Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Who Is A Great Gunsmith?

You could ask that question and get lots of answers, but it takes a real craftsman to do just the right job. I am fortunate to have lots of connections in the shooting industry and I talked to one of the better gunmakers in America about doing this job and he said he wasn't the man for the job and suggested I leave the gun alone.

I never listened to my parents, why should I listen to him. I called Dennis Olson and told him I had 2 high condition original Colts and they both shot high. They would need the sights raised, and the only way to do that is to add metal with a welder to the top of the sight and then finish the sight to look original without screwing up the original bluing.

Dennis said he could do that so I sent him my guns last Tuesday, they showed up today and look great. I sent him an original Colt lightning SRC in 44-40 and a Colt Bisley in 38-40. I have before and after pictures. They came back looking like this...