Jack First Gunshop in Rapid City, South Dakota

sheepherder · 06-12-2011, 12:45 PM

Anybody dealt with them???

Supposed to have hard to find parts for obsolete guns...

http://www.jackfirstgun.com/index.php

I'm going to give them a call (sometime this week); their catalogs look interesting...

policeluger · 06-12-2011, 01:05 PM

dealt with them from the early 60's when thay were in Lancaster Ca.,.....now he is about a mile away from my son in Rapid City and vist the shop every time I am up there, good to deal with but be ready, NOT cheap....

Ron Smith · 06-12-2011, 01:19 PM

Rich,

Also, they list alot of parts in their catalog which they do not have in stock. I quit dealing with them years ago because of this.

Ron

tenbears · 06-15-2011, 01:53 PM

I used to deal with them in the early seventies when on Sierra HWY in Lancaster when I was working at Edwards AFB. Most recently they were willing to make a part for me for a Roth Steyr. As most of you know they fled CA due to all the gun laws,taxes, EPA, etc..

Olle · 06-15-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tenbears

Most recently they were willing to make a part for me for a Roth Steyr.

There was a part missing for one of my older guns while back, and I just couldn't find a good replacement. However, after some research I managed to locate a copy of the original factory drawing so I thought I'd call Jack First to see if they could make a new part. The answer was: "No, we can only make the part if you send an original one we can measure, that's the only way we can guarantee that they will fit and function correctly". I assured them that I wouldn't hold them responsible for the function as long as they followed the drawing, and that I was competent enough to deal with minor fit issues. No dice, they just refused to do it. Not much help when the part is totally missing, and I wonder how they can guarantee the fit if they go off a part that's in such bad shape that it needs to be replaced. You would think that it won't get any better than a factory drawing, but they're obviously of a different opinion...

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Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Rich, Also, they list alot of parts in their catalog which they do not have in stock. I quit dealing with them years ago because of this. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

06-15-2011, 01:53 PM	#4
tenbears User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 370 Thanks: 3 Thanked 26 Times in 15 Posts	I used to deal with them in the early seventies when on Sierra HWY in Lancaster when I was working at Edwards AFB. Most recently they were willing to make a part for me for a Roth Steyr. As most of you know they fled CA due to all the gun laws,taxes, EPA, etc.. Last edited by tenbears; 06-15-2011 at 04:28 PM.

06-12-2011, 01:05 PM	#2
policeluger RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ca. Posts: 2,141 Thanks: 8 Thanked 89 Times in 54 Posts	dealt with them from the early 60's when thay were in Lancaster Ca.,.....now he is about a mile away from my son in Rapid City and vist the shop every time I am up there, good to deal with but be ready, NOT cheap....