What It Costs
Price List
Published in full, so you know what the work costs before you pick up the phone. Prices are grouped by the service they belong to — each one links through to a fuller description of that work.
The following is a partial list of the services we offer. Please contact us if you do not see the service you would like performed.
All prices are LABOR ONLY unless otherwise noted. All parts and labor require a 50% deposit. There will be a service charge added for all firearms not paid for within 2 weeks of completion.
Shop Charges
Per man hour
$100
Per man and machine hour
$150
Minimum charge per firearm
$46
Written appraisals, cost estimates
$58
While-you-wait sight installation surcharge
As available.
$35
All other expedited surcharge
$70
Administrative fee for parts orders
$35
Research fee for hard-to-find parts
$20
Custom Rifle Builds
Long-Range & Sniper Rifles
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Complete long-range or precision rifle build
Quoted per specification. Individual operations are listed under the related services below.
Quote only
Precision Hunting Rifles
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Complete custom hunting rifle build
Quoted per specification. Individual operations are listed under the related services below.
Quote only
Finishing
Metal Finishing & Cerakote
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Express blue - hot blue, matte finish
Most long guns or handguns. Polishing and removal of pitting not included.
$250
Deluxe express blue - hot blue, matte finish
Most long guns or handguns. Polishing to remove minor pitting included.
$300
Deluxe blue - hot blue, polished finish
Most long guns or handguns. Polishing to 400 included.
$375
Master blue - hot blue, high gloss polished, long guns
Polishing to a high gloss and removal of minor pitting included.
$479
Master blue - hot blue, high gloss polished, handguns
Polishing to a high gloss and removal of minor pitting included.
$433
Parkerizing - matte grey, charcoal finish
Most long guns or handguns. Polishing and removal of pitting not included.
$285
Teflon coating - Cerakote, DuraCoat, KG Gunkote
$350
Color case hardening
$462
Bead, sandblast or wire brush stainless steel
$174
Disassembly and reassembly for metal finishing
Added to any metal finishing job.
$83
Salt bath nitride
Now offered. Call or email for more information.
Quote only
Leatherwork
Custom Gun Belts & Leatherwork
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Gun belts, holsters and slings
Made to order and quoted per item.
Quote only
Machining & Barrel Work
Custom Machining & Chambering
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Chamber and fit barrel to action
Does not include the cost of the barrel, action, polishing or bluing.
$468
Cut and crown barrel
$125
Install pre-threaded and chambered barrel for rimfire
Not including polishing and bluing.
$225
Install liner in barrel for rimfire
Not including cost of liner or bluing.
$225
Install liner in barrel for centerfire
Not including cost of liner or bluing.
$325
Install muzzle brake
Labor only. Not including cost of muzzle brake, bluing or disassembly and reassembly.
$193
Lap in bolt lugs
Not including setting back barrel or fitting new barrel.
$87
Barrel fluting
$200+
Bolt fluting
$88+
Recontour front or rear receiver ring
$18
Glass Bedding & Stock Work
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Glass bed barrel and action - hunting rifle
$300
Glass bed barrel and action - match rifles, M1 Garand, M1A
$300
Pillar bed
$400
Inletting and finishing of semi-finished stock
Not including checkering, recoil pad, special butt plate, grip cap or other attachments.
$693
Fit, bed and finish fiberglass stock blank
$347
Prefinished synthetic stock - fit and install barreled action
$144
Install recoil pad
Labor only.
$90
Install adjustable butt plate
Labor only.
$144
Install adjustable comb hardware
$318
Install sling swivels, standard and quick detach
$75
Install stock cross bolt
Not including refinishing.
$95
Install recoil reducer - simple installation in butt stock
$80
Install recoil reducer - hydraulic butt plate style
$226
Install recoil reducer - drill stock and install
$116
Hunter finish - unfilled oil or lacquer, average stock
Wood finishing. Does not include any shaping.
$226
Hunter finish - unfilled oil or lacquer, complicated stock
Wood finishing. Does not include any shaping.
$260
Gunsmith finish - filled, rubbed oil, average stock
Wood finishing. Does not include any shaping.
$323
Gunsmith finish - filled, rubbed oil, complicated stock
Wood finishing. Does not include any shaping.
$347
Spray finish, lacquer or polyurethane
Wood finishing. Does not include any shaping.
$190
NFA & Class 3
Class 3 / NFA Transfers & Engraving
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NFA transfer
$90
NFA engraving
$80+
Platform Builds
AR-15 Builds & Service
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Maintenance cleaning
Complete disassembly, clean, safety check, oil and reassemble.
