert - Supposedly Selling Percussion Caps, Etc

    Watch scammer grammar on youtube
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    Scam Business Alert - Supposedly Selling Percussion Caps, Etc

    That's them, I have dealt with them in the past and I feel so stupid, If you look around at the scam guns store web sights you will notice that many of them use the same exact live chat box that you posted in the screen shot and there are at least two other websight that are associated with the...
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    Scam Business Alert - Supposedly Selling Percussion Caps, Etc

    One of my buddies deals with powder inc and loves their service
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    Scam Business Alert - Supposedly Selling Percussion Caps, Etc

    Yes they are infact scams stay away from these people
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