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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: 509er on September 16, 2009, 03:19:33 PM

Title: Any good gunsmiths in the Wenatchee area?
Post by: 509er on September 16, 2009, 03:19:33 PM: I need to have a wood stock shortened and a grind to fit recoil pad installed. The rifle has sentimental value so I would like to to be done by a professional.

Thanks
Title: Re: Any good gunsmiths in the Wenatchee area?
Post by: fishnate on September 16, 2009, 09:19:03 PM: there is a guy in Cashmere I think his name is scott king he is in the same building as wilson dies. I have never personally used him but have heard he is good.
Title: Re: Any good gunsmiths in the Wenatchee area?
Post by: Mookie on September 17, 2009, 01:21:40 AM: What kind of rifle? You might be able to buy another stock so you don't hurt the original, especially if it has sentimental value.

I was in a local shop and a woman brought in a beautiful M98, non military, with a dual trigger and well figured Turkish walnut. She had it shortened. The guys doing the work tried to talk her out of it and getting a new stock but she refused to "ruin" the rifle by putting a non factory stock on it, even though it would have been cheaper.
I work with wood and it made me a bit sick to see 4 inches being knocked off of suck a nice specimen. Maybe some nice pistol grips were made from the end.
Title: Re: Any good gunsmiths in the Wenatchee area?
Post by: winshooter88 on September 21, 2009, 03:31:41 PM: There a guy who works out of One Shot firearms in Wenatchee, his name is John Krause. he does gun repair and stock fitting & bedding and recoil pads. He has done work for me before and does an excellent job. The number for One Shot is 509-888-7468. John is usually there in the late afternoon.
Title: Re: Any good gunsmiths in the Wenatchee area?
Post by: 509er on September 21, 2009, 03:49:11 PM: cool thanks for the info.