blackbird
March 08, 2002, 13:42
Just got in the latest issue of Gun List magazine. It has a full page ad for Hunters Lodge Corporation. In it are some very tempting items but, a word to the wise, resist the temptation!
I purchased one of their "complete in good condition" Czech Model 52 Assault Rifles (VZ-52) and received a rusted piece of junk that had a missing buttplates (inner and outer), buttplate catch, handguard retainer, thread protector, a dented magazine and a bore that had no remaining rifling, NONE! After many days of removing thick, granular rust from the bore, a 7.62 slug drops through without resistance! I tried to return it but got nothing but insults and lies.
A friend ordered one of their FN-49 parts kits. He figured if the bore was bad he could pick up one of the new barrels that Century and Tapco are selling. He did not realize that the "AS-IS" clause in the description applied not only to potential missing parts, but to condition as well. The description does mention "reassembling" the rifle TWICE so it would stand to reason that the condition is such that would allow this. What he got was a corroded mess that even if cleaned would not yield a safe firearm due to the advance state of deterioration. Not only that but more than 25% of the parts were missing. The wood was cracked, gouged and dented beyond repair.
If you are still tempted, take a close look at the ad... Would you purchase from a company that tells you they have "Antique 8mm rifles from the Otterman Empire"? Who were the ottermans? Were they river dwelling, dam building, super-heros? I don't think so...
Consider yourself warned...
:mad:
I purchased one of their "complete in good condition" Czech Model 52 Assault Rifles (VZ-52) and received a rusted piece of junk that had a missing buttplates (inner and outer), buttplate catch, handguard retainer, thread protector, a dented magazine and a bore that had no remaining rifling, NONE! After many days of removing thick, granular rust from the bore, a 7.62 slug drops through without resistance! I tried to return it but got nothing but insults and lies.
A friend ordered one of their FN-49 parts kits. He figured if the bore was bad he could pick up one of the new barrels that Century and Tapco are selling. He did not realize that the "AS-IS" clause in the description applied not only to potential missing parts, but to condition as well. The description does mention "reassembling" the rifle TWICE so it would stand to reason that the condition is such that would allow this. What he got was a corroded mess that even if cleaned would not yield a safe firearm due to the advance state of deterioration. Not only that but more than 25% of the parts were missing. The wood was cracked, gouged and dented beyond repair.
If you are still tempted, take a close look at the ad... Would you purchase from a company that tells you they have "Antique 8mm rifles from the Otterman Empire"? Who were the ottermans? Were they river dwelling, dam building, super-heros? I don't think so...
Consider yourself warned...
:mad: