S.R.Custom
05-24-2010, 03:03 AM
In case you're wondering who in the blazes S.R.Custom is, and how did he get 1200 posts already... Well, we finally did it... Salmon River Custom Guns, Gunsmithing, and Ammunition is officially open to the public. I just got through hanging the sign out in front of the shop yesterday --that's it in the new avatar-- and I've changed my username here to reflect that.
Back in February of '09 we were granted our 07 MFR's FFL after four months legal wrangling and no shortage of conflict with the Planning & Zoning office. Since that time, I've been working on the shop, tooling up, networking (whatever that means; all the kids are doing it these days), and generally just trying to get those damn ducks in a row. During those 15 months, we've also (quietly) been doing a fair amount of gun repair and restoration through our contacts on the internet.
But two weeks ago was the day of the local gunshow, and Salmon River Custom "arrived" as it were, handing out flyers, passing out business cards, and displaying samples of our mad skilz. We were a smash hit. We've got work to keep us busy for weeks...
What that means for you guys is we'll be posting items of interest for sale fairly regularly in the Vendor/Sponsor forum, as well as offering specific services for sale with current project pictures as examples. It could be anything from sample boolit runs of custom and classic designs to full-on restoration handguns and rifles.
To give you an idea of some of what we do, the pic below is of a Sig P226 we just restored for a client in Boise. Specifically, this was a retired and well-worn duty weapon that the client was particularly fond of, so we reworked it from top to bottom. The trigger was massaged, the barrel was ramped & throated and polished, the slide was bead blasted with the flats polished to a 600 finish (much the same way the Browning BDA .45s were done back in the day), magazines bead-blasted, with all the steel parts then blued with the same process as is currently used by Sig, Ruger, and Winchester.
So check us (and all the Cast Boolit Vendor/Sponsors!) out on the Vendor/Sponsor forum. If you have any questions about what we do, or have any questions about gunsmithing in general, don't hesitate to drop us a line.
Finally, a big shout-out and thank you to Ken (45Nut) for his help! Please consider supporting Cast Boolits by becoming a Contributor, Patron, or Sponsor. At the very least, hit the tip jar (http://castboolits.gunloads.com/cmps_index.php?page=donations), because without your support, this site wouldn't be possible. Thanks Ken!
OK, I'll shut up now. Here's the porn:
Back in February of '09 we were granted our 07 MFR's FFL after four months legal wrangling and no shortage of conflict with the Planning & Zoning office. Since that time, I've been working on the shop, tooling up, networking (whatever that means; all the kids are doing it these days), and generally just trying to get those damn ducks in a row. During those 15 months, we've also (quietly) been doing a fair amount of gun repair and restoration through our contacts on the internet.
But two weeks ago was the day of the local gunshow, and Salmon River Custom "arrived" as it were, handing out flyers, passing out business cards, and displaying samples of our mad skilz. We were a smash hit. We've got work to keep us busy for weeks...
What that means for you guys is we'll be posting items of interest for sale fairly regularly in the Vendor/Sponsor forum, as well as offering specific services for sale with current project pictures as examples. It could be anything from sample boolit runs of custom and classic designs to full-on restoration handguns and rifles.
To give you an idea of some of what we do, the pic below is of a Sig P226 we just restored for a client in Boise. Specifically, this was a retired and well-worn duty weapon that the client was particularly fond of, so we reworked it from top to bottom. The trigger was massaged, the barrel was ramped & throated and polished, the slide was bead blasted with the flats polished to a 600 finish (much the same way the Browning BDA .45s were done back in the day), magazines bead-blasted, with all the steel parts then blued with the same process as is currently used by Sig, Ruger, and Winchester.
So check us (and all the Cast Boolit Vendor/Sponsors!) out on the Vendor/Sponsor forum. If you have any questions about what we do, or have any questions about gunsmithing in general, don't hesitate to drop us a line.
Finally, a big shout-out and thank you to Ken (45Nut) for his help! Please consider supporting Cast Boolits by becoming a Contributor, Patron, or Sponsor. At the very least, hit the tip jar (http://castboolits.gunloads.com/cmps_index.php?page=donations), because without your support, this site wouldn't be possible. Thanks Ken!
OK, I'll shut up now. Here's the porn: