Doug White wrote:
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Umm... Where to begin with this...

Clearly you are not as "assistant to the coach" as you think you
are, as your name is not listed anywhere in any MIT directory as
a staff member... So you should notify the legitimate coach of
the Pistol Team, who can contact someone in the Athletics
Department who can approve a request by that person for the
required repairs and fill out a facilities work order request on the
SAPweb system at MIT...

For someone who thinks he knows so much, you are pretty clueless.

The varsity pistol team was downgraded to a "Club Sport" almost two years
ago. MIT has no paid pistol coach, and the team and all of it's
equipment are largely orphaned. All of the coaches are volunteers, and
MIT gives us a couple of $K to operate a team that requires over $20k a
year for ammo, targets, and trips to away matches. All of the remaining
funds come from alumni. I'm not MIT staff because MIT has no staff to
support the team. There is a paid Range Master& PE Instructor, but he
has very little to do with teams. The last Coach "retired" (quit)
because they kept nickle& diming him to death.

I've been affiliated with the MIT Pitol team for over 40 years in one way
or another. Going through official channels as you suggest has always
been the last resort, because it is usually unsuccessful. If MIT cared
one iota about the pistol team, they wouldn't have dropped its varsity
status. The facility and the team still exist and are successful
primarily through the efforts& donations of volunteers& alumni. We
have performed over $100K worth of work, upgrades& equipment purchases
over decades while MIT plead poverty& cut the budget.

The safe handle has been broken for at least 15 years. The Coach (back
when they had a paid one) could NEVER get MIT to fix it. He had a lash-
up on the handle for years, and now that has broken off. I finally
decided to devote MY time& money to fix it properly, and I was hoping
someone might provide some useful info before I forge ahead. What I
don't need is flack from a pompous jackass.

Doug, the only mistake you made was crossposting
on alt.locksmithing. Those guys virtually never
give useful advice unless it's to another locksmith.