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Ya pretty handy, easy drive, no shipping, win/win. 👍
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
Ain’t easy havin pals.
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One of my smiths had a year backlog, and now he isn't taking anymore work he is so buried. He kept raising his prices and it didn't matter, the work kept coming...
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The only decent gunsmith around here just announced he is fed up with the stupid regulations in this state and is moving his operation to Utah.... damn it... I was just about to take a couple projects down there for him to get started on and he has pretty much stopped taking on any work in anticipation of moving in the next couple months.... And we will truly miss him. I bet I end up taking some down to Utah for work.
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after working part time in a gun shop for a couple of years, I quickly noticed that most gun smiths dont like to talk on the phone a whole lot. Some people will call and talk your ear off when your trying to do three things at once.
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after working part time in a gun shop for a couple of years, I quickly noticed that most gun smiths dont like to talk on the phone a whole lot. Some people will call and talk your ear off when your trying to do three things at once. The guy I use is the same way. He likes for you to schedule an appointment and then he'll sit down and talk.
24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.
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I do all my own gunsmithing, and I am busy gardening right now.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps
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Old gunsmith I knew, he's gone now only took calls and customers on Mondays. Only way he could get anything done, phone with message and gate locked with a sign explaining why.
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Called a highly recommended stock maker about building from a semi-inlet blank in November and he said 6 wks. Parts went out in early December and in April I called to see how things were going and he said he is way behind (duh) and hasn’t even touched my stock yet. He said he needs to hire someone to answer the phones so I haven’t called back again just waiting and waiting and waiting I guess?
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Be glad you don't have to deal with custom cue makers. A friend of mine waited four years for a cue and sold it three months later for a profit. Go figure.
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Be glad you don't have to deal with custom cue makers. A friend of mine waited four years for a cue and sold it three months later for a profit. Go figure. Was it a Southwest?
Eat Fish, Wear Grundens, Drink Alaskan.
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My gunsmith (me) is so busy he can't find time to do much work on his own projects, and works a minimum of 62 hours a week with some weeks (summer time) going as much as 72 hours.
I stopped taking on new work 4 years ago and the back-log is now "only" 3-3-1/2 years long. I work 6-1/2 days a week and take NO days off but those I need for hunting, 4 days at Christmas time and Easter. I may start taking new work when I get down to a 3 month backlog, but that's years down the road, so I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. What are you building that has such a backlog? Can you share some photos?
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Greg tannel has a 4 year wait right now
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Be glad you don't have to deal with custom cue makers. A friend of mine waited four years for a cue and sold it three months later for a profit. Go figure. Was it a Southwest? They're very nice, but IMHO not any better than the top customs at Schon (and at about 1/3 the price). I have one of their best - a "Unique"; one of a kind that I obtained in circa '92.. I still use it today. Greg tannel has a 4 year wait right now I cannot fathom why any 'smith would take on so much work that the backlog gets anywhere near that date...
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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Be glad you don't have to deal with custom cue makers. A friend of mine waited four years for a cue and sold it three months later for a profit. Go figure. Was it a Southwest? They're very nice, but IMHO not any better than the top customs at Schon (and at about 1/3 the price). I have one of their best - a "Unique"; one of a kind that I obtained in circa '92.. I still use it today. Greg tannel has a 4 year wait right now I cannot fathom why any 'smith would take on so much work that the backlog gets anywhere near that date... I have yet to find a Cue that feels like a Southwest. I prefer my cues plain Jane but have a couple that are a little NICE. Honestly I play the most with my 20oz Lucasi Sneaky Pete.
Eat Fish, Wear Grundens, Drink Alaskan.
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Mine got rich and tends to sit in his hot tub a lot these days. Hoping to hear from him once all my parts arrive at his place for this my last build.
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A gunsmith that is not busy you better wonder y
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Be glad you don't have to deal with custom cue makers. A friend of mine waited four years for a cue and sold it three months later for a profit. Go figure. Was it a Southwest? They're very nice, but IMHO not any better than the top customs at Schon (and at about 1/3 the price). I have one of their best - a "Unique"; one of a kind that I obtained in circa '92.. I still use it today. Greg tannel has a 4 year wait right now I cannot fathom why any 'smith would take on so much work that the backlog gets anywhere near that date... I don't think I would be sending anything to anyone with a 4 year wait, no matter how "good" he is.
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Mine is so busy vacationing in Florida the job that he said would be done in 2 day has trenched out to 3 months.
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Be glad you don't have to deal with custom cue makers. A friend of mine waited four years for a cue and sold it three months later for a profit. Go figure. Was it a Southwest? They're very nice, but IMHO not any better than the top customs at Schon (and at about 1/3 the price). I have one of their best - a "Unique"; one of a kind that I obtained in circa '92.. I still use it today. Greg tannel has a 4 year wait right now I cannot fathom why any 'smith would take on so much work that the backlog gets anywhere near that date... I don't think I would be sending anything to anyone with a 4 year wait, no matter how "good" he is. I totally agree..
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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