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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » Chinese Craftmanshi#    View previous topic :: View next topic  Chinese Craftmanshi#   Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:00 pm Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND Last year I bought a new QB -78 barrel from Archer Air guns, and with having it shipped to the UK I asked them to check it out and make sure it was ok, as it is expensive to return faulty goods. Upon receiving the barrel I installed it on my QB and it was total rubbish, in fact it would shoot around corners (just joking), but it was bad, the worst bit was that the hole down the barrel just wondered around where it liked, so after playing around with it for a while I just chucked it in a draw and left it, but like tooth ache it keeps gnawing away each time I open the draw. So I got it out today and was determined to sort it out once and for all, I started off by cutting 2 inches off the end then another 2 inches then 3 inches, and the hole did indeed wonder around, taking the flat across the breach as a reference the hole was sometimes looking to the left then up the to the right, each time I tried it on the gun but it was no better so now I have now given up on it, and thrown it in the scrap bin. I would have posted this in the Airsmithing forum but I didn’t think this heap of junk warranted being classed as something to do with airguns, probably better in the BS topic. Al _________________ Re: Chinese Craftmanshi#   Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:27 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" Alstone wrote: I started off by cutting 2 inches off the end then another 2 inches then 3 inches... If you had kept going, you would likely have ended up with a custom 'QB78 Pistol'. Sometimes crap is just crap. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:15 pm Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND Ha Ha, I thought about that but that would have given me a 10flb pistol and five years in jail. Al _________________   Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:42 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands How about putting a BSA barrel on it or something? _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:05 pm Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND I’m going to do that one of these days, but the original barrel seems to be working ok at the moment Anton at least out to 20m. I keep looking for a barrel but any thing with a decent one is to expensive. Al _________________   Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:37 pm Slavia Moderator Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 4382 Location: Waseca, Minnesota, USA Time to get one of those free .14 caliber inserts. When was it they come out - April 9? _________________ ¡Listo! ¡Apunte! ¡Fuego!   Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:59 pm Alstone Moderator & Site Supporter Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 4139 Location: Linconshire, ENGLAND Slavia wrote: Time to get one of those free .14 caliber inserts. When was it they come out - April 9? Dam! I forgot about them. _________________   Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:14 am kanyon Silver Status Member Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: New Zealand Yep Al.....thats pretty common with a Chinese master peice.... I have a couple of B11 that the bore an't even close to centre   Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:31 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Well guys, I'm already in the market for a real barrel for my QB 78. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:22 pm yourdaddyjoe Supporting Member Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 4027 Location: Tatorville, USA Is the barrel OD 0.625"? _________________ Say "NO" to BB Gun Wars... Quid Pro Quo Rule: An eye for an eye... www.HPASports.com www.Facebook.com/hpasports   Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:42 pm Amigo Veteran Member Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 263 Location: U.S. MidWest Al: I can understand your disappointment, especially after specifically asking that the barrel be thoroughly inspected prior to shipment and your distant location from the dealer. Have you tried to tried to contact Steve Archer? Although I have never dealt with his shop, posts by others suggest he is a reputable dealer and willing to work with a customer to resolve an obvious product flaw. 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