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OldMaineWoodsman · Jun 26, 2024

So, can anyone explain just what a custom "French Antiqued Finish" is in reference to firearms? I have heard of French-Fitted gun cases, and French Cuffs, but never a custom firearms finish.

My suspicion is a good going over with varying grades of steel wool.

Black_Feather · Jun 26, 2024

OldMaineWoodsman said:
So, can anyone explain just what a custom "French Antiqued Finish" is in reference to firearms? I have heard of French-Fitted gun cases, and French Cuffs, but never a custom firearms finish.

My suspicion is a good going over with varying grades of steel wool.

That was my suspicion too, if you look close enough you can see what looks like scuffs from the steel wool he used. Isn’t the real thing called french greying? To me it sounds like he’s trying to use fancy terms to sell his bubba’d crapola.

Justin.44 · Jun 26, 2024

I just looked at his pics on that ad and realized there's a chunk of the grip busted off and some extremely crude engraving on the backstrap. And yeah, you can see the little pieces of steel wool stuck on the hammer screw lol Of course none of these issues are mentioned in the description... Wow.

snakebit · Jun 26, 2024

Justin.44 said:
I just looked at his pics on that ad and realized there's a chunk of the grip busted off and some extremely crude engraving on the backstrap. And yeah, you can see the little pieces of steel wool stuck on the hammer screw lol Of course none of these issues are mentioned in the description... Wow.

Turds gotta be turds. That fella doesn't fave a soul.

OldMaineWoodsman · Jun 26, 2024

There is such a thing as a French Grey finish. But custom "French Antique Finish" is an insult to European gunmakers.

Meriwether · Jun 26, 2024

Brokennock said:
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This tells me two things...
1st,,, he is a "MLF Supporter" which I suspected after reading some of the comments that seemed surprised he has not been dealt with by moderators or admin, with a side comment or two about good people who have been banned. Good luck getting him censured, suspended, or removed.
2nd,,, he is still posting more stuff and people are still engaging with him. Clearly not enough people are seeing this topic.
Maybe the topic title should have been, "burned, by Blackpowderwarrior! Buyers BEWARE!"

Maybe more is going on that we cannot talk about in open forum.
And would any of you like your warnings or conversations with us out in the open so the rest of the members can circle you like sharks.

There has been a thread really cleaned up yesterday. And if the person that started this thread wants to leave feedback, or even talk with me, they can do either.

Sam squanch · Jun 26, 2024

I can see the “ for sale “ ads going away very soon….. maybe for the best.

fireman1 · Jun 26, 2024

Merriweather. Thanks for chiming in.

Meriwether · Jun 26, 2024

And if all of you ignore the for sale for the person/member you are discussing, then they have no reason to stay.

Meriwether · Jun 26, 2024

I'm trying to be around more, so I can help out.

fireman1 · Jun 26, 2024

Sam squanch said:
I can see the “ for sale “ ads going away very soon….. maybe for the best.

That would terrible. One bad apple should not ruin it for all.

Meriwether · Jun 26, 2024

We have no plans to do away with the for sale ads. Just try to clean them up more as we go along.

fireman1 · Jun 26, 2024

Meriwether said:
And if all of you ignore the for sale for the person/member you are discussing, then they have no reason to stay.

How about people that have missed this thread?

A rating or easy to see feedback system might help.

Meriwether · Jun 26, 2024

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/feedback/

Want to give that a try?

Tumbledown · Jun 26, 2024

fireman1 said:
That would terrible. One bad apple should not ruin it for all.

Ignore the seller, not the entire For Sale forum.

jrweis1997 · Jun 26, 2024

ernbar said:
Appears that he is a member at the sister site.

whats the sister site do tell id like to join

Meriwether · Jun 26, 2024

Modern Muzzleloading Give that a try. it's a good site and a bit more wide range of firearms.

snakebit · Jun 26, 2024

I haven't bought a truckload of things on here. But the things I have bought were as described, and the members were all top shelf. The one in question is an exception. The 6 or 7 fellas I've bought from I would not hesitate for a second to do business with again.

Brokennock · Jun 27, 2024

snakebit said:
I haven't bought a truckload of things on here. But the things I have bought were as described, and the members were all top shelf. The one in question is an exception. The 6 or 7 fellas I've bought from I would not hesitate for a second to do business with again.

I haven't bought a lot either, but 98% of what I have bought has been as good or better than described. One item that was not was easily fixed by a friend and the difference between description and what I received could be attributed to a difference of how we define our adjectives

The other is fixable but not be me or anyone I know personally, disappointing but usable.
Everything else from clothing to blankets has been good....
Why does our buying experience matter in the context of this discussion? Because at least in my case, everything I bought was from long time forum members who are active throughout the forum, not someone just here to make a buck off of forum members.

Marplot · Jun 27, 2024

The way he writes his posts has always made me suspicious. I never tried to buy from him. Red flags!

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