I don't see the connection between case color "restoration" and short chambers. Did you dance him around on that one also; not clear until we get him quoting you but there must have been some provocation to get him to produce a defense of Ithaca passing the torch so to speak. Sounds like a guy who spent too much time around Bill Ruger and feels the conviction that he knows better than anybody.
jack
rabbit, I didn't "dance" him around about anything. In this
thread I mentioned the fact that he was using the torch method. Perhaps I was smug mentioning "Ed" but I don't think any of my posts were out of line. I wanted to alert my fellow board members what they might expect if sending a gun to Diamond to be worked on.
My private emails to him were the same, I inquired about work, was told chamber lengthening was mandatory and subsequently told him that was unacceptable. A few days later I received the email posted above. I imagine a board member alerted him to the fact he was being discussed.
I did not impugn the man, in fact I went out of my way to say he was courteous and prompt in all corrospondence. I offered no derogatory opinions, I stated facts and let you draw your own conclusions.
It is my opinion, however, that mandatory lengthening of chambers is unacceptable, to me, as is torch coloring.