What not to let a gunsmith do

[tuttlefarm]

Just a stick in the eye for a so called gunsmith..... Recently had a stock built and bedded for my 40X action light 1000 yd rifle. After many delays and lies when it would be done, I missed the season and world open. The bedding was horrible and when I tightened the stock screws the trigger would not set. Gunsmith was fired the day I picked up my stuff. Morel of the story is...... spend a little more and use a well known smith. You won't have to spend money twice.

 

[TAJ45]

Man, that's purty................
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AWFUL.

Sorry for your extremely disappointing experience.

 

[Dennis_in_VA]

Have you sent it off to get done correctly?

 

[DR1586]

I've seen some botched bedding jobs, but that might be the worst given the simplicity of what we was working with.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Looks like your man is "NOT" a gunsmith.

 

[Raythemanroe]

Acu glass

 

[338 Mollett]

Brother just because they have a popular name does not mean they do good work.I have reworked three barrels done by such fellows in the last month and the work was terrible !!!

 

[navyrad8r]

tuttle,
I don't know what to say other than "oh my!" that looks horrible...
I hope you did not have to pay. I hope it gets fixed soon for you.
cheers,
doc

 

[mr45man]

Gunsmith?
I bet there are hundreds of guys on this forum that have done 1000% better
bedding jobs in there basements / garage /kitchen table.
Sorry to see things like that happen.
John H.

 

[tiny68]

Looks nice compared to a rifle I purchased online a few years back. Seller said it "might" need to be rebeded. You think. I happened to have the same Boyd's stock for comparison. I was in shocked.

Tim

 

[NickB1075]

You mean that's not what it should look like?

 

[gzig5]

You mean that's not what it should look like?

It's a Savage, it doesn't matter.

 

[mac86951]

Wow, guess bedding at home isn't such a problem after all... Lets see, Fill it up with lots of bubbles right?

-Mac

 

[StevenDzupin]

Sorry , but I have to ask.

How did it shoot ?

Regards,

Steve

 

[tuttlefarm]

Never fired a shot, trigger would not set when I tightened the receiver screws, I guess that is why the gunsmith left them only slightly snug when I picked up the rifle.

 

[suberjc]

You mean that's not what it should look like?

It's a Savage, it doesn't matter.

Was it a 600 Savage or one of the many 599 Savages out there?

 

[chevytruck_83]

And the name if the smith not to use is.....

 

[Chuckw]

You sure are picky about your bedding.......

 

[nosualc]

Thanks for those pictures, makes me feel much better about my own DIY bedding efforts.

-nosualc

 

[jsn]

Maybe we should set up a "Hall of Shame" category for defective gunsmithing work.