Purchased a lovely ‘brand new’ Strasser 243 rifle last year from the Doreset Branch, which to be fair the team did a good job in keeping hold for a year due to a delay in change of address for FAC.Upon collection & through updates prior to this I was informed that I would receive some kind of ‘deal’ which was not upheld.The problems really started to arise, once I attempted to zero in & due to the fore end & barrel touching (this should have been a floating barrel) it was making my shot placement erratic… I called the shop to explain this & seek advice, however I was met with the attitude that this isn’t an issue & I would have to adapt my shooting position to a less stable position & should i insist on having a bipod to install a tapping further down the fore end (not in the normal position) to counter act this. They then agreed to shave some of forend down to widen the gap to create a floating barrel - their initial response was that I would need to pay for this amendment on a ‘brand new rifle’ they then agreed to do this free of charge after i sought further advice from different gun smiths.Then then took this back & shaved the fore end as per request which took a further week to do so after being informed this would have been a quick turn around - when dropping the rifle off a member of staff gave a care free attitude & said ‘this will be done when it’s done’. After chasing multiple times I collected the rifle a week later, the issue still remained & I was met with the same attitude as previous visits.I made the decision to return the rifle the next day for a refund & overheard one of the staff members make some very unprofessional remarks towards & the situation.Whilst this situation was ongoing I had been in contact with Strasser & was informed the gun in question was actually 10 years old (this was sold to me as a brand new gun)Overall this was a very negative experience from the staff there & it seemed as if the staff were only interested in receiving my money, once the transactions were complete they weren’t overly interested. I certainly wouldn’t recommend this shop to anyone else or returning in the future.I will say the chap who served me originally (I believe his name was Andy) was very good, apologetic & actually cared so these comments are no way a reflection on his work towards a very shocking experience.
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The Sportsman Gun Centre is a specialist retailer of hunting and shooting merchandise. We carry over 1000 shotguns, 400 rifles and 100 air guns at any one time. The store also has a massive selection of reloading equipment and a very impressive clothing section covering Deerhunter, Browning , Beretta, Musto, Le Chameau and Jack Orton.
