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So some months ago I bought a 1926 John dickson & son 12 gauge sidelock ejector.

The gun appeared to be slightly off the face when I bought it so I sent it to a specialist shotgun gunsmith in Pretoria who took a look and told me it wasn't off the face as such but did have a slightly buggered top spring.

I guess that's not surprising after something like 86 years....... I called John Dickson & son in Scotland and asked them to send me a new one..... which arrived today with a compliment slip and no bill.

not many companies in the world that'll give you a spare part free of charge because the original part was worn out after 86 years of use!

I take my hat off to the company! tu2







 
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I think that tops them all for customer service. Amazing.


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The funny thing is, the gunsmith sent me an email telling me about the spring being weak and commented he didn't think it was a very good design...... so I mentioned that in an email to Dicksons.......... their response was "please tell your gunsmith that the design can't be that bad if it took 86 years to start failing!" rotflmo






 
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BTW one of y'all's math is off. Either the shotgun wasn't made in 1926 or the spring ain't 86 years inside the shotgun. Just sign me "fact checker". Wink


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NEVER, EVER book a hunt with BLAIR WORLDWIDE HUNTING or JEFF BLAIR.

I have come to understand that in hunting, the goal is not the goal but the process.
 
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Oops.... sorry, 84 years old! Wink






 
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That's the difference, it obviously wasn't designed to last but 84 years and that's why they replaced it for free. Big Grin


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When considering US based operations of guides/outfitters, check and see if they are NRA members. If not, why support someone who doesn't support us? Consider spending your money elsewhere.

NEVER, EVER book a hunt with BLAIR WORLDWIDE HUNTING or JEFF BLAIR.

I have come to understand that in hunting, the goal is not the goal but the process.
 
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Yup. Probably.

Alternatively, it could be the spring was made two years before the rest of the gun!! rotflmo






 
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It speaks volumes of the esteem in which the manufacturer holds its products that they would supply, for free no less, a part for an 84 year-old product.

You can't even get a car charger for an 84 WEEK-old cell phone Big Grin
 
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