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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: phishisgroovin on September 07, 2008, 07:39:55 PM

Title: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: phishisgroovin on September 07, 2008, 07:39:55 PM: I live in downtown Kent, Fishseeker gave me Two Nice old Rifles.

One is a nice Enfield 30-06 that i love dearly.
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and my Argentine mauser 7.65x54 (we think?)

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I would like to find a local Kent gunsmith to mount a scope on the 30/06.
On the argentine, i would just like to have a safety inspection and Mic the bullet reciever for 100% assurance on the rounds to put in it.
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: Hunter4Life on September 08, 2008, 12:42:37 AM: Dan Cowan is in Renton on Wells and he is an awesome riflesmith. He is a master riflesmith (he only works on rifles, not shotguns or handguns). Dan is a great guy and very honest. You will not beat his rates. One time a friend of mine came into his shop with a rifle he thought had a problem. He wanted Dan to do some work on it. Dan looked at his rifle and when my friend came to pick it up, he told him he wouldn't do the work because his rifle was perfectly fine and the work he wanted done wouldn't improve his gun. He did not charge my buddy a cent for looking at it! I have taken guns to him that other gunsmiths have screwed-up. I had a gunsmith do a trigger job on a rifle to lighten the trigger pull. When I got it back the safety wouldn't work. I took it to Dan and it only cost me $45 to have him fix someone else's screw-up. Now the rifle is an absolute tack driver. He has many policemen do work on their personal rifles. If you go on Wells look for an RCBS sign in the window. He is open Wed-Sat.
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: YukonMud on September 08, 2008, 07:41:50 AM: I have heard nothing but good things from the one that works at Federal Way Discout Guns...I can't remember his name right now but have talked to him on several occassions, he really knows his stuff.
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: MountainWalk on September 09, 2008, 12:47:49 AM: In Bremerton, there is a rifle smith by the name of Ed Lapour. He is very good with older surplus rifles. I love the Argentine mauser of yours!
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: JoshT on September 09, 2008, 12:55:33 PM: Dan Cowen has done a bunch of work for me... he's quality.

Mike Pallazo is in Covington... and does excellent work too.

Either of those guys can do whatever you need.
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: Gobble on September 09, 2008, 01:05:06 PM: Quote from: Hunter4Life on September 08, 2008, 12:42:37 AM
Dan Cowan is in Renton on Wells and he is an awesome riflesmith. He is a master riflesmith (he only works on rifles, not shotguns or handguns). Dan is a great guy and very honest. You will not beat his rates. One time a friend of mine came into his shop with a rifle he thought had a problem. He wanted Dan to do some work on it. Dan looked at his rifle and when my friend came to pick it up, he told him he wouldn't do the work because his rifle was perfectly fine and the work he wanted done wouldn't improve his gun. He did not charge my buddy a cent for looking at it! I have taken guns to him that other gunsmiths have screwed-up. I had a gunsmith do a trigger job on a rifle to lighten the trigger pull. When I got it back the safety would't work. I took it to Dan and it only cost me $45 to have him fix someone else's screw-up. Now the rifle is an absolute tack driver. He has many policement do work on their personal rifles. If you go on Wells look for an RCBS sign in the window. He is open Wed-Sat.

:yeah:

My family has been going to him for probably 20 years. He does a great job
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: Bean Counter on September 10, 2008, 12:57:53 PM: I would go see Carl at Federal Way Discount Guns. Just my :twocents:

Best luck
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: YukonMud on September 10, 2008, 02:39:47 PM: Quote from: Bean Counter on September 10, 2008, 12:57:53 PM
I would go see Carl at Federal Way Discount Guns. Just my :twocents:

:yeah:
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: thinkingman on September 12, 2008, 02:07:43 PM: I don't know if Angie Butrick (the sightman) is retired or not but I think he's an excellent gunsmith.
In Renton, 180th st exit off 167.
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: phishisgroovin on September 12, 2008, 07:28:34 PM: Quote from: thinkingman on September 12, 2008, 02:07:43 PM
I don't know if Angie Butrick (the sightman) is retired or not but I think he's an excellent gunsmith.
In Renton, 180th st exit off 167.
yeah, he ritired before i got sober. 8 years ago.
Used to drink with his kids at the inbetween in Kent. :P

Otherwise i would just go to his house lol.
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: DeKuma on September 12, 2008, 09:28:41 PM: The In-Between.............. :chuckle: What a place. Some strange memories of that place.
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: thinkingman on September 16, 2008, 08:25:22 AM: Angie did some work for me two yrs ago but I think he was planning his retirement.
Good work, too.
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: phishisgroovin on October 20, 2009, 10:31:56 PM: well, managing to finally get enough balls to have this drilled and tapped for a scope. i took it to Mike Palazzo in covington today.
will get to take it out soon.
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: rasbo on October 21, 2009, 05:12:05 AM: Quote from: phishisgroovin on October 20, 2009, 10:31:56 PM
well, managing to finally get enough balls to have this drilled and tapped for a scope. i took it to Mike Palazzo in covington today.
will get to take it out soon.
hope it works well for ya,good luck hunting
Title: Re: Any respectable gunsmiths in Kent?
Post by: phishisgroovin on October 21, 2009, 03:48:56 PM: WOW!
I dropped this off yesterday, less than 24 hours and i HAVE IT BACK! COMPLETED!

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Mike Palazzo in covington rocks! :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL: