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Posted: 3/26/2010 12:15:48 PM EDT

anyone have any ideas where to take a 1911 to get a new hammer and beavertail safety

in or around louisville frankfort or lexington ??

Posted: 3/26/2010 3:41:08 PM EDT

[#1]

Anytime these threads come up, and some word of mouth from gun stores as well, Danny's Gun Repair on Bishops Ln seems to be the place to go.

Posted: 3/26/2010 5:23:15 PM EDT

[#2]

C W Shooter's Supply
guncrank.com
8501 Ferndale Road
Fern Creek, KY 40291-2623
(502) 231-1118

Claude Wright has done several jobs for me and has always done me right and did a good job doing it.

Posted: 3/26/2010 6:43:45 PM EDT

[#3]

have tried to call dannys but seems they dont answer their phone

Posted: 3/27/2010 4:18:24 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
C W Shooter's Supply
guncrank.com
8501 Ferndale Road
Fern Creek, KY 40291-2623
(502) 231-1118

Claude Wright has done several jobs for me and has always done me right and did a good job doing it.

+1

Posted: 3/27/2010 7:57:42 AM EDT

[#5]

Buds police supply, Greg is an exceptional 1911 smith and is very reasonable on price

Posted: 3/28/2010 7:04:46 PM EDT

[#6]

Firearm Service Center
4278 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40218
502-458-1148

Gary Roman and Mark do good work.

Posted: 3/29/2010 9:46:33 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Buds police supply, Greg is an exceptional 1911 smith and is very reasonable on price

Agree, Greg has fixed work of many other 1911 smiths in the area..

Posted: 3/29/2010 6:51:33 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Anytime these threads come up, and some word of mouth from gun stores as well, Danny's Gun Repair on Bishops Ln seems to be the place to go.

Maybe when Danny was alive, but I wouldn't take my gun there any longer.

Posted: 3/30/2010 2:49:30 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Anytime these threads come up, and some word of mouth from gun stores as well, Danny's Gun Repair on Bishops Ln seems to be the place to go.

Maybe when Danny was alive, but I wouldn't take my gun there any longer.

Why would you say that? I have used Scott many times and right now he is Duracoating a Glock for me. I have always been very happy with his work.

Posted: 3/30/2010 5:48:02 AM EDT

[#10]

There are not many decent gunsmiths available in this area, and that's a fact. There are some, but you really have to know who to talk to to get the straight skinny on them. The guys at Bishops' Ln.(working out of Bluegrass Indoor Range, I believe), CW Shooters (Claude Wright), a guy named Dean Francisco (GunDoc on the local gun board, does great Glock work), and maybe one or two others are the only ones I have heard of that are worthwhile. There may be others, but those I listed are the only one I know of for certain are worthwhile.

Lotus Gun Works has recently opened and I have heard that they may have a smith working there, but that is unconfirmed as of now.

With some of these guys around here, you pays you money and you takes you chances.

Posted: 3/30/2010 12:14:56 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Anytime these threads come up, and some word of mouth from gun stores as well, Danny's Gun Repair on Bishops Ln seems to be the place to go.

Maybe when Danny was alive, but I wouldn't take my gun there any longer.

Why would you say that? I have used Scott many times and right now he is Duracoating a Glock for me. I have always been very happy with his work.

I had a customer bring in two Glocks that had problems and sent him back to my gunsmith. Upon inspection, he discovered a few parts where installed incorrectly. When asked who had taken the gun apart, the reply was that they had just had a trigger job done at Danny's (Scott's). That's a simple job for any gunsmith. The customer was so freaked out that he now brings even brand new guns to be inspected before firing.

Posted: 3/30/2010 2:04:36 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Anytime these threads come up, and some word of mouth from gun stores as well, Danny's Gun Repair on Bishops Ln seems to be the place to go.

Maybe when Danny was alive, but I wouldn't take my gun there any longer.

Why would you say that? I have used Scott many times and right now he is Duracoating a Glock for me. I have always been very happy with his work.

I had a customer bring in two Glocks that had problems and sent him back to my gunsmith. Upon inspection, he discovered a few parts where installed incorrectly. When asked who had taken the gun apart, the reply was that they had just had a trigger job done at Danny's (Scott's). That's a simple job for any gunsmith. The customer was so freaked out that he now brings even brand new guns to be inspected before firing.

I am sure your customer had a reason to be concerned, but he could have taken them back to Scott so he could have fixed the problem. Scott has a bullet trap and could have fired it for function. I have had many things worked on by Scott with ZERO issues. I can't speak to your problem, but it seems odd that Scott would have not gotten the chance to fix the problem. Like you mentioned they are not that hard to work on and it sounds like an easy fix.

