Does Roy Jinks ever make mistakes?

[OPinOKC]

I just got the factory letter for my Safety Hammerless.

Paragraph three states "The revolver described in your letter is classified as a .38 Safety Hammerless Third Model. It was introduced in 1890 and manufactured until 1898..."

Paragraph four states "...company records ... indicate that your handgun ... was shipped from our factory on January 1, 1882 and delivered to ..."

Perhaps Mr. Jinks or his typist may have meant 1892. Or maybe they confused mine with some other gun. Or maybe they ARE reporting the what it says in the factory records and the mistake is in those records.

I'm planning to write and ask for a correction, but if someone has a suggestion about what to do that doesn't slow down other people getting their letters (mine took 12 weeks), I'd like to hear it.

O.P.

 

[OPinOKC]

I just got the factory letter for my Safety Hammerless.

Paragraph three states "The revolver described in your letter is classified as a .38 Safety Hammerless Third Model. It was introduced in 1890 and manufactured until 1898..."

Paragraph four states "...company records ... indicate that your handgun ... was shipped from our factory on January 1, 1882 and delivered to ..."

Perhaps Mr. Jinks or his typist may have meant 1892. Or maybe they confused mine with some other gun. Or maybe they ARE reporting the what it says in the factory records and the mistake is in those records.

I'm planning to write and ask for a correction, but if someone has a suggestion about what to do that doesn't slow down other people getting their letters (mine took 12 weeks), I'd like to hear it.

O.P.

 

[JayCeeNC]

Like anyone, Mr. Jinks occasionally makes a typo. I had one in a letter and resubmitted it (transposed serial numbers) and it was sent back to me correctly.

 

[rburg]

Does Roy Jinks ever make mistakes?

Not intentionally.

 

[Landpimp]

Elmer was proof reading from above

 

[Guest]

OP;

Yes, he does:

http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5301039...101081872#4101081872

And, he is currently on vacation so a response may take a while. But, in general he's willing to make adjustments to the pages or provide the extra information.

 

[model10]

hunan nature to make miskets , just like i do on spelling , dont we all do it at times , would u like roys job, i sure wont , an yes i nade a few in my life time more than i want a amjett to , but roys has a good track redcord on it ,

 

[BUFF]

Most of the mistakes in Roy Jinks letters are probably typographical, and Roy doesn't type them himself.

I lettered a First Model Schofield with a 3 digit serial number. Roy's letter described it as a Second Model.

He issued me a corrected letter very promptly.

The S&W factory letter is still one of the true bargains. Roy Jinks is an incredible storehouse of knowledge. And a true gentleman to boot.

 

[Rigmover]

How does one get a letter re-corrected if its wrong how do you contact Roy on the matter i had two letters return to me that were dated on the same day on the one letter he said that my blued gun left the factory nickled and my nickled gun left the factory blued i think he got them mixed up lol they both look original to me .

 

[Guest]

Originally posted by Rigmover:
How does one get a letter re-corrected if its wrong how do you contact Roy on the matter i had two letters return to me that were dated on the same day on the one letter he said that my blued gun left the factory nickled and my nickled gun left the factory blued i think he got them mixed up lol they both look original to me .

Send them back maybe???

 

[OPinOKC]

Originally posted by OPinOKC:
I just got the factory letter for my Safety Hammerless.

Paragraph three states "The revolver described in your letter is classified as a .38 Safety Hammerless Third Model. It was introduced in 1890 and manufactured until 1898..."

Paragraph four states "...company records ... indicate that your handgun ... was shipped from our factory on January 1, 1882 and delivered to ..."

Perhaps Mr. Jinks or his typist may have meant 1892. Or maybe they confused mine with some other gun. Or maybe they ARE reporting the what it says in the factory records and the mistake is in those records.

I'm planning to write and ask for a correction, but if someone has a suggestion about what to do that doesn't slow down other people getting their letters (mine took 12 weeks), I'd like to hear it.

O.P.

I got my corrected letter today, it was indeed in 1892 that my safety hammerless was shipped.

O.P.

 

[gametime]

Hey OP,
I've also held off on sending in a letter with a mis-typed s/n. Did you send in the original or just a copy?
Anything else I need to consider?
Thanks,
Manuel

 

[Raider]

I just sent in a photocopy of the letter with the mistake highlighted. Roy sent a corrected letter promptly.

 

[OPinOKC]

Gametime, I did like raider: sent in a Xerox with a cover letter about the possible error.

 

[Guest]

Some times Roy makes mistakes even though there are many people who consider him Something of a Superman considering what he does and knows about Smith & Wessons.

Fortunately, for me he made a mistake in a Letter and I got to unpack a 2-1/2 inch Model 19-3 for the second time - just 30 Years apart:

http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5301039...101081872#4101081872

 

[gametime]

Thank you... I'll do as you've suggested and get a request for the correction out to him.

 

[Rigmover]

gametime i had the same problem awhile back sent in for two letters and there was a mix up so i call S&W and talk to Mr. Jinks. He gave me his home address to send the original letters back to him.He corrected them apon receipt and had them back in less then a 9 day turnaround not bad for being 2600 miles away.I'm a happy camper now!!