Gun Owners of Canada Challenge Coin Official Thread.

[DOA]

I have a guy trustworthy going to Red Deer Sat and through Calgary end of Oct if you want delivery to Edmonton/Lloydminster/Bonniville.

[jwirecom109]

In the ongoing saga of the coins, the minting company now wants 4 times the cost that i was recently quoted to just engrave the coins.

As such they will be coming non engraved, at which time they may or may not be engraved before going to their original homes.

[Foxer]

In the ongoing saga of the coins, the minting company now wants 4 times the cost that i was recently quoted to just engrave the coins.

As such they will be coming non engraved, at which time they may or may not be engraved before going to their original homes.

You mean with the numbers? They're brass right, couldn't any keysmith stamp the numbers in for you like a key?

[jwirecom109]

You mean with the numbers? They're brass right, couldn't any keysmith stamp the numbers in for you like a key?

keysmith's are far and few between nowadays, but yes if there is an engraving place that is reasonable in costs locally i will get these done.

Some looking alone what $2-5 per character

[Foxer]

keysmith's are far and few between nowadays

Are you sure? We have dozens of them here, i use them and have keys stamped all the time. Might be worth pokeing into.

Anyway, even 10 bucks a coin isn't SO bad - i bet we could do a 'sponsor a coin' drive and get enough people to donate 10 bucks to cover it. I'm in for a coin if it comes to that.

[jwirecom109]

Are you sure? We have dozens of them here, i use them and have keys stamped all the time. Might be worth pokeing into.

Anyway, even 10 bucks a coin isn't SO bad - i bet we could do a 'sponsor a coin' drive and get enough people to donate 10 bucks to cover it. I'm in for a coin if it comes to that.

all locksmiths and keysmiths are mobile now, and all have those ready to build key machines, it took me a week and driving out of calgary just to get my kawasaki keys cut.

[Foxer]

all locksmiths and keysmiths are mobile now, and all have those ready to build key machines, it took me a week and driving out of calgary just to get my kawasaki keys cut.

That's effed up. We still have 'em in their own shops here, they send their guys out in vans but they do business in the store.

[jwirecom109]

That's effed up. We still have 'em in their own shops here, they send their guys out in vans but they do business in the store.

well nowadays with no skill and a key duplicating machine anyone can be a locksmith.

[Strewth]

Well i'm not sure whom you're referring to with the 'whale' comment, but i'd bloody well clarify that before CC reads this thread and gets any unfortunate wrong impressions if I were you young man.

(and as a matter of fact it DOES come with an eyepatch and pegleg, Mr fashion-conscious-pirate.)

Well I was just going off the Moby Dick meme to help with my pirate musings, I'm CERTAINLY not the one that just insinuated CC has a blowhole. Or webbed appendages.
...Or are you meaning it in a complimentary way? That she can hold her breath for a really long time, and when dead, we can render her down for lamp oil? Both excellent additions to anyone's CV.

[Strewth]

Are you sure? We have dozens of them here, i use them and have keys stamped all the time. Might be worth pokeing into.

Anyway, even 10 bucks a coin isn't SO bad - i bet we could do a 'sponsor a coin' drive and get enough people to donate 10 bucks to cover it. I'm in for a coin if it comes to that.

This and this? I'm in for a couple of coins. Or you can send mine unstamped? I promise I won't get anything lewd permanently indented in the metal....

all locksmiths and keysmiths are mobile now, and all have those ready to build key machines, it took me a week and driving out of calgary just to get my kawasaki keys cut.

Well see, there's your problem. Instead of chasing the mobile locksmith van around Calgary, you should have laid an ambush (perhaps with a "broken" Kawasaki?) on their most popular route.

[BrotherRockeye]

In the ongoing saga of the coins, the minting company now wants 4 times the cost that i was recently quoted to just engrave the coins.

As such they will be coming non engraved, at which time they may or may not be engraved before going to their original homes.

Buy a stamp set from Princess Auto and do them yourself

Most jewelers engrave as well...

[jwirecom109]

Complaint filed with ombudsman of canada post after 3rd level of management fed me the same B.S.

[Forbes/Hutton]

Complaint filed with ombudsman of canada post after 3rd level of management fed me the same B.S.

Multiple thefts.
Multiple frauds (if CP took money to provide insurance and won't pay out).

Contact the RCMP.

[SIR VEYOR]

Buy a stamp set from Princess Auto and do them yourself

Most jewelers engrave as well...

Yep. Lots of places sell different sizes, you can buy just numbers or letters. Maybe do a -1 instead of R and no letters needed. Sets cheap typically though.

I've punched lots of brass disks with different sizes. Practice, draw a line with a pencil if hand stamping, reset in the mark after every strike. Harder hits not always better. Depending on curve, multiple hits to fill in. But nice results can be had.

[Prairie Rattler]

Can’t get away from this anymore, it’s the age of me first, that’s mine and I’ll sue you. Gone are the days of the handshake honor and your word is good as gold, and a hard day's work for a good wage. I miss thoughts days.