Browning Hi-Power 40 S&W

[bcr]

Hee hee . . .

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=355943001

:drinks:

[MT Gianni]

You should be happy.

[bcr]

I am. I've been seeing these go for nearly $1000 in this condition, so I snapped it up pretty quick. I'm hoping this will make its way to Richard Fletcher or Jim Garthwaite some day soon.

[robpete]

Jim is not taking anything in until after January. I hate waiting......but he's worth it!

[bcr]

Does that mean it's a 6 month waiting list, or is it a six month waiting list to get on a 2 year waiting list?

[robpete]

Unfortunately, I think the latter. I haven't been able to get a direct answer. He's been putting so much focus on his gunsmithing classes, that it's been taking away from shop time. He doesn't want to be in a position in which he has dozens on customer's guns. I'm going to follow up with him in September.

[bcr]

It seems like so many of these great gunsmiths are not taking new orders. It makes me think I better get something major done with one of the rising stars like Richard Fletcher before he only deals with repeat customers. I am a repeat customer of Roy Fishpaw and can get a set of grips made pretty much any time I want, which is not very often with his prices, but it sure is nice to have started buying grips from him 10 years ago. I understand he doesn't take new customers, at least that's what I heard.