This site has a wealth of information far past just casting boolits.
Maybe I have overlooked this, and if so my apologies.
But I think it would be helpful if we had a list of skilled gunsmiths by state.
Especially those that members here can actually vouch for.
There are several skilled gunsmiths who are members of this group, but it would be nice to know of those actually within driving distance.
Gunsmithing is a strange field. Seems word of mouth is the typical method of advertising for many.
I have lived here for 10 years, and just recently became aware of a gunsmith who literally only lives a block away from me.
He is not set up for projects requiring machine work, but does refinishing, bluing, cleaning and small repair work, sales, transfers, etc.
And what he does he does well.
Coyote Moon Gun Works in Otterbein, Indiana.
"Title 1 dealer or gunsmith other than destructive devices. Can also deal in Title II NFA firearms with class 3 tax stamp."
He refinished and reblued an old remington 514 rifle and an old beretta for me, and they both look great!
Would it be possible to add a forum where members could share their knowledge of reputable gunsmith's by state?
Create 50 state specific threads, where we could all add locations for those whom we have had personal experience with?
I for one would much prefer to do business in person, rather than mail my precious friends across the country and then have to go through another ffl holder just to recover them.
Plus, with a seriously radical, anti gun bunch posed to possibly take over not only the Whitehouse, but retain the House and possibly stalemate the Senate as well, not a doubt in my mind rules and restrictions are going to become so strict and ridiculous that shipping firearms may become almost impossible.
Most of us can remember when you could simply order a gun from a Sears catalog, no questions asked, and people back then never dreamed we would be where we are today.
Your thoughts?
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Originally Posted by Shawlerbrook
. then the next gunsmith was also very good, but a couple of years ago, he quit and packed up the shop and he'd moved to florida. last year i found a gunsmith and i gave him rifle that needs d&t and some other stuff. he did a great job but his prices were to high. then i found a guy thru word of mouth and i called him. he told me that he's retired from gunsmithing, but he has guy that opened up his shop and he was apprenticed to him. so i called him up and he said he do it, but it would a couple/several months. i took the 93 spanish(d&t, safety, bend the bolt handle...) and the 91 argie(d&t for redfield aperture sight) to him. a couple of months went by, and he called me, telling me, my guns are done. i ask how much? he tells me and i am floored. his prices are cheap compared to last gunsmith. i was a little weary of him, but when i seen how good the 93 spanish and the 91 argie turn out, i gave him my rem m14 to fix. he had three 1898 spr armorys' and i asked him if he could rebarrel that? he tells me yes. 93 spanish? yes. 95 chilean? yes. i think i'm in luv!!!! then he tells me out in my shop are everything that gunsmith's needs. barrels, stocks(he does his own), hot bluing......i am in luv!!!!! 
