Thanks for the reply,but I would not let most local smiths work on anything. That's why I was looking for "reputable" recommendations from experience.
Don't blame you at all there...
Most smiths I know of work on Remington ,or Winchester,but not Browning.
And there's reasons for it..
I recall, about a year ago or so, Mickey Coleman posted that he took on a Browning rebarrel for a customer and stated, after it was done, that he'd never work on one again..
I can't remember exactly why, but I remember LMAO at the time..
Hope you find the right guy for your job..