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Oleblacksmith Participating Member Offline Posts: 23 Joined: Jan 10^th, 2024	Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Jan 1^st, 2025 at 11:45am	Print Post
	Would it be possible to start a list of Gunsmiths that you have had experience with and could recommend to others on the ASSRA website? For example (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) who specializes in Hepburn rifles but has been known to work on other single shot rifles. He rebuilt an early Hepburn for me which is just awesome.


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Old-Win Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1702 Location: Minnesota Joined: Nov 24^th, 2005	Re: Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Reply #1 - Jan 2^nd, 2025 at 8:05am	Print Post
	Unfortunately, most of the good single shot gunsmiths that I've had work on my firearms have either retired, passed away or having health problems. John Taylor, Kurt Hardcastle and Lee shaver all do good work on single shots. Has anybody heard or seen Glenn Fewless of Mook Machine Works lately?
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RBKenn Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 279 Location: fallon Joined: Apr 8^th, 2011	Re: Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Reply #2 - Jan 2^nd, 2025 at 10:54pm	Print Post
	I recently spoke with John Taylor, he is still taking in work. There is a young (50) gunsmith that attends the Quigley every year. He builds a fine custom Rolling Block. I have supplied him the components for several builds. The work is top notch. Clint Philbrick, Coyote Creek Outdoors, Rochester MN. 507.289.8308.


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RBKenn Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 279 Location: fallon Joined: Apr 8^th, 2011	Re: Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Reply #3 - Jan 2^nd, 2025 at 11:08pm	Print Post
	While making recommendations, there is an even younger gunsmith here in Fallon NV that inscribes the Company Names, address and patent numbers on rifle barrels, tangs, and even the 6 line inscriptions on the left side of RB sporting model receivers for me. The service for a top barrel flat, OR sporting model 6 line patent inscription is $40 The fonts and sizes are correct. Paul Hampton, Country Custom Metalsmithing, 775.294.5300


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desertmoon Junior Member Offline Posts: 67 Location: Arizona Joined: Jul 8^th, 2019	Re: Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Reply #4 - Jan 3^rd, 2025 at 5:18pm	Print Post
	@RBKenn: RBKenn wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2025 at 11:08pm: While making recommendations, there is an even younger gunsmith here in Fallon NV that inscribes the Company Names, address and patent numbers on rifle barrels, tangs, and even the 6 line inscriptions on the left side of RB sporting model receivers for me. The service for a top barrel flat, OR sporting model 6 line patent inscription is $40 The fonts and sizes are correct. Paul Hampton, Country Custom Metalsmithing, 775.294.5300 Sir, am I reading correctly that he inscribes OR that can RE-inscribe ( thus restoring ) old stampings and/or roll marks?


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RBKenn Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 279 Location: fallon Joined: Apr 8^th, 2011	Re: Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Reply #5 - Jan 3^rd, 2025 at 6:04pm	Print Post
	Sorry for the confusion. For me he is inscribing new information. I have had to have a couple of rifles rebarreled and am putting together a few others. Of course for me it is all Remington Rolling Block and Hepburn markings. I am certain he will do other makers as well. All that being said, the ones he has done for me are exactly the correct font, size, and spacing as the original marking..


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16454 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Reply #6 - Jan 3^rd, 2025 at 6:04pm	Print Post
	desertmoon wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2025 at 5:18pm: @RBKenn: RBKenn wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2025 at 11:08pm: While making recommendations, there is an even younger gunsmith here in Fallon NV that inscribes the Company Names, address and patent numbers on rifle barrels, tangs, and even the 6 line inscriptions on the left side of RB sporting model receivers for me. The service for a top barrel flat, OR sporting model 6 line patent inscription is $40 The fonts and sizes are correct. Paul Hampton, Country Custom Metalsmithing, 775.294.5300 Sir, am I reading correctly that he inscribes OR that can RE-inscribe ( thus restoring ) old stampings and/or roll marks? If he has a pantograph and the correct font plates to create these rollstamps, then likely he's doing new stamps, not going over existing to renew them. Tough to do that with a pantograph and follow existing stamp. I had a local friend/engraver who used a pantograph to make new stamps, but he passed away last October and not sure where his equipment went to?

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Jamey Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Location: Hilltowns of Albany County NY Joined: Jun 3^rd, 2021	Re: Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Reply #7 - Jan 3^rd, 2025 at 6:05pm	Print Post
	With all the horrors of shipping firearms, some of us need more local gunsmiths-somebody on the east coast, perhaps?


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desertmoon Junior Member Offline Posts: 67 Location: Arizona Joined: Jul 8^th, 2019	Re: Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Reply #8 - Jan 3^rd, 2025 at 6:07pm	Print Post
	Okay...he is creating ROLL stamps and putting stamps on brand new barrels. Correct? I'd be looking for someone who could artistically re-engrave and deepen older roll marks that are worn. Thank you, Everyone!


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RDBallard Junior Member Offline Posts: 77 Joined: Apr 22^nd, 2020	Re: Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Reply #9 - Jan 4^th, 2025 at 2:01am	Print Post
	I had Lee Shaver fit a Badger barrel blank to a Meacham High Wall receiver for me about 25 years ago. I got an oversize dovetail cut for the forearm hanger and Lee and his helper were joking about not paying attention and turning the shank of someones barrel for a Sharps undersize and having to make a bushing to fix it. Enough for me.


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RBKenn Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 279 Location: fallon Joined: Apr 8^th, 2011	Re: Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Reply #10 - Jan 4^th, 2025 at 7:51pm	Print Post
	Gentlemen, consider this. You have finally located that one firearm you so long sought. Unfortunately some misguided soul has cut an extra dovetail or two in the barrel. Of course they are right in the middle of the Company inscription. This can be corrected. The cuts are first filled with steel dovetail. Now all that is missing is the lettering in that or those spaces. This gunsmith can recut the missing letters/numbers etc. thus restoring the original inscription. Rust blue and your find is complete. I already have a find or two that have been languishing in the back of a safe for just that service.


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RBKenn Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 279 Location: fallon Joined: Apr 8^th, 2011	Re: Recommendations for single shot gunsmiths? Reply #11 - Jan 10^th, 2025 at 5:55pm	Print Post
	examples of some Remington inscriptions


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