Ruger started that one, Keith, claimed too much liability involved.
Never mind that gunsmiths did an ok job for several hundred years. Funny
thing is the factory does not seem to do a very good job anyway, my
Vaccaro's barrel was twisted just enough in the frame to throught the
sights off 5 inchs to the left at 10 yards. I fixed it with a pair of
visegrips.
graywolf
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keith_w wrote:
John Forbes wrote:
I had to get a part for my Rolex (hangs head in shame) and was told
that in the UK Rolex would not permit parts to be sold except to
their own distributors, whilst in the US the law forced them to sell
to anybody.
John
I was a gunsmith in the U.S. for over 45 years, and there are still
parts to the most critical mechanisms in a firearm that some
manufacturers simply will not sell to a licensed gunsmith.
You have to send the gun back to the factory to be repaired and
adjusted - period.
It stands to reason, since their reputation as a manufacturer of safe,
reliable and dependable items may be ruined by inexpert repair or
replacement.
In that case, no U.S. law exists that forces the manufacturer to sell
parts they don't want to.
All I know is what I know...
keith whaley
