John Forsey Guns to Close

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mudman said:
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.
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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.
 
newsatten said:
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 !
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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.
 
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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
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
 
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