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www.midway.ie irish online date

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    #32
    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    Anyone else have trouble with buying from Midway in the UK. I just brought my first item and when posted it was returned from the ParcelForce Coventry depot as they do sent to Ireland from there. When I E-mailed Midway to find out where my parcel was they replied:

    "Dear Mr Xxxxxxxx,
    We do not ship outside the UK. Hence ParcelForce returned the order as we do not have an agreement with them for international shipments. I had requested that the order be posted via Royal Mail, on this occasion only.
    Please do not place any more orders online as they will be cancelled in
    future.
    Kind regards,
    Gavin Mair
    Midway UK Ltd"

    Well anybody else got this service from them??????


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    #33
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭Rovi


    clivej wrote: »
    Anyone else have trouble with buying from Midway in the UK.
    As far as I know (and I'd love to be proven wrong), none of the Midway franchisees will ship outside of their own jurisdiction; I suspect this may be part of their contract with Midway.

    I'm guessing you just slipped through their ordering process before the 'mistake' was noticed.


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    #34
    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    clivej wrote: »
    "Dear Mr Xxxxxxxx,
    We do not ship outside the UK. Hence ParcelForce returned the order as we do not have an agreement with them for international shipments. I had requested that the order be posted via Royal Mail, on this occasion only.
    Please do not place any more orders online as they will be cancelled in
    future........................
    It arrived on Friday :D
    Next time I will get any items sent to my sister in the UK on then sent on to me.


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    #35
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    Anyone bought from Midway Ireland as yet? Any more updates? I'll be sending off for a catalogue tomorrow if I get the time.


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    #36
    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    johngalway wrote: »
    Anyone bought from Midway Ireland as yet? Any more updates? I'll be sending off for a catalogue tomorrow if I get the time.

    John I was talking to John Green a couple of weeks ago and he was only getting the Irish catalogues printed so I doubt if they are ready yet.

    Give him a buzz, I don't have the number offhand.


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    #37
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    Cheers Clive, I'll find it :)


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    #38
    thelurcher
    Registered Users Posts: 627 ✭✭✭thelurcher


    John's number - 0863554425


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    #39
    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    thelurcher wrote: »
    John's number - 0863554425

    John isn't always able to answer the moblie so send him a txt message if no answer. John likes a good chat does John.;)

    I was looking at some of the stocks that John has made, complete works of art and they also hold the action on as well, nearly to good to use.


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    #40
    bunny shooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭bunny shooter


    clivej wrote: »
    John isn't always able to answer the moblie so send him a txt message if no answer. John likes a good chat does John.;)

    I was looking at some of the stocks that John has made, complete works of art and they also hold the action on as well, nearly to good to use.

    I reckon you'll find the stocks are imported from US as near ready to drop in pieces


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    #41
    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    bunny shooter wrote: »
    I reckon you'll find the stocks are imported from US as near ready to drop in pieces

    NO Bunny Shooter he gets blank laminate in and he has a routing computer machine to give a good shape to the blank and then finishes them off by hand.
    He can get you a thumbhole stock that fits your hand exatcly with finger carve-outs in the pistle grip part. If your near waterford its worth calling in to see his work.
    He's a great gunsmith and is able to build complete guns for you. Seen a bolt he made from bar stock for his target rifle, it's got a fluted finish that also twists around the bolt at the same time looks great.
    Want a muzzel brake or different ball, eg teardrop, on your bolt he's the man.
    only IMO of course. :)


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    #42
    bunny shooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭bunny shooter


    Clive PM sent


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    #43
    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    Perhaps I'm all to new to this sport and don't see with the 'OLD EYES' that other people who have been shooting far longer than I have and than I ever will do. Point taken from Bunny Shooter's PM that not everyone is a happy camper!


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    #44
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    I'm being a nosey git. Any chance of sharing that if it's need to know info?


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    #45
    thelurcher
    Registered Users Posts: 627 ✭✭✭thelurcher


    I got him to do 1 job before for me - screw cut and shorten the barrel of a cz452 - he did a perfect job - cheaper than locally and finished on-time.
    I know it's not a very difficult thing to do but I've seen some brutal cock-ups.
    Still shoots as good as it did.


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    #46
    .243
    Registered Users Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭.243


    just a small update,midway is up and running but only on a dealer basis for now(he has the only access the irish side of the website),
    john is buying bits and pieces on a weekly basis to test the postage system before they let it out to the irish public so that any glitches can be dealt with first,
    he will also be bringing catalogs to the birr fair,


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    #47
    murph226
    Registered Users Posts: 1,385 ✭✭✭murph226


    Any more news on this lads?


