Hello,
   My name is Mike Bassett I have been working for Dave Crossno for more than 10 years He has taught me all I could soak up in those years .  He kept me around for some reason or another , I guess he liked my work. Thanks Dave I can not thank you enough. Just wanted to let everyone know the shop is still open for business although I can't fill Dave's shoes , I'll do my best to keep his standard of gunsmithing . Some of the members know me and the quality of my work. your more than welcome to leave a comment. This is one I built for Dave.                                                                                          
                                                                                                          Thank you,,       MIke
     P.S.  the angelfire site has been inactive for 3 years  go to,,,,, 
                                                            
                                                         Crossnogunservice .com

Hello Mike,

  It is good to know that you have taken over for Dave. I enjoyed conversations with him and appreciated all he did for the single shot sport. I will keep in mind that you are out there and offering services. I wish you the very best in your venture, there are too few 'smiths willing to work on the single shots these days.

SSS

Glad to see the business continuing on.  I wish you much success, we need good single shot gunsmiths.

hi mike,,i have known mike since he started working for dave.you were very green when you started but like dave said you wanted to learn and you did.you took over the stock work and i would rate it some of the best out there.dave told me you were a natural at it and it shows.you have done barrel work for me that was top notch.i would like to see the shop remain open and continue because we are loosing good gunsmiths every year.keep it up and i will see you in april.tell pam hi for me.
            tony <><

Mike, great work on that Roller. I know Dave was very pleased with it, it was his bucket-list rifle. This is just one example of the spectacular work that has come from the shop. I know because I have probably a dozen complete rifles built by Dave and Mike and I can't count how many other re-line, stock, re-finish jobs that they did for me. As a point of interest, I want all to know how pleased/proud I am of every job performed by the shop, and I haven't always been the easiest customer. FYI, ALL wood cutting/finishing, machine work, all fabrication, all metal finishing, EVERYTHING done to repair or build a rifle is done in house. I have have several Rollers that have single-set triggers installed, I'm not anyone else does this work. Also, the shop has an extensive selection of wood for stocks, mild to wild, and I believe the largest selection of single shop rifle patterns on the planet. Note that the stock for #2 Roller pictured above is an exclusive pattern of Crossno Gun Service. I have a #2 Roller that is a twin to this one as well as another one with a Walker Hepburn pattern stock, which is another pattern developed by the shop. I believe that the kind of craftsmanship that has consistently come from this shop should be recognized and applauded. In this day and age, craftsmanship of this level is indeed hard to find. I wish Mike, Brad, and Pam much success as they carry on the grand tradition of Crossno Gun Service.

The .40-65 WCF rolling block that I mentioned earlier was built by Mike and I bought it off this site 3 years ago.  It was one of Mike's personal BPC rifles.  It is one of the best single shots that I have (either past or present). The quality of workmanship in the metal and wood is second to none.  Mike, I wish you the best and will be calling you soon.  

George Carter

blackknight+55 wrote on Feb 11^th, 2021 at 11:02am:



3 year old post.

Yep. Link referenced by OP is busted.