Mandatory Recall and I'm PISSED!!

[Delphi]

Well I spent $775 of my hard earned dollars on a PSL 54c. It was an exeptionally nice version with beutiful wood and just plainly one of the nicest brand new in box romanian ones i'd ever seen. Well I bought it, and now I got a very appologetic call from my dealer saying that i should bring it in so that it could be sent back.

They say that the ATF is picking up all the tabs and that I would get a replacement. They said that it was not manufactured to correct civilian specifications. The dealer told me I better do it cause the next call will be from the ATF and than they'd come pay me a visit...

At this point I'm kinda pissed and I call CIA's wondering wth the problem was. The idiots at the ATF let them sell the guns after the inspection and turns out that now about 6 months later they are going back on their word because of a stupid hole in the reciever... saying that makes it a machine gun. "once a machine gun always a machine gun"

Dont the idiots at the ATF even know that a PSL/FPK Drag was not meant to be a Full Auto weapon and probobly couldnt even handle it???

Well now even worse, since I'm bieng forced to do it by the end of the week I guess I will have to. But the freaking ETA on a replacement will be 6-12 months!!!! WTF!!! Isn't their anything I can do about this?

[7idl]

call a lawyer before doing anything.

save all documents
record all communications related to this "recall"

don't do anything not based upon proper documentation.

[Delphi]

Ya i guess it's probobly a good idea to call a lawyer... but i cant afford to really fight the gov lol...

But good advice on keeping all documents, definatly will do that. Wouldnt send out the gun anyways unless i had a bazillion things signed saying i'd get another...

[Wulf202]

will a gunsmith's bill for welding up that one hole work?

[Tora]

Call me stupide, but what is a PSL 54c? Can you post a photo before you send it back?

[Delphi]

well i guess the way ATF say it no matter what i do "one a machine gun always a machine gun"

As much as i disagree with their ban on machine guns... but hell this thing cant even fire full auto LOL it's got no sear....

PSL 54c is the rifle on the bottom otherwise known as the FPK/PSL Dragunov



It's my favourite gun + you wouldnt believe how hard and how long i had to work to get all the cosmoline out of it

[pickenup]

I don't blame ya for being PISSED. I would be too.

[WETWRKS]

Welding the hole won't do it for the ATF.

If they are being recalled then request your money back and get one through someone else instead of waiting.

[Delphi]

ya i know

they are only promising a replacement(in who knows how long)... I'll try and push the cash refund... but dunno how far I'll get since they know I have to send it back either way.... I dont have much barganing room...

[7idl]

if it's the receiver they're having the problem with........... :twisted: