[QUOTE=J A XSP;521018]Just got an email blast from Marty saying that they're in effect doing away with the waiting list and just sending a blast email to the entire list when frames are available and it's FCFS - whoever manages to get back to Marty before they run out...If you've been on the list for years, your chances are exactly the same as someone who signed up after the frames started shipping. Oh, well.
Are you sure Marty said this?
[QUOTE=Julesk;521230]I talked to Marty directly...The only piece that's not quite accurate there is that he's breaking the list down into smaller groups to notify of the impending availability. He put out the first notice yesterday and set a time to make the transaction possible. He's got it set up so that you have to have a special link and only the folks on the immediate list will be allowed to buy.Originally Posted by J A XSP
I signed on exactly as soon as the link went live and 15 seconds later had 2 in my cart. I got as far as the final digits of my card info and the items vanished from my cart. Needless to say, that was quite a letdown. Marty is doing his best to handle things in an equitable way but I think that trying to make a purchase in less than 20 seconds is more frustrating than just waiting a long time for an actual guaranteed purchase.
We'll see how it plays out over a few more cycles. I know he only had something like 14 frames available on this last shipment. Maybe if he gets more in a given batch, there'll be a better chance of completing a transaction before they vanish.
Myself I wouldn't let SSK Industries change my shoe laces.....kept quiet long enough about how SSK has changed into the worst gun company in the gun industry.....I first had JD Jones make a barrel for me in 1980 and I had SSK when he owned it do many rifles, handguns and barrels always perfect nothing could be found wrong in any way or form every one a fine firearm...
Then JD Jones had sold the Company and was no longer involved with the business I talked to Brian about a job that they had done several times for me....they were the only Company that was allowed to chamber the caliber the conversion I wanted and had done several for me....it was a Winchester 70 WSSM CRF a very hard gun to find then converted to 50 B&M SS....usually SSK could have a gun completed for me in less than 6 months figures 8 months would be enough for me to get the gun for the hunt that fall.....
Well things didn't go as planed and I didn't get the gun for the hunt it took 14 months....
When I received the rifle it looked good same quality that I expected without JD Jones at the rains at SSK....I was to be surprised when I went to the range !
Mounted a Trijicon 1.24-4 scope on it loaded up some ammo and took it to the range and find out what it would do....well at 25 yards I couldn't keep it on a 2' square target....first thought the scope was no good....so it was the end of my shooting that day....went home loaded up some more ammo and put a new scope on it a new out of the box Nikon 2-7 power....
Back at the range at 25 yards same thing had a hard time keeping it on a 2' target the iron sights were just as bad....I was puzzled ? Took the gun home again its 35 miles each way to the range ! Talked to several friends that had the same rifle even measured every bullet .500" no problem with the bullets....then I took a bullet and put it in the barrel it just fell in the barrel was not .500" it was .510" that was the problem !
So I called SSK they told me to sent the gun back and would reimburse me for the shipping and insurance.....so back it went....7 months later I got the gun back....first thing I did was measure the barrel it was OK !
Went to the range again this time it was putting the bullets in the black.....on 4 power at 200 yards it shot just under 1 1/2" !
I never received the money for shipping the gun back even tho a copy of the bill it was sent to SSK hell not even a note "sorry we screwed up the barrel on your gun"or something .....its a shame JD Jones would bend over backwards to make sure a customer was satisfied.....
New owners of SSK will not build a custom rifle at all my rifle was the last one they built....it's a shame JD Jones build a company with customers that have had them do work for decades and to throw it all away....
Do you have many friends Kenny Wacker? If you feel nothing can satisfy maybe you're the problem.
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I am sure this is not the first for sale on GB but it is the first I have stumbled across.
SSK-50 flatside NEW
Opening bid $395
Current bid $425
And if you have to have one BUY it NOW is $750
Was also watching a HHI Original SS Flatside Woodswalker Complete pistol that SOLD for $2830
WOW
Safe shooting
Doug
Enjoy Life but remember we are only practicing for something Better.
It seems stupid to overpay but I'm sure that some buyers have been counting on an ignorant clientele in the secondary market. I'm not surprised.
I never did like the idea of ordering something that didn't exist at the time this all started. It's confusing to me. Maybe would have been better to wait till 500 or more frames were ready to ship but I guess that won't happen because of the small operation. I guess if your wanting one ya just hafta be there at the right time.
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