Standard Services

New firearm sales and service

Aftermarket product installations

 

Metal Work

• Draw filing, stoning, hand sanding up to 1200 grit with proper backing for ripple free, completely flat surfaces and sharp edges
• Buffing wheels from 120 grit to 800 grit for factory finishes
• Bead blasting/matte finishes
• Modern hot salts bluing, authentic rust bluing
• Proper finishing/polishing for bone&charcoal color case hardening and nitre bluing

Stock Work

• Custom stocks (inletting, shaping, alterations,fitting)
• Note- at this time I prefer semi-inletted walnut blanks
• Custom finishes applied by hand
• Authentic "period correct" finishes
• Expert recoil pad installations
• Inletted sling swivel bases, steel grip caps
• Recheckering & occasional new pattern checkering

Repair Services

• Provided for most firearms
• Every effort is made to obtain original parts from a network of reputable sources, however reproduction parts may be the only option for some obsolete firearms

Scope services

• New scopes/optics sales, base/ring mounting, ring alignment, boresighting
• Service for vintage Lyman Super Targetspot scopes, including recoil spring installations, disassembly/cleaning, lens cleaning

• Extensive experience with unique, rare and obsolete firearms
• Professional cleaning/internal restorations for virtually all models of firearms
• Chamber/bore casting
• Vintage shotgun chamber reaming using match grade reamers with long forcing cones for safe use of modern shells with improved performance
• Trigger tuning, competition trigger installations
• 1911 pistol modifications
• Professional mirror polishing of complete pistols (all "High Standard" models are a personal favorite)
• Pre-engraving preparation/polishing
• Post engraving bluing

• Extreme attention to detail
• Digital photo documentation of matching numbers, internal parts condition & schematic layout
• Properly fitted hollow ground screw slot blades are always used for all disassembly projects
• No abrasives used. Only very delicate use of extra fine 0000 steel wool when needed for rust removal and stubborn accumulations of dried oils and powder fouling
• Use of natural bristle brushes, toothbrushes, nylon bore brushes & bronze bore brushes
• Cleaning chemicals/products include denatured alcohol, mineral spirits, various lead & copper solvents, Dicro-Clean 909, rust inhibiting grease, Breakfree with Teflon, Renaissance wax & Carnuba stock wax