Matt Spoon at Mack's. Better hurry, he's about to get busy....

 

Matt Spoon is a Certificate holder from Trinidad St. Jr. College, he completed their Gunsmith program in 1999, nice fellow! William

 

Gerald Sutherland at Pickles Gap gun works, by appointment only.
used him, like him.
known people to use Gander mtn, I never have though, heard good and bad things, but I can't speak from experience with them.

 

What kind of work are you wanting done?

Chris

 

May have not been the guy mentioned above, but Mack's just messed up a barrel of mine today, albeit minor. He broke a bit off in the rib installing what was supposed to be a stainless steel bead. Instead of stopping there and asking me where to go from there, he took the liberty of installing it 1/4-inch back, which looks kind of goofy. I didn't have to pay, which was OK I guess.

Then when I got home I installed the barrel and shouldered the shotgun. I noticed that some of the threaded base was exposed, so I tried (gently) to tighten it myself. I was afraid he may not have drilled/tapped deep enough, so I turned it gently. It snapped off like plastic-- I have never seen steel snap like that when handled so gently. Have been told since that I should take it to Simmons for that work.

Not trying to stir up crap or discredit someone (and I am sure good stories will follow), but I think this was worth posting.

 

I am looking for someone with experience that can work on my Mauser. I am looking to restock the gun and properly bed the action. The gun needs to be re-blued aswell. I have a lot invested in this gun and want someone with experience that will take there time and do it well.

 

Gerald Sutherland at Pickles Gap gun works, by appointment only.
used him, like him.
known people to use Gander mtn, I never have though, heard good and bad things, but I can't speak from experience with them.

stay away from gander!!! i called ahead of time today to make sure a gun smith was in and was told yes they were till 4-5pm. so i drove up there arriving 30 min after this phone call took place and he had left for the day!

i called and talked to the manage when i got home and this guy had no idea about anything going in in his store. he said well he must have had an emergency. if i had an emergency and had to leave work my boss would be the first to know so when derrick tried feeding me a line i was a little upset and got hung up on..... so now i'll call and talk to their corporate

 

after leaving gander i stopped at fort thompson and they gave me the 2 following guys. they they said they send their guns to the first one

Johns Gun Shop
501-888-1151

elder custom rifles
shane elder 501-658-1814
carlisle ar

they said both are really good

 

It is realy frustrating that to find a gunsmith the option of going to a "big box" store is even out there. Is there a smith out there that actually does more than change parts? I miss the days of a gunsmith having a stand alone shop, producing a quality product, and having customer service. I hate you had such a bad experience at Gander. What type of work are you needing done?

 

i was going to have a trigger job done on my sks and my scope mount tapped and installed.

my rem 700 spoiled me so i compare all my guns to shooting it. the sks just doesnt cut it so i figure why not, cause i plan on shooting it a LOT since ammo is cheap

 

what are you finding 7.62 X39 for $$$ ? Tapco use to sell SKS trigger groups that worked very well and may be an option for a better trigger or one to have a smith work with to get a better trigger pull.

 

i got got 500 rounds at the gun show in LR last month for 100 (wolf)

thats not a bad idea on the trigger group. think i'll check into that.

thanks