$98
Maintenance rebuild
New springs and new gas rings added to the maintenance cleaning.
$174
Assemble complete rifle
$174+
Assemble complete upper
$98+
Assemble complete lower
$98+
Install aftermarket trigger
$92
Install aftermarket forend or free float
$174
Install or replace barrel
$92
Install or replace gas block
$92
Open gas ports for functioning
$92
Install or replace buttstock and buffer tube
$41
Thread barrel on lathe
$156
Install flash hider on pre-threaded barrel
$52
Pin and weld muzzle brake or flash suppressor
$87
M16 extractor install
$200
Browning 1919 Builds & Repairs
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Browning 1919 builds, repairs and parts work
Quoted per project. Bench work is charged at the shop hourly rate.
Quote only
Repairs & Restorations
Gunsmithing & Repairs
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Clean and oil customer gun
Completely stripping gun, cleaning all parts, checking for wear, and making suggestions for services needed to put it in A-1 condition.
$110
Sight in customer gun
Does not include cost of ammo, targets, etc.
$92
Bore sighting customer gun
$41
Scope mounting
Gun already drilled and tapped.
$69
Drill and tap barrel or receiver for sights, per hole
$55
Cut dovetail in barrel
$110
Install dovetail sight
$57
Install rear sight, existing dovetail
$52
Install fiber optic sight, existing dovetail
$52
Install receiver sights
Gun already drilled and tapped.
$64
Install front sight ramp - sweat on type
$110
Install front sight ramp - screw on type
Including drill and tap.
$81
Install front sight ramp - band type
Charged at the shop hourly rate.
$100
–$150/hr
Install insert in pistol sight
$69
Make chamber cast
$98
Remove live round from chamber
$144
Remove stuck fired case from chamber
Charged at the shop hourly rate.
$100
–$150/hr
Remove obstruction from bore
Charged at the shop hourly rate.
$100
–$150/hr
Remove fouling from barrel
Charged at the shop hourly rate, plus materials.
$100
–$150/hr
Welding on new bolt handle
$174
Forging bolt handle
$133
Make and install spring
Charged at the shop hourly rate.
$100
–$150/hr
Installing safety
$92+
Triggers, installation or adjustment
$125+
Pistol Work
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Semi-auto pistol action job
Clean and smooth action. Not including parts.
$220
Tighten slide of 1911 auto
$174
Fit barrel to 1911 auto - non-ramped barrel
Not including barrel.
$144
Fit barrel to 1911 auto - ramped barrel
Not including barrel.
$174
Fit and install barrel bushing on 1911 auto
Does not include cost of bushing.
$99
Bevel magazine well of 1911 auto
$69
Checker front frame of 1911 auto
$289
Stipple frame
$150
Open and modify ejection port of 1911 auto slide
$110
Throat, polish barrel and feed ramp of 1911 auto
$110
Fit new trigger to 1911
Does not include the cost of the trigger.
$100
Fit custom hammer to 1911
Does not include the cost of the hammer.
$98
Cut slide for Bo Mar - plain cut
Without sight.
$174
Cut slide for Bo Mar - with side shields
Without sight.
$208
Cut slide for dovetail front sight
Without front sight.
$98
Cut slide for Novak rear
Without sight.
$162
Install stake-on front
Without sight.
$75
Flatten slide top and serrate
Without front sight.
$156
Dehorn and break edges for carry
Not including refinishing.
$87
Full melt down beveling
$151
Modify 1911 auto frame for beavertail safety
Includes fitting of safety. Does not include cost of safety or refinishing.
$156
Install auto pistol compensator
$318
Shotgun Work
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Long forcing cone - non-plated bores, per barrel
$116
Long forcing cone - plated bores, per barrel
$139
Open or modify choke, per barrel or tube
Non-plated bores.
$116
Install screw-in choke
Plus chokes.
$185
Port barrel, per barrel
$145
Back-boring, per barrel
Non-plated bores. Charged at the shop hourly rate.
$100
–$150/hr
Raising dent in barrel
Not including bluing.
$133
Straighten or adjust barrel
$92
Polish chamber or bore
$87
Refitting hinge pin lug
$329
Resolder rib
Not including bluing. Charged at the shop hourly rate.
$100
–$150/hr
Resolder forend lug
Not including bluing. Charged at the shop hourly rate.
$100
–$150/hr
Pattern shotgun
Does not include cost of ammo, targets, etc.
$100
Install front or mid-rib bead on shotgun
Plus cost of sight.
$57
Plug hole and re-drill for bead
$75
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