Thread: Real gunsmiths

Originally Posted by Tentman

Gonetropo is not to far wide of the mark with the "real electronics tech", all gunsmiths have areas of specialisation and knowledge. Its a matter of both parties being clear about what they expect and what they can deliver.

Another factor is the timeframe for a project, "art" is often not available on demand to the artisan, and often the best guys will consider a project for a long time before they tackle it. Some with specialist expertise get backed up and you have to wait, but usually it'll be worth it - dear old Din Collings (since passed to the other side) springs to mind, 2 years was not unusual!

@Tentman yor not wrong. My new rifle was two years four months on the build. My gunmaker here in the UK is very good as you can see from the pic above. Gunmaker I call him that because he is a member of "The Worshipful Company Of Gunmakers".
He did his trade with Purdy and Holland and Holland. He's a specialist in making barrels for shotguns and double rifles.
Now he can do stock making, as he has been trained to but finds it's too time consuming and not his best skill so he out sources that.
But he could make you a shotgun from scratch. I've personally seen him fix 100 shotguns.
Sitting behind a CNC maichne dose take some training but I guess that's the difference between a gunsmith and a gunmaker.

Here's his website.
Gunmaking