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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: shortnround on September 04, 2009, 01:25:43 PM

Title: Good Gunsmith in the Tri-cites area
Post by: shortnround on September 04, 2009, 01:25:43 PM: Looking for a good gunsmith in the tricities area. I am thinking about having a gun glass bedded or doing the work myself.
Title: Re: Good Gunsmith in the Tri-cites area
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on September 04, 2009, 01:59:58 PM: Do a search here for glass bedding or pillar bedding.. Some decent theads.

http://www.scorehi.com/pillar%20installation.htm

I don't use that guys epoxy, but I prefer Brownels Acraglass and make my own pillars.

Once you do it the first time, you'll wonder why you didn't do it long ago. It's really easy.

-Steve
Title: Re: Good Gunsmith in the Tri-cites area
Post by: shortnround on September 05, 2009, 07:05:37 AM: JackOfAllTrades,

I appreciate the info. I making a trip up to Cabela's in Post Falls today. I'll check out the supplies. I have seen different video of glass bedding on youtube, and it doesn't look too hard. I just don't want to screw it up.
Title: Re: Good Gunsmith in the Tri-cites area
Post by: denali on September 07, 2009, 02:46:29 AM: Hole in the Wall had a guy doing work at their store , very reasonable prices. it's been a couple of years since I had work done but you could give them a call.
Title: Re: Good Gunsmith in the Tri-cites area
Post by: shortnround on September 07, 2009, 08:42:52 AM: I appreciate the information. The gun I was thinking about glass bedding is a Weatherby Mark V Ultralight weight in a .270 Win caliber. It has a aluminum bedding plate which should eliminate the need to glass bed. I was hoping that by having a bedding job done, it would tighten the target groups up a little. The other rifle I might glass bed is a Remington Model 700 BDL in a 7mm Rem Mag, but it shoots very tight groups (even with me behind the gun) with reloads of Nosler 150gr E-tips that I nearly finished fine tuning. So I hate to mess with it.
Title: Re: Good Gunsmith in the Tri-cites area
Post by: 700xcr on September 08, 2009, 09:58:26 PM: Another Gunsmith I heard of is Jerry Blacksmith in Badger Canyon. Heard he does glass bedding and trigger work.
Title: Re: Good Gunsmith in the Tri-cites area
Post by: shortnround on September 09, 2009, 08:01:50 AM: 700XCR,

I appreciate the info. I live near Badger Road so I'll have to look him up. I am assuming you own a Remington 700 XCR. How do you like it?
Title: Re: Good Gunsmith in the Tri-cites area
Post by: 700xcr on September 09, 2009, 07:57:02 PM: Quote from: shortnround on September 09, 2009, 08:01:50 AM
700XCR,

I appreciate the info. I live near Badger Road so I'll have to look him up. I am assuming you own a Remington 700 XCR. How do you like it?
Anytime. I really like my Remington 700xcr. It is in a 270wsm. So far out of the five mule deer I have taken has been one shot kills from 85yds. to 550yds. Only thing that has been done to it has been a 2 pound trigger pull job and a Watts single stack box magazine installed. :)
Title: Re: Good Gunsmith in the Tri-cites area
Post by: C-Money on September 26, 2009, 07:38:46 AM: I too would give Hole in the Wall a try.
Title: Re: Good Gunsmith in the Tri-cites area
Post by: RailRob on September 27, 2009, 03:01:01 PM: http://www.mountainshadowarms.com/services.htm