Basser15 Report post Posted February 7, 2013 Looking for a gunsmith in Tucson. A buddy here at work has a an old 30-30 that has been in his family for while and it needs to be brought back up to working order. He lives off the I-10 and Cortaro and would prefer to have something nearby if possible. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basser15 Report post Posted February 7, 2013 Guess I should have looked before posting....there was one last month with the same question. Anyone have somebody to suggest other than Patrick Holehan or Craigs Custom Rifles? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PackerMenges Report post Posted February 9, 2013 Harry Lawson Gunsmithing seems to be about the only other company I have heard about.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorange Report post Posted February 9, 2013 Have heard good reports on Murphy's but no personal experience with them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kooter Report post Posted February 9, 2013 Lawson is well known Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Tub Report post Posted February 10, 2013 Murphy's keeps talking about doing gunsmithing again but has not yet started officially. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rclouse79 Report post Posted February 10, 2013 It sounds like the gunsmiths mentioned are good and have a proven track record. I decided to go with Craig's Custom Rifles partially for convenience. The other gunsmiths mentioned are in central Tucson and it would take me an hour to an hour and a half, round trip, to drop my gun off and then again to pick it up. From my house (close to Mt. View H.S.) it was less than ten minutes to Craig's. My father in law passed down one of his Winchester model 70s to my son. It is a great gun but the first time I went to shoot it I came up after getting set because I though the safety was on. It turns out it just had a 7 lb pull and I am use to shooting my tikka, which has a trigger that I love. I was thinking about trying to do the trigger job myself, but triggers are kind of like brakes on your car- if you don't know what you are doing it is better to pay someone who does. Kyle got my gun back to me two days after I dropped it off, and I am very pleased with it. He had to replace the spring and hone the mechanism, and did it for a price I was happy with. It pulls right around 2.5 lbs and feels just as good as my tikka. I would not hesitate to bring another of my firearms back to him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
