Gunsmithing?
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Radd4
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Don't know any in that area, The timing on that job is subjective. It all depends on how busy the smith is and if he does it on the side or as a full time job. I do know an excellent smith, his name is Danny Cheatham , he owns LazyD guns. He is a smith for the police dept. PM me and I will give you his phone #.
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SixGun
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Let's put it this way: my gunsmith is in Colorado and I live in Nebraska. He knows when I come into town, I'm pressed for time if I'm getting work done. I asked him last week if he could do just a glass bed job in a day if I swung through town before a hunt. He said if I dropped it off at 8AM, I could pick it up at 3PM the same day. I just couldn't shoot it until the next day (have to let it cure a full 24hrs). I doubt a pillar bed job would add more than a day to the order and this guy keeps a very full shop.
His name is Rich Reily and he's out of Colorado Springs. Not exactly close to you, but well worth the trip. If you let him know you need it fast, he'll take care of you. He's built a custom rifle for me from a Remington 700 action and he's earned himself a permanent customer. Excellent quality workmanship and he has several articles from major gun mags out there about his work:
www.htcustoms.com
His name is Rich Reily and he's out of Colorado Springs. Not exactly close to you, but well worth the trip. If you let him know you need it fast, he'll take care of you. He's built a custom rifle for me from a Remington 700 action and he's earned himself a permanent customer. Excellent quality workmanship and he has several articles from major gun mags out there about his work:
www.htcustoms.com
+ 1 on Greg Tannel, I don't know how much smithing he's able to do with all the tooling and other products he makes, but I've seen some of his work and it is flawless.
Pillar/epoxy bedding a rifle is not difficult. It's something most folks that are good with their hands can do themselves. One of the most often made mistakes is rushing the job, and not letting the epoxy cure completely before pulling the action and barrel from the stock. Break the screws after 45 minutes or so, retighten, and walk away for around 5 days.
You'll hear lots of different opinions on how long to let it cure, depending on temperature etc. Marine Tex, Devcon, and like epoxies take several days to completely cure. They may be hard after several hours, but they are not cured and stable.
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Pillar/epoxy bedding a rifle is not difficult. It's something most folks that are good with their hands can do themselves. One of the most often made mistakes is rushing the job, and not letting the epoxy cure completely before pulling the action and barrel from the stock. Break the screws after 45 minutes or so, retighten, and walk away for around 5 days.
You'll hear lots of different opinions on how long to let it cure, depending on temperature etc. Marine Tex, Devcon, and like epoxies take several days to completely cure. They may be hard after several hours, but they are not cured and stable.
F1
Might try Dave Sullivan of Westwind Rifles in Erie, # is (303)828-3823. I'm never in a push with my gunsmith so hard for me to use his time frame. My gunsmith is north of Colorado Springs which may be alittle far for you. Gre-Tan is good gunsmith but is always pretty busy. Well good luck.
