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So I went to pick up my 9.3x62 from the gunsmith yesterday.
FN98 action in a McMillan edge stock. Asked for smith to glass bed the action. Bedding job does not look very good although probably functionally adequate. He tells me it took him three hours and my total was $375 plus tax. This no-name smith is changing $125 per labor hour.
I did not ask prior to what the labor rate was. Shame on me but in all my time working with reputable smiths the rates has varied from $40-$75 per hour. Am I off base with this?
I am pissed that a simple glass bedding job cost that much but the work is done.
Do I have any option for recourse or am I obligated to pay the man and move on?
Sounds like Sandy Garrett of Northern Virginia Gunworks. His work is good, but rates are not reasonable (or,at least, they used to not be).
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Glad you got some thing in return for the overpriced bedding job.
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I don't think $125 an hour is unreasonable for a professional gunsmith shop. Now 3 hours to bed a stock, that is unreasonable. He's lucky he didn't bill him for drying time
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Sounds like Sandy Garrett of Northern Virginia Gunworks. His work is good, but rates are not reasonable (or,at least, they used to not be).
I wasn’t Sandy or Northern Virginia Gunworks. Though one or two of the people working there might have been former employees of that shop.
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All have been between $150 and $250 whether fixed price or hourly. The $250 ones usually include pillar bedding prior to the glass.
Nearly exactly what I charge here.. My hourly rate is $55.. That's enough, IMHO... Another 4-5 years and I'll be done anyway..
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All have been between $150 and $250 whether fixed price or hourly. The $250 ones usually include pillar bedding prior to the glass.
Nearly exactly what I charge here.. My hourly rate is $55.. That's enough, IMHO... Another 4-5 years and I'll be done anyway.. That’s cheap! I charge a 100 dollar bill for showing up to do plumbing work. A plumbing company down here will charge 150.00 minimum now. It will cost you 1200.00 to have your water heater changed if it’s in the attic. I change them for 900.00. People are glad to get it changed for that. I have to turn some down, don’t have time.
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All have been between $150 and $250 whether fixed price or hourly. The $250 ones usually include pillar bedding prior to the glass.
Nearly exactly what I charge here.. My hourly rate is $55.. That's enough, IMHO... Another 4-5 years and I'll be done anyway.. That’s cheap! I charge a 100 dollar bill for showing up to do plumbing work. A plumbing company down here will charge 150.00 minimum now. It will cost you 1200.00 to have your water heater changed if it’s in the attic. I change them for 900.00. People are glad to get it changed for that. I have to turn some down, don’t have time. Companies quote 1200-1500 here sight unseen for electric heater. I figure they do ok on some and the ones real easy to get to they do REAL GOOD.
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All have been between $150 and $250 whether fixed price or hourly. The $250 ones usually include pillar bedding prior to the glass.
Nearly exactly what I charge here.. My hourly rate is $55.. That's enough, IMHO... Another 4-5 years and I'll be done anyway.. That’s cheap! I charge a 100 dollar bill for showing up to do plumbing work. A plumbing company down here will charge 150.00 minimum now. It will cost you 1200.00 to have your water heater changed if it’s in the attic. I change them for 900.00. People are glad to get it changed for that. I have to turn some down, don’t have time. Companies quote 1200-1500 here sight unseen for electric heater. I figure they do ok on some and the ones real easy to get to they do REAL GOOD. . Yes, They do real good, a heater is about 300, takes 3 hours including drive time, they make about 300.00 an hour. Water heater change outs are a racket, like condenser change outs on AC systems. They make about 500.00 an hour on those.
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That sounds kind of high for a bedding job. Especially a sloppy one. I ask for estimates or even firm prices, where possible, just for this reason. Not just on gunsmithing work.
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All have been between $150 and $250 whether fixed price or hourly. The $250 ones usually include pillar bedding prior to the glass.
Nearly exactly what I charge here.. My hourly rate is $55.. That's enough, IMHO... Another 4-5 years and I'll be done anyway.. That’s cheap! I charge a 100 dollar bill for showing up to do plumbing work. A plumbing company down here will charge 150.00 minimum now. It will cost you 1200.00 to have your water heater changed if it’s in the attic. I change them for 900.00. People are glad to get it changed for that. I have to turn some down, don’t have time. Apples and oranges though. A plumber has the overhead time and cost of traveling to the job.
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All have been between $150 and $250 whether fixed price or hourly. The $250 ones usually include pillar bedding prior to the glass.
Nearly exactly what I charge here.. My hourly rate is $55.. That's enough, IMHO... Another 4-5 years and I'll be done anyway.. So ~3 hours of work?
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All have been between $150 and $250 whether fixed price or hourly. The $250 ones usually include pillar bedding prior to the glass.
Nearly exactly what I charge here.. My hourly rate is $55.. That's enough, IMHO... Another 4-5 years and I'll be done anyway.. That’s cheap! I charge a 100 dollar bill for showing up to do plumbing work. A plumbing company down here will charge 150.00 minimum now. It will cost you 1200.00 to have your water heater changed if it’s in the attic. I change them for 900.00. People are glad to get it changed for that. I have to turn some down, don’t have time. Companies quote 1200-1500 here sight unseen for electric heater. I figure they do ok on some and the ones real easy to get to they do REAL GOOD. . Yes, They do real good, a heater is about 300, takes 3 hours including drive time, they make about 300.00 an hour. Water heater change outs are a racket, like condenser change outs on AC systems. They make about 500.00 an hour on those. I’m familiar. My plumber let’s me buy supplies on his account and I’ve changed them for myself and family/friends several times. It’s pretty basic. I almost fell over when I heard that price though.
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