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Snider parts now available at IMA |
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O/R
Posts: 13 (11/02/09 11:14:00) |
We've been cataloging parts for all of our antique guns, the first of which is the Snider. We have 20 parts listed and more on the way. Take a look, you
might see something you need.
www.ima-usa.com/index.php/cPath/29_115_267 Thanks! IMA-USA |
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Carignan Salieres |
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Veteran of the Regiment
Posts: 4731 (11/02/09 17:13:35) Swashbuckler |
Thanks.
-Ryan |
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greenshoots |
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Sergeant
Posts: 135 (11/03/09 06:32:40) Corporal |
$31 dollars to post a snider firing pin and nut eek..............
viv |
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The Double D |
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Veteran of the Regiment
Posts: 5481 (11/03/09 07:37:55) Moderator Emeritus |
Can you get iy anywhere else, cheaper?
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Veteran of the Regiment
Posts: 2344 (11/03/09 08:28:51) Forum Wallah |
greenshoots wrote:A "downside" to being located in the Auld Sod, I presume ...... after all, heating fuel would cost a lot more if one had to haul the coal away from Newcastle. give it a bit of a world tour, and then carry it all the way back again ......   
Grant Rombough
Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada ("Rattlesnake Jack Robson", Scout, Rocky Mountain Rangers, 1885) WEBSITE: "RATTLESNAKE JACK'S" 
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Sergeant Major
Posts: 319 (11/03/09 09:43:49) |
The gun is broken or incomplete, an oddly shaped boat anchor or tomato stake at that point.
With the part(s) it becomes......our magic. At that time the cost fades into insignificance and is soon forgotten. What price joy? |
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Posts: 5249 (11/03/09 19:07:11) Autocrat |
Anyone with a drill can make a firing pin lock nut for about $4. The firing pin can be made by a decent machinist, but the last time I got one, I paid $25 for
it. Add $2 postage, and there you are.
Cheers, Michael Applying WalMart expectation to antique gun dealers and gunsmiths is like pouring nitro powder down a black powder rifle, and often with similar results. |
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greenshoots |
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Sergeant
Posts: 136 (11/04/09 12:46:30) Corporal |
The firing pin can be made by a decent machinist,
you have given me an idea michael............ 
viv |
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The Double D |
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Veteran of the Regiment
Posts: 5490 (11/05/09 08:39:05) Moderator Emeritus |
Hey guys, lets cut this off. This is IMA's Vendor post making you aware of what he has to sell, not a discussion post o how you don't like his price or
how to beat him out of a buck. Take it elsewhere..
I don't have moderators controls here or I would cut this off and move it at post 7. I myself appreciate what IMA has done for use by getting the cache out of Nepal and to use. Show a bit of courtesy and respect! |
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myrifle |
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Corporal
Posts: 46 (11/06/09 09:51:58) |
+1. Thanks for saying this DoubleD. It needed to be stated.
The Double D wrote:
* This Is My Rifle *
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Pukka Bundook |
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Veteran of the Regiment
Posts: 2035 (11/06/09 22:35:55) Veteran of the Regiment |
Would just like to say how I appreciate IMA actually coming on forum to make us aware of what is available.
I can't think of any other large company bothering to do this. To me, this involvement is new, novel, and greatly appreciated!! Thank you! |
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MichaelNH |
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Posts: 5260 (11/23/09 16:28:58) Autocrat |
Douglas,
I was actually defending their pricing. It's in line with the market and other vendors who are selling Snider parts. And yes, you can make a firing pin if you have a lathe and the dimensions or a sample to work from, but for most of us, paying the $25 is cheaper than equipping a machine shop. I do appreciate IMA making parts available. This is something we've been looking forward to since they announced the Nepal cache. And now it's here! -Michael Applying WalMart expectation to antique gun dealers and gunsmiths is like pouring nitro powder down a black powder rifle, and often with similar results. |
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