John Forsey Guns to Close

[bottletopbill]

The way things are going we will be travelling a lot further for a gun shop

 

[Dalua]

My local gun shop closed last year. W. Richard’s in Pocklington. He wanted to retire just could not get a buyer, there was an amount of interest but none of the prospective buyers could obtain loans from banks, because the business was a ‘GUN shop’. Debanking it could be described as.

Sad. I bought the gun which is still my go-to game gun from W Richards when they were actually still in Liverpool (India Buildings) in 1990 or so.

 

[enfieldspares]

Don Grey in Chatham were I brought my first shotgun,
Circa 74’
Brought a number two AYA from John way way back.
I’ve had a life time shooting, I fear only olderns will be able to say that !

Yep. I have owned and or shot as just a normal non-military bloke full-bore self loading rifles including an L1A1 SLR with SUIT sight and too many pistols to recall. I even owned, on my RFD, a WWI and a WWII Luger. Yet never had the interest ever to shoot them. Ditto a P-38. German military pistols never appealed. I guess at age sixty-eight in two weeks time the "Luger" boat has long sailed.

 

[newsatten]

Back in the pistol days I brought a hand in at Sittingbourne Nick,
A absolute mint Nazi marked waffen SS high ranking Walther PPK , Pearl handles , full eagle , spare mag in the leather holster
Fabulous little gun in 380 Curz,
50 quid donation and a quick call to Maidstone, f—k me times have changed!

 

[suburban bushwacker]

Well I am not surprised a B25 Browning with an awful stock lengthening job and they want £895? You're having a laugh!

Browning A1 Game 12 Gauge 27.5” | johnforseyguns

For more information call 0208 304 9922 or email johnforseysales@gmail.com

www.johnforsey.co.uk

that makes mine look pretty spectacular

 

[Klenchblaize]

Well I am not surprised a B25 Browning with an awful stock lengthening job and they want £895? You're having a laugh!

Browning A1 Game 12 Gauge 27.5” | johnforseyguns

For more information call 0208 304 9922 or email johnforseysales@gmail.com

www.johnforsey.co.uk

Great buy for the shooter who requires a shortened stock.

K

 

[enfieldspares]

Great buy for the shooter who requires a shortened stock.

K

Always the glass half full eh! And every cloud has a silver lining. LOL!

 

[Klenchblaize]

Always the glass half full eh! And every cloud has a silver lining. LOL!

I try but rapidly losing the will to live with Guntrader and slow to respond vendors!

K

 

[bottletopbill]

Pity they could not find a new owner as in a good place.

 

[1894]

I’ve probably inadvertently hastened the demise of my local gunshop given my recent history

MDT HNT 26 - Canada direct £1,200 - 8 days (delayed due to my inefficiency, would have been 5)

Grip and butt pad - USA- £50 each - 1 week

Kuiu zip off long johns - US £66 - estimated 4 days

All with excellent communication, tracking e mails and professional customer service departments.

 

[Klenchblaize]

Last chance to say farewell:

K

 

[starr shot]

Sad to say I bet they won’t be the last. People visit shops nowadays to look and try then go on the internet and purchase.

 

[Rake Aboot]

Sad to say I bet they won’t be the last. People visit shops nowadays to look and try then go on the internet and purchase.

Oh how I hate that !

Then they own that there are no shops.

 

[countrryboy]

It is quite sad.

Was it a big shop??

I can mind 20 odd years ago always had pretry big advertisements in ST, like 2 and 3 page ads.

 

[Klenchblaize]

For me its simply John was the first gun shop salesman/owner I had dealings with as a teenager. No matter how crass my questions about air-rifles he never once spoke down to me or lost patience. The sale of a tin of .177 pellets solicited no less appreciation of one's custom than had it been a high grade AYA.

K