Back in the late 1990's I bought a Rossi model 518 double action stainless steel 22 revolver for right around $200.00 if I remember correctly. After going to the local shooting range I found out it wasn't very accurate and it was spitting lead real bad out the side of the front of the cylinder. When I got home and started cleaning it I noticed there was no forcing cone cut into the rear of the barrel. I took it back to thr local gunshop and showed them and they said they would ship it back to Interarms the company that imported it to get it fixed. Two months went by and I didn't hear back from the gunshop. They were only four blocks from my house so I drove over there to discover the store was empty. I knew they had another store across the river in Portland, so I called them and they said they knew nothing about my gun or where it was or who I was even after spending thousands of dollars at their Vancouver store over the years. I told the person I was talking to that I was gonna call ATF to see if they could help me. Within two minutes of hanging up the phone the owner of both stores called me and said the gun was at a local gunsmith in Virginia who did Interarms warranty work. The store owner gave me the phone number of the gunsmith who had my gun. I called the gunsmith and he told me he had the gun, but was not going to repair it because Interarms had gone bellyup and the new importer for Rossi firearms, BrazTech would not honor the warranty. I told the gunsmith to send it back to the gunshop and I would pick it up there. In about a week I got a call from the gunshop in Portland telling me gun was there and to come pick it up. I went to the gunshop and told them who I was a a employee went in the back room and brought out a shoebox and handed it to me. I opened it up and the gun was torn down to it's every last part. After getting home I got on my computer and ordered a 22 caliber forcing cone reamer from Brownells and repaired the gun myself. I also discovered the tip of the firing pin looked like somebody had cut it off with a pair of Channelock side cutters. I called the gunsmith back in Virginia and ordered two firing pins and asked him why the gun had been torn down and he said it was in one piece when he shipped it. I must assume the gunshop in Portland was not happy about my remark that I was going to call ATF about my missing gun. The Portland store closed shortly after that. Rumor was they were -----------------------------------The gun is a fine shooter now and seems to be well made.
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