Hand work and attention to detail takes time, I don't know how long it takes to do a proper rust blue job, my guess more that an hour or two. The point is that good gunsmithing from a guy who is good at his craft, its both time consuming and you are going to pay for it. Wieland made a point that there are fewer taking up the trade, I like to call it a craft. Since it takes years to get to the level Wieland is talking about. How I would love to be able to commission a rifle from Echol's. He makes rifles to shoot and hunt with. He the best or dam close to it.
