doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Mike Orlan --- please respond.

He has always done me right. i sent him a set a few months ago and got them back in 2 weeks, honed and ready to go.

Sometimes every smith gets behind or develops a block about doing certain jobs. Been there myself. there are some things you look at and just move ot something else and say you will go back and do it, then another job comes in that is more enjoyable and that other one goes back again. Not justifying it, just a possible explanation.

Why does't someone who lives fairly close to Mike call on him and see how he is?. Perhaps his health is not so good?
We can speculate all day and get nowhere at all
Mike

Mike has done several barrel jobs for me and he received another set today. I talked to him a couple of weeks back and he said that he no longer does general repair work. I have no complaints at all. My guess is that he is no longer doing anything other than internal barrel work.

The several barrel guys who have held my barrels hostage for months or years are not in stall mode for all of their customers. I object to the fact that they will work for some customers and not for others, even though we have had good experiences with each other for many years. Maybe I am making an assumption, but a barrel guy who doesn't turn out a set of barrels for two years would be pretty hard to believe. I am assuming they have completed many projects over those years. I am in the middle of one of those situations right now. I will let you know how it turns out.

Has this been resolved?

An update from my last post regarding MY barrel situation with Mr. Orlen - 1 year, 2 months from date barrels were sent and 1 year 1 month from when my check for payment in full for services requested was cashed - NO BARRELS.

The Better Business Bureau database online states that they have "processed zero complaints" about Mike Orlen Gunsmithing in the past 36 months. "No government actions, no advertising issues."

jack

Hi all, well here's my 2c worth. I had him open a choke for me. Very good job and great turn around time. I have no complaints.

One small thing, it seems he does not like to answer e-mails. I don't know why, perhaps the amount he gets is the reason.

I know when I posted a question on bbl work on SGW (Gunsmithing subforum)and mentioned he did not get back to me, he deleted my post. It seems he's a bit touchy.

Anyway, best of luck to all of you who have issues with him. I hope they get resolved with everyone happy in the end.

All the best!

Greg

On Shotgun World of which he is the moderator of Gunsmithing and Restoration, just today answered a post by someone. Try him there, maybe it will embarrass him to finally answer.

Or, instead of insinuating negative things, how about giving him a call? EVERY time I've called Mike early during a week day, he answered the phone and was an upfront and pleasant guy to deal with...sorry things aren't going well for some, but my positive opinion isn't going to change.
Rick