Ripped off by Numrich

[danbailey]

Not pleased at all...
So, I needed a No. 4 magazine for my Enfield No. 4 Mark II that I recently purchased and cleaned up...it had come with a regular older magazine someone had shoved in there
Saw this advertised on Numrich-a vendor I figured would be good to deal with/honest/etc...
SMLE #4 MKI, #5 JUNGLE CARBINE, NO 4 MKII 195690 Magazine, .303 Cal., 10 Round $49.95 Buy Now
An advertised No. 4 magazine-priced accordingly (twice as much as easier to find older style mags)
The pictures show what I received.
A regular mag-ground down and painted with some cheap flat black paint over the grind marks....
"This can't be" I say to myself...maybe they just mixed up bins-or this was a fluke fake in the bin...Numrich has a great reputation...
So I called customer service...finally lady answers-I ask her is this a fluke or regular practice of Numrich...she puts me on hold to go ask a "technician"..
Comes back and says, "yes, this was purposefully sent...technician says since No. 4's are so had to find they send these. We're sorry if the ad is a bit misleading......you can send it back blah,blah,blah....."
"A bit misleading? "
I spent 50 bucks plus shipping, wasted a week waiting for it....for an outright poor fake.
Im not pleased-will be the last time I deal with Numrich...
What about the guy with a No 4 that doesnt know better? Wonder how many others they have screwed over with this deception?

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[Seaspriter]

I'd be upset too. Looks like a SMLE No.1 Magazine with the second tab ground off to make it fit a No.4 or 5. That might have been okay in the field during wartime (if my life depended upon it), but its not an authentic magazine. Numrich has had a good reputation, but they can be sloppy at times. I'd send it back and ask for a full refund and complain in writing to the CEO for deceptive advertising.

When it comes to mags, the price for a good condition No.4/5 mag has been climbing fast -- $50 USD is about what it takes today to get a good one -- I've seen them go for more than that on eBay. I sold one recently in really good condition and got $75, with bids from all over the world.

[danbailey]

Yes, I don't mind paying the price-but not for a fake-ground off one. I purposefully did not order from other sights that advertised cheaper, for just that reason.

[CINDERS]

Get them to send a correct one and state if you do not get a free replacement you will go to fair trading on a count of misleading advertising.
Believe me get up and start squawking you get results as they value their reputations bad advertising by a disgruntled customer spreads like wild fire, so hopefully you may get some satisfaction from them.

[Flying10uk]

Does the mag fit and stay attached to a No4 rifle, danbailey? From the pictures it doesn't even look as if it has been ground off fully flush with the side of the mag?

[danbailey]

Flying...I have not even tried it...although I am using this enfield as a shooter-not a collector/wall hanger, I'd at least like to have a correct No. 4 mag-otherwise I would have ground off a couple cheap No 1's to get to work myself.

[jimmieZ]

If you need a real one in nice shape I can sell you one for the same price (I only have 1 extra No. 4 mag.)

Jim

[Turftech1]

I had a weird Numrich experience this week too. I ordered 2 ejector springs for a pa-63. After a week, I hadn't received it, so I checked my bank account, and found that no charge had been made. I figured my order just had been lost or something. Yesterday, I got my springs. Still no charge on my card.
hmmmm

I would contact Numrich ASAP about the magazine. Give them a chance to make it right.

[Vincent]

Still no charge on my card.

You’re lucky. I had the exact opposite experience with Numrich, charges to my card for things I didn’t buy or receive.

I wouldn’t touch them with a ten foot pole.

[Flying10uk]

You could also try MDW Supplies here in the U.K. for a No4 mag. I obtained a refurbished/repainted one from them about a year ago and it arrived safely in good condition at a fair price.