AR-15 Builds & Service
Complete upper and lower assembly, barrel and gas system work, triggers, and free-float handguards.
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Nicholson, Pennsylvania
Custom rifles,
built one at a time
Dave Wells is a former Kimber gunsmith. From a one-man shop in the Endless Mountains he builds precision hunting and law enforcement rifles, does Class 3 and NFA work, and takes on the machining other shops turn away.
Tuesday–Saturday, by appointment only. Call before you drive out.
Former Kimber gunsmith
Factory-trained, working for himself since
Class 3 & NFA
Transfers, engraving and suppressor work in house
Own machine shop
Chambering, threading and truing cut on our lathe
Belt-fed specialists
Browning 1919 builds, repairs and parts
What we do
Gunsmithing services
Small repairs through to a complete custom build. Every job is quoted before work starts, and priced on the same published rate card.
Browning 1919 Builds & Repairs
Belt-fed builds, repairs and parts work on the Browning 1919 - a shop speciality.
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Class 3 / NFA Transfers & Engraving
Class 3 transfers, NFA engraving, and suppressor repairs and upgrades handled in house.
View serviceCustom Gun Belts & Leatherwork
Hand-made gun belts, holsters and slings, built to order and fitted to your firearm.
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Custom Machining & Chambering
Chambering, rebarrelling, muzzle threading and action and bolt truing, cut on the lathe in our own shop.
View serviceGlass Bedding & Stock Work
Glass bedding of barrel and action, stock fitting, and traditional oil or lacquer wood finishing.
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Gunsmithing & Repairs
General repair, cleaning, sight work and maintenance across rifles, pistols and shotguns.
View serviceLong-Range & Sniper Rifles
Precision rifles for long-range shooting and law enforcement duty, built around a trued action and a match barrel.
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Metal Finishing & Cerakote
Bluing, parkerizing, Teflon coating and custom Cerakote in the colours and patterns you choose.
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Pistol Work
Action jobs, 1911 modifications, sight installation and hand fitting.
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Precision Hunting Rifles
Complete custom hunting rifles built to your specification - action, barrel, stock, trigger and finish chosen for the game and the country you hunt.
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Shotgun Work
Forcing cone work, choke installation and barrel work for field and clays guns.
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The shop
Our name goes on the receiver
Wells Custom Gunmakers is a family-run shop in Nicholson, Pennsylvania. The work runs from bore sighting and bluing to full custom rifles, belt-fed builds and suppressor manufacture — and it is all done here, by hand, by the same person who quotes it.
About Dave Wells
Wells TANGO
We build our own suppressors
Not a dealer shelf — the TANGO line is machined here in stainless and finished in Cerakote Graphite Black. We also handle Class 3 transfers, NFA engraving, and repairs and upgrades to cans you already own.
TANGO .30 cal
Stainless · 14 oz · 8″ overall · 1⅜″ diameter
TANGO .223
Stainless · 12 oz · 6″ overall · 1⅜″ diameter
Start here
Call the shop
Most jobs start with a conversation. Tell Dave what you have and what you want it to do, and you will get a straight answer on whether it is worth doing and what it will cost.
570-222-2213