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I dont normally bag people on the net but Abe has been fucking me around on a blaser barrel for over 3 years now with nothing but bull shit and false promises. Can anyone give me his home number or address in nelson. the little prick borrowed a saddle mount of me and want it back. Abe if you read this man up and contact me.
I text the latest number he sent me a month or to ago after I found it a week ago.
No reply.
Hope you get it sorted mate.
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Hey Dave, is he still down the coast or in nelson?Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Alister
Looks like Nelson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blaser
Blaser R93 6.5 x 284 | Trade Me
I thought he had been in Nelson since xmas?
yeap he is
Ouch.. Hope you get it sorted mate.. I don't know the bloke but this isn't the first time I've seen his name lathered in mud on this forum.
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Makes you wonder how many of these stories don't make the news.
Hope you get it sorted mate.
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More than there should be.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
I am pretty sure he is in Nelson.
I don't get to Greymouth much. I will try and get hold of the shrimp boat captain when I am in NZ next. He will know where he is.
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He is in Nelson. Got a barrel from him yesterday.
Whooo!!! Hooo!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
You will be stoked. Shot any rounds thru it yet?
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It's a temporary fix. OEM Blaser in 243Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Didn't know blaser catered to the caliber challanged😆
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He's defiantly in Nelson
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Aptly worded :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Smiddy
ill be yarning to him shortly ill let him know hes wanted
He texted me back this morning, only time will tell if sends my saddle mount back.
On the barrel I'm not holding my breath, but if it isn't talking shit(a big if) then its up to customs to release it once the document stuff up has been sorted.
good to hear. Hes been bloody good to deal with for me so far...
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Originally Posted by Blaser
If you have been waiting 3 years you have way, way way more patience than me. Hope you get it sorted, I would have given up by now!!
I was getting fucked off recently over a three week wait for a barrel. It happens. Three years is quite impressive
He's been generous open and honest with me with our past three dealings. Hope it's sorted soon and it ends sweet.
He knows,been lurking here all day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pongo12
haha good to know
Was it what you paid for a year or so ago ????Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
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Originally Posted by kiwijames
Puts a new meaning to Carbon Tax :)
Not really start a whole new pseudo "gunsmith" cock measuring contest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg
Andrew has had to edit your post already which suggest this is what I saw this thread turning into. You must already know the deal and what I do with my money is my business.
Andrew changed "two" to "so" for me, to be possibly more accurate, yes what you do with your own money & time is your business.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
If you want to stand by with prior knowledge & watch these things happening without offering a comment that's up to you.
ah, yet another entry in lolcustomrifles.txt
I have no prior knowledge to anything. I really don't care about other peoples problems when they post it on a forum. I have enough of my own real world issues to deal with. Half the shit on here is heresy and the other half is so poorly accounted for it requires a pinch of salt to be thrown over your shoulder. You and Abe have you're differences. Get over it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg
Just buy a savage eh?Quote:
Originally Posted by gimp
OK so here it is from the horses mouth, to appease those beying for blood.
I sold my 243AI. It was built mostly by @tui_man2, Abe, AB Precision, AB Percision, call it what you like. It had its challenges thats for sure, so much so I made a thread about the damn thing http://http://www.nzhuntingandshooti...53/curse-6832/.
It was originally a 6BR with a Trueflight barrel. I had Trueflight re barrel and then re-chamber it to 243 AI after about 100 rounds as a 6BR. It shot like shit as both a 6BR and the 243. I re-barreled with Abe using a Shillen (that I purchased through DED). With the new barrel it was a very good rifle. Accuracy was excellent and it was overall a nice piece of kit, but, the differences between my (preferred) Blaser and the Rem700 was so annoying I sold it and commissioned Abe to build a 243 Blaser barrel and action.
I paid him $1600 in advance around 8 months ago.
I have yet to receive the carbon wrapped, fast twist, Blaser type barrel I asked for.
In the 8 months since I requested the barrel there has been a long list of problems with the build. Some unfortunate and some rather hard to accept.
Abe is a terrible communicator. His phone never answers and his text messages are somewhere between dyslexic and a drunk baboon. To be honest he has given me a lot of frustrations. I understand this is par for the course.
To date I have asked, pleaded, and finally had to threaten Abe with court action for a refund of my money before I have seen any action. This is far from acceptable in my book.
The last conversation between Abe and myself was Tuesday 16.2.16. He agreed the build had taken too long and he has sent me a new Blaser 243 barrel with Hardy can fitted. It was personally delivered to my inlaws in Nelson. We agreed once my barrel was released from customs and sent to me I would return his loan barrel.
I am in the same boat as Alistair and am again incredulous with the new customs cock up story.
So, to date I have no custom Blaser barrel but, I do have an OEM new Blaser barrel and slightly secondhand Hardy suppressor that I would expect to have paid more than the $1600 I have paid AB Precision should I have bought new locally.
Technically I'm better off?
Would I have Abe build me anything again. Probable no, but only because he is impossible to work with to a fixed timeframe.
Would I buy Abe a beer at the pub? No, but I would let him buy me one.
Is his workmanship good? From my single build experience, yes. The one rifle I had him work on for me functioned correctly and was accurate. As with any statistical sample this is a poor set of information to work with. My example may be either end of the spectrum. YMMV.
If Abe has property of another forum member and is not intentionally returning it then he is a crook. I hope this is resolved ASAP as it is poor form.
I gave Abe a text message to contact Alistair (Blaser) directly as I think he needs to sort this out immediately and I have sent Abes most current contact details to Alistair/Blaser. I understand this has been done and I hope this is also resolved quickly.
Other than that, my business is my business. I will deal with it in the manner I see fit.
Everything else aside, that really is a most excellent expression. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
:thumbsup::thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
What a shame; he's obviously a very talented guy.
yea not really ideal, I had a couple things go wrong with mine also. manufacture faults though, not his work. He was quick to sort it out all the same
Abe stuffed me round with a rifle stock for a year before I gave up on it. Good luck getting hold of him.
im with 7mmwsm
I've had three rifles built or assembled by him, and only had positive dealings. Mine were all Remington 700's so nothing exotic or having to wait on customs.
I'm not doubting others, just putting across my dealings x3 which have all been excellent.
Kj