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Ken can take some time but has the ability to make a action whether a bolt or side by side from a block of steel. He saved my ass on a gold plate job that went bad set back a barrel and refit mag tube and bands on a Win 30/30. Charged me $35.

How many years ago?? I think he is very qualified. Good smiths that can make parts are hard to find. I don’t know if Nick is still alive. I guess you know he was shot in the head ten years ago when they robbed his store.

I sort of remember that. A friend had him do a lot of barrel jobs.
Ken did that for me in the 90’s. He normally would have had charged a lot more but I think he felt sorry for me.
That gun had to go to Ken to have the barrel removed, then to the plating shop to be copper and nicked. Then to Benno Huenne ( master engraver) to deepen the filled in engraving. I then did the gold plating and back to Ken for the barrel work. I didn’t know about cast iron receivers until that fiasco.
I have done a lot of gold plating for a gun shop in Ripon, I dont miss it much, although I could set back up to do it more at some point.

Did you know any good engravers in Lodi area? Ripon gun shop, Barnwood arms ? You have some talent.

I didn’t know any engravers in Lodi. Yep Barnwood, Some
Good guys there.

When I moved to Lodi in 94, I learned of a hole in the wall food place called Mombo’s. They had odd hours and the owner played in a band. They food was well known. Some of the burritos I’ve had. They been closed for over 15 years or so.