Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats How much does a good gunsmith charge?

$500 to true an action? Jebus. I need to bump my rates, lol.

I use a 5 axis cnc mill made by Kitamura Machine tool company. The caliber machine you trust you life to when you fly the family to your chosen vacation spot. Very, very high caliber machines. That is what does our Tier 1 accurizing services. In addition, you get a timed/Tig welded bolt handle (when applicable), your base holes for optics are bored and thread milled.

Barrel work is done on a production class cnc slant bed turning center. A process I developed 10 years prior to the rest of the "custom" industry. Been at it since 2003. Was once told it was a waste of time and that I was never going to equal what a manual lathe guy does. They don't say that anymore....

Stock work? 3D surface machined inlets. We start with blank stocks fresh from the mold here. I don't want anyone's inletting. We do our own.

We are not the most expensive, nor are we the most affordable. I am convinced though that when you have a full effort build done by us, it will distinguish itself once you see the effort put into it.


Lots of shops build rifles that shoot well. With modern machine tools (manual or cnc) and capable hands, its very, very possible. The quality of aftermarket components is better than its ever been. With that in mind, there are two things left to address: Fit and finish is one. Customer service is the other.

I would invite you all to do your own research on those two subjects.

Good luck on your project.

C.

Chad glad to have you here on the campfire.

one thing to consider.... My smith did not like to use my parts, as much as to get them through him. It wasnt for his profit, but for him to not be responsible for the accuracy of parts I supplied that may have issues. If I provide the barrel, and the end result doesnt shoot well, it could become a problem. If I spec the barrel and he provides it, then its not my problem. I suspect it all comes down to warranty on something that I provided the parts on...

Mr. Dixon
Will your company rebarrel and do action work on a Kimber Montana?

$250-$500 per month?
Depends how long he takes.