Originally Posted By: eightbore
Maybe it's just me, but .... Mike Orlen really doesn't do anything that I will ever need to have done.


Then don't retain him and, similarly, don't knock him for the work he does.

I don't knock a particular gunsmith in my area who, while reputed to do excellent custom work for many people, took forever and a day to get around to replacing a broken hammer spring on my Simson. As it was, if I hadn't gone out to find the spring (Merkel USA) and have it shipped directly to the smith and then made a couple pestering calls, I'd probably still be waiting on the gun b/c they were doing absolutely nothing for over a month in the "finding a spring" department. I don't know whether I'll use that smith again, but that experience will be in my mind (and my personal recommendations) for the foreseeable future.


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