Cool picture and story! I miss those places, old school service without the boutique look.
Just good solid service. Was a place like that outside Brandon when I was posted to CFB Shilo.
I used to swap trout flies I tied for work if I couldn't repair the gun myself. Fly-fishing gunsmith!
Last time I was there would have been early 90's before we were posted to Edmonton. Likely long gone now though.
There is a place in Bashaw that is pretty old school still but, yep, a dying breed. Darn shame.
Jeff