butchlambert
Site $$ Sponsor
You mean Carry?Midway is a shell of the quality it used to be when harry was running it
You mean Carry?Midway is a shell of the quality it used to be when harry was running it
Maybe it was derry? Derry porterfieldYou mean Carry?
Maybe.Maybe it was derry? Derry porterfield
Exactly! LOL!There goes your short wait time!
The traditional gunsmith is almost a thing of the past. If I need shotgun work, Ed Anderson, if I want a traditional safari rifle builder, craftsman (metal fabrication / woodwork) hands down Reto Buehler. There are several I would use for a precision rifle build, 1911, revolver, AR etc. Most specialize and are not the jack of all trades.The term Gunsmith tends to be thrown around lightly.
Heck, I chamber my own barrels, build my own rifles and perform various operations that involve machine work as needed……
But I am by no means a Gunsmith.
A Gunsmith is someone who has the knowledge and tools to perform tasks on a wide variety of firearms, from handguns, shotguns, and rifles.
What many of us refer to as Gunsmiths are in reality Riflesmiths, or perhaps to break it down further, Barrel Smiths.
Possibly the best all around Gunsmith I know is Dale Hutchinson in Texas. He is long retired, (he is probably in his 90’s), but he could not only build winning Match Rifles, but get your PPK functioning correctly.
The reason we do is we can make 300+ chambering a barrel or $8/hr and half a day making a spring for a single barrel shotgun and then have to listen to bitching when we only charge $45 after having to hold it in the safe for 3mo til the guy needs it again.The traditional gunsmith is almost a thing of the past. If I need shotgun work, Ed Anderson, if I want a traditional safari rifle builder, craftsman (metal fabrication / woodwork) hands down Reto Buehler. There are several I would use for a precision rifle build, 1911, revolver, AR etc. Most specialize and are not the jack of all trades.
I get it, all I'm saying is the word Gunsmith is a pretty broad term and most specialize.The reason we do is we can make 300+ chambering a barrel or $8/hr and half a day making a spring for a single barrel shotgun and then have to listen to bitching when we only charge $45 after having to hold it in the safe for 3mo til the guy needs it again.
Yes sir. Times have changed. Even the mail order AR guy without a lathe is a gunsmith these daysI get it, all I'm saying is the word Gunsmith is a pretty broad term and most specialize.