Gee Larry,
Now that you mention it, I did buy it without looking. (Silly me
) I bought it via the internet. Kind of like I sometimes buy things, like barrels, or various parts unseen, and by doing so, I make a decision to trust the guy I am buying from. My preference remains to trust folks rather than distrust or fear them. You will understand that there's a bit of a risk to these kinds of transactions.
Funny thing though, I'm willing to take the risk. (Especially if I think I am getting a "deal"
.) And you may be pleased to know I
am completely prepared to write the whole thing off and toss it in the trash. But before I do, I'm also willing to explore other options.
And like myarmor (thanks Aaron) I've been thinking about other possibilites:
"...so I found a new use for it.. being my new lapping rod to true up new 1" rings..."Re:
"learn a lesson" - The lesson I learned (and I admit - I have learned this lesson more than once in my life, and will likely be taught it again
in the future.) is
Ya win some, ya lose some. Perhaps this is not be the lesson you had in mind for me, but it is the one I got from this experience.
From reading other posts of yours, I think it safe to say you are not the kind of guy who criticizes others about how
"stupid" it is to spend time and/or money in order to modify an inexpensive Handi rifle into some non-factory caliber or to customize it, when they could just buy a fancy customized piece for the price.
People make choices, people get results. Sometimes you get results you like, sometimes you get results you don't like. I made a choice, I got a result. Turns out I didn't like it much, so I asked some questions about how I might possibly modify the result. Simple.
Cheers
Kerry