Deaconjo said:
The only issue I have is that I would like to know where to get parts.
Yeah, so would a lot of other people. Parts are supposed to be avaiable through Thunder Ridge, but check the prices. You can buy custom made parts for what Petersoli wants for thier cheap made spare parts that may, or may not, fit correctly.
Check the prices on complete locks. For the same price, and in some cases for almost half the price you can get a high quality Chambers or L&R lock with their very good guarantee.
One of the things I don't like about Petersoli is their warrantee service after the sale. IMHO, it's nonexistent, as are parts, for the most part.
Petersoli makes their cheap guns for the American market, 'cause we, as a nation, are too cheap pay for quality. The cheap guns translates to spotty quality and little or no after market service. IMHO, They got your money, mine too, and leave us to swing in the wind when the guns don't work right.
Petersoli's quality and parts accessability are so spotty, that many ML gunsmiths won't even work on them.
The good ones can be very good, but the bad ones can be VERY BAD...and very difficult to make right.
IMHO, anyone wanting a good ML gun should stay with an AMerican maker, even if it costs a coupla hundred more. The difference in quality is like night and day. And IF the gun breaks, notice I said IF and not WHEN the gun breaks, parts are readily available.
IMHO, the people who rave about how good Petersoli's guns are haven't owned a good one and wouldn't know a quality ML gun from a hole in the ground.
I say that from experience, 'cause I own two Petersolis and one semi custom gun that is far and away higher qulity. Not to mention I have had to rebuild the lock on the Bess as well as doing a good bit of work on the blue ridge.
My next gun will be a full custom gun made with high quality parts that I pick. This one's going to be right.
J.D.