ste68blue 8 Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hi guys me again.....i have another dodgy shotgun question i would appreciate some help or advice with Another friend bought an old Baikal O/U 12g some time ago as a first gun and it seemed to perform pretty well, apart from a noticeable heavy recoil... They took it to a local gun shop with a view to part ex it for something a little newer and i think the gun smith was appalled by its condition. Firstly he said it had an hair line crack in the barrel, which inevitably would get worse and probably become dangerous and secondly it had a great deal of play in the barrel area. When he removed the fore end he found it packed with news paper... Obviously the gun shop wasn't interested in the gun and suggested it was scrapped before it became a problem.... So i guess my questions are: Is it worth trying to sell as spares or should it just be scrapped? What is the procedure for scrapping? Any help or advice is much appreciated Cheers Stephen Quote Link to post
SEAN3513 7 Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Just give it to an rfd and get it scrapped Its not a big money gun even in perfect condition Given its condition it probably best laid to rest , before it hurts someone Quote Link to post
ste68blue 8 Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hi Sean, thats what we figured.... Quote Link to post
SportingShooter 0 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 I'd agree with the above. No harm in removing anything that might be of worth to your friend before it is scrapped but any damage to those vital areas is asking for trouble. The stock might make a nice knife handle sometime... Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 you can take it to any police station and tell them you want to scrap it, they will give you a recipt that you send in to your FLO. some RFD`s will charge you to scrap it. Quote Link to post
NIckinSurrey 6 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 If the fore end was only found to be packed with newspaper when he came to sell it, was it never cleaned whilst he owned it? Maybe next time he buys something he should take someone with him or he could end up with another lemon. Actually, while I think of it, would he like to buy a boat? Nick Quote Link to post
peter121 6 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 scrap it fella . very dangerous with a split in the barrel. Quote Link to post
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