Re: MtMan-List: Cabelas Guns

[Jim Colburn <jc60714@navix.net>]

Washtahay-
At 06:10 PM 11/10/98 -0800, John C. Funk wrote:
>I'm curious, has ever told Cabelas that they carry/sell inferior weapons?
> That they are, esentially, unsafe?  If not, why not?
	We (Tony, Dave, and myself)  went to Cabelas in an attempt to find a
working "Blue Ridge" rifle.  The rifles we examined which were
defective-locks wouldn't spark, touch hole bored in a location that was
covered by the frizzen, chipped out notches in the tumbler, etc were
returned to the rack.  The rifles that were "self-firing" were also
returned to the rack.  When we asked, we were told that this was not a
safety concern as "you shouldn't cock the gun until you are ready to fire".
 Tony gave up and got his money back-I think he finally got a rifle from
TVA or some such.  Dave and I both gave up on getting a rifle there. 
	It has been my experience, and that of several others, that Cabelas will
exchange revolvers with you until you give up and ask for your money back.
Apparently this applies to rifles as well.  I CAN tell you that the clerk
we were dealing with wouldn't let us take the frizzen from one rifle, put
it on the lock from a second, and install it on a third rifle (in the
desired caliber).

At 07:38 PM 11/10/98 -0700, Barry Conner wrote:
>House Of Muskets in Colorado, see ad in most mags, has a replacement parts
>kit for internal parts, that are made by Uberrti, better quality than what
>your gun has, plus all parts have been heat treated. The kit is less than
>$20.00 and corrects trigger pull as well as cylinder alignment, Don at House
>says it fits any of the Italian copies.
	In other words, I and my friends aren't the only ones who have had
problems with the quality and performance of the revolvers sold by some
dealers.  Apparently, even Uberti recognizes this if they are offering
replacemant parts kits.  (Thanks Barry-that might save me some time helping
folks fix these!) 

At 08:33 PM 11/10/98 -0600, Jody Carlson wrote:
>I have a Blue Ridge rifle and it is excellent, dispite what many have
>mentioned here.  
>At first the frizzen didn't spark very well, but a dab of Dixie Gun Works'
>Kasenit took care of that.  Mine is only the .36 cal (flint of course) but
>it is a very good shooter.  I can't blame my misses on the gun.
	So this "excellent" rifle required case-hardening of the frizzen in order
to get it to work?   What other products do you buy that require repair
before performing as advertised?  Do you think because you were willing to
do this everyone else should be? 

>
>I have to wonder whether most of these blow-hards even knew which rifle you
>were mentioning, or automatically assumed it was the cheaper hawkin'!!
	Way back when, this thread started when someone (Mike Haught?) asked about
the less expensive rifles from Cabellas.  NOT the expensive Hawken copy.  
	I have only seen two of the 'expensive' Hawken rifles-one at the store
with non-working triggers, the other at an informal match where the owner
was asking if anyone had a spare rear sight with them (the one on his
"expensive" Hawken fell out).  Too bad, its a nice looking rifle. 
	If you want to degenerate to name calling, may I suggest you do it in
person? 

>
>Good luck with your purchase.
	That is all anyone has been wishing anyone all along.  
LongWalker c. du B., etc