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    #48
    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    murph226 wrote: »
    Any more news on this lads?



    I was talking to JG last week and it be live in a couple of weeks.

    But then he's been saying this for like ever. :cool:


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    #49
    thedragon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 248 ✭✭thedragon


    Thats great news,thats a long time coming now. Havent heard much about him lately. Does he still make those stocks on that computer machine he has, I have an idea Im thinking of for a while but he never answers the phone or replies to my messages, whats the story is he still on the go or what.


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    #50
    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    thedragon wrote: »
    Thats great news,thats a long time coming now. Havent heard much about him lately. Does he still make those stocks on that computer machine he has, I have an idea Im thinking of for a while but he never answers the phone or replies to my messages, whats the story is he still on the go or what.

    On the go OK and very busy by all accounts.

    The Irish Midway prices will be much the same as the German Midway prices, about 25% more than the UK.


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    #51
    cavan shooter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,070 ✭✭✭cavan shooter


    Once he will have a similiar range of products I dont mind too much but if it's too expensive, I doubt he'll do too much buisness


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    #52
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    Said it before and I'll say it again, was announced way too early. Been announced once or twice again since then. Only makes people fed up TBH. Not knocking it, just think it's a bad way of doing it, get the thing working then the news would have spread real real fast. Agree with Cavan Shooter on price.


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    #53
    ianoo
    Registered Users Posts: 449 ✭✭ianoo


    i was in with him last week and he is actually in germany at the moment trying to get this set up ,,so maybe soon...


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    #54
    thedragon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 248 ✭✭thedragon


    I took a look at Midway UK last night and TBH,I cant see anything on it that would arouse the interests of the Irish shooter. Maybe Im wrong but thats what I think anyway.


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    #55
    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    thedragon wrote: »
    I took a look at Midway UK last night and TBH,I cant see anything on it that would arouse the interests of the Irish shooter. Maybe Im wrong but thats what I think anyway.


    You right there's nothing there to do with shooting in any way. :cool:


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    #56
    thedragon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 248 ✭✭thedragon


    clivej wrote: »
    You right there's nothing there to do with shooting in any way. :cool:

    I didnt say that. What I said was theres not much that would interest the Irish shooter. It might not be a worthwhile investment. Cabelas might be more what the Irishman would be interested in.


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    #57
    tonysopprano
    Registered Users Posts: 804 ✭✭✭tonysopprano


    Just as an experiment I tried the following for 1 item

    Midway USA $238 (=approx €170
    Midway UK £249 (= approx €285
    Midway Germany €417
    Midway Spain €321
    Midway Sweden KR3676 (=approx €370
    Midway Norway KR3670 (=approx €390
    Midway Italy €311
    Midway Switzerland FR475 (=approx €313

    Leaving out USA how come such a difference between cheapest in Europe (UK at €285) and dearest in Europe (Germany at €417).
    Even allowing for different VAT and Duty rates, someone is having a laugh

    If you can do the job, do it. If you can't do the job, just teach it. If you really suck at it, just become a union executive or politician.



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    #58
    cavan shooter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,070 ✭✭✭cavan shooter


    Yeah i stand by my previous comments. Its not going to be "cheap"


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    #59
    thedragon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 248 ✭✭thedragon


    I actually think it would be a waste of time and money. Dont want to sound the pesimist but its just not one of these "moments weve all been waiting for" type thing. I reckon if it was there in the first place,Midway UK would do whatever it took in order to keep delivering into Ireland,they wouldnt be waiting for someone else to take over.


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    #60
    foxhunter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 468 ✭✭foxhunter


    thedragon wrote: »
    I actually think it would be a waste of time and money. Dont want to sound the pesimist but its just not one of these "moments weve all been waiting for" type thing. I reckon if it was there in the first place,Midway UK would do whatever it took in order to keep delivering into Ireland,they wouldnt be waiting for someone else to take over.

    Midway Uk don't or at least are not supposed to deliver into Ireland so it shouldn't matter to them.


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    #61
    clivej
    Registered Users Posts: 7,057 ✭✭✭clivej


    foxhunter wrote: »
    Midway Uk don't or at least are not supposed to deliver into Ireland so it shouldn't matter to them.


    they will not deliver out of the UK but the answer is to get it sent to someone who will then send it on to you.


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