A quick look at their faceache page shows alot of people are having trouble with getting in contact with them (especially when money owed to customers is involved) and they appear to open whenever they feel like it. There's nothing on either the website or FB page to say they're closed for half...
I know what you mean, I rescued some from a skip at work and was surprised just how much I could get despite them having no internal foam and being more battered than Russell Brand's ex girlfriends
I'll take fuddy but accurate over the nonsense reviews you get elsewhere. I remember years ago AI magazine reviewed an AK which didn't work but they still claimed it was the dog's bollocks
While I try to buy from the UK if possible but some shops really take the piss, especially when it comes to postage costs and time. For example the last few orders I made at Patrolbase didn't ship for at least 3 days and arrived after the stuff I bought from China