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Hey folks, getting back into shooting after double hip surgery to fix the arthritis that took me out of my favorite hobby. I'm now getting re-acquainted with my "other" children (the ones that live patiently in the dark safe waiting for attention) and some of them need work that I had been putting off. Have a couple of 1911's that need some trigger work and new sights, and a Hi Power that needs the typical mods (trigger, mag safety removed, better thumb safety, etc.).

I'm in Plano (north Dallas); does anyone have a 'smith in the area that they would trust their "children" to?? I know there are folks in other places that I could ship to, but prefer to look them in the eye if possible.

Thanks a bunch in advance!!

Doc at Doc's gun shop in Carrollton is good. He's a block east of 35 on Sandy Lake/Keller Springs.

I like these guys
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Our own Robert Burke, http://thesigarmorer.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; in Carrollton.

there's Gunmaster at Spring Creek & Ave K.

i've only bought ammo and cases from them.

Stephen Camp, (our resident hi-power expert), plugged Williamson Precision Gunsmithing in Hurst in several of his posts. Here's one:

viewtopic.php?f=104&t=5984&p=66488&hili ... son#p66488

I haven't tried them yet but I will when I decide to get some work done on my Mark III.

Thanks for the recommedations. Please keep 'em coming, as it's great to have options if you run into a backlog situation with any given 'smith. This might be a good topic for a "sticky" that members could contribute to as they find new gunsmiths... Cheers!

I just got back from a visit with Andrew McFarlane at ADM Gun in Southlake. I picked up a great shotgun from a forum member a couple of months ago, and wanted to have it fitted to me.

Andrew not only spent a good amount of time with me on the fitting, he spent even more time with me working on my stance and hold, so that I would get the best possible comfort shooting this gun. I was MORE than a little impressed! And he did the work same day! I took it in the morning, got it back this afternoon. Now have homework. Have to go shoot a few rounds, hit the patterning board, then report back for possible tweaking.

This is service way above and beyond what I expected. And, at a very reasonable price too! I highly recommend Andrew.

wgoforth wrote:Our own Robert Burke, http://thesigarmorer.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; in Carrollton.

Robert has done work for me, all good and a really nice guy.
Docs always seems to have a 3 month backlog. He is very good, but you have to be patient.

Crossfire wrote:I just got back from a visit with Andrew McFarlane at ADM Gun in Southlake. I picked up a great shotgun from a forum member a couple of months ago, and wanted to have it fitted to me.

Andrew not only spent a good amount of time with me on the fitting, he spent even more time with me working on my stance and hold, so that I would get the best possible comfort shooting this gun. I was MORE than a little impressed! And he did the work same day! I took it in the morning, got it back this afternoon. Now have homework. Have to go shoot a few rounds, hit the patterning board, then report back for possible tweaking.

This is service way above and beyond what I expected. And, at a very reasonable price too! I highly recommend Andrew.

Thanks for posting this. I was looking for a 'smith close to where I live.

Good to hear Andrew is doing some good work. It seems if you are dealing with shotguns he is great. If you have something other than a shotgun or are not interested in his custom fitting work your wait time just may be a bit longer. PM me for details on my experience with him if your interested. On the other hand Andrew is a great guy and I would recomend him anytime.

Grapevinebill wrote:...PM me for details if your interested....

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