I take it you work at Bluegrass so I am sure you get to here all kinds of stories.... Some similar to the ones that were told by an "former" Navy Seal that had been shot twice in combat that use to work behind the counter.

Posted: 3/31/2010 6:18:31 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
I am sure your customer had a reason to be concerned, but he could have taken them back to Scott so he could have fixed the problem. Scott has a bullet trap and could have fired it for function. I have had many things worked on by Scott with ZERO issues. I can't speak to your problem, but it seems odd that Scott would have not gotten the chance to fix the problem. Like you mentioned they are not that hard to work on and it sounds like an easy fix.

I take it you work at Bluegrass so I am sure you get to here all kinds of stories.... Some similar to the ones that were told by an "former" Navy Seal that had been shot twice in combat that use to work behind the counter.

I do, but I'm not sure to whom you are referring. I've only been involved there for about 2 years, so maybe this person was before my time. I know a SEAL that worked there, but he never told customers about his service. I understand there have been some real winners that worked there and the ownership group is trying to not have a repeat of that era.

I've heard some great "stories", to be sure. I love reading the gun store threads because the crap espoused by some people behind the counter is nothing compared to what people in front of the counter tell us. Often times there's no way to correct/disagree with them without sounding like an ass, so I just try to be polite and agree with everything they say. "Uh huh...yeah...oh really?" That kind of thing.

Posted: 4/4/2010 4:25:35 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Firearm Service Center
4278 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40218
502-458-1148

Gary Roman and Mark do good work.

Bingo! Gary has done work on my Colt delta and my remington 700 I would recomend him he does good work.

Posted: 4/5/2010 1:05:33 PM EDT

[#15]

Paul Taulbee
-Bluegrass Indoor Gun Range
-Kiln Ct
-Louisville

Paul does class work and he test fires for function

Posted: 4/5/2010 9:13:21 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Firearm Service Center
4278 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40218
502-458-1148

Gary Roman and Mark do good work.

This hands down. They have taken very good care of me when I needed it. Very good and very knowledgeable.

Posted: 4/6/2010 1:16:04 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Firearm Service Center
4278 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40218
502-458-1148

Gary Roman and Mark do good work.

This hands down. They have taken very good care of me when I needed it. Very good and very knowledgeable.

I'd send it out of state, before I'd set foot in FSC. As I said earlier,
I don't care how good of work Gary does...the guy is a rip off
artist.

Posted: 4/6/2010 11:42:09 AM EDT

[#18]

Scott and Danny's Gun Repair has always done my work, I have never had any reason to go anywhere else. But I have never had a 1911. By far his best work is from refinishing.

Posted: 4/6/2010 5:29:36 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Firearm Service Center
4278 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40218
502-458-1148

Gary Roman and Mark do good work.

This hands down. They have taken very good care of me when I needed it. Very good and very knowledgeable.

I'd send it out of state, before I'd set foot in FSC. As I said earlier,
I don't care how good of work Gary does...the guy is a rip off
artist.

I have noticed he has been a little high on some people. He usually takes care of me of a decent price, but maybe because i'm military or something. I dunno, but one things for certain the guy is good and his work is guaranteed.

Posted: 4/11/2010 4:32:50 PM EDT

[#20]

So of the shops listed in this thread so far, are any capable of and competent enough to be trusted to re-profile an AR barrel??

I've got a 20" HBAR that I'd like turned down to an A1 lightweight profile.

Posted: 5/9/2010 12:33:34 AM EDT

[#21]

I hate to run some one down but scott at Dannys F*** up a 1911 of mine. He kept it 8 months I also heard him run Fire arms service center down several times when I was in there checking on My gun then sent it to them to get it fixed, Scott did not charge me for anything but parts and offerd to refinish it for for free but I was sick with the whole deal it was still a mess no fault of Gary Romans they done the best they could with what was left.I have used Greg at Buds several times he is the best I know on a 1911. I would have taken it to Him from the start but he don't have a mill. He later told me he could have sent it out and had it done guess I should have asked,

Posted: 5/9/2010 8:11:37 PM EDT

[#22]

For turning an ar15 barrel down send it up to adco in ohio

Posted: 5/12/2010 7:00:15 PM EDT

[#23]

Winterdog, Was that the bomar sight install that was totally botched?

Posted: 5/12/2010 7:25:16 PM EDT

[#24]

I've got a couple of .22's I need to get the barrels threaded on, anybody have a recommendation for that?

Posted: 5/13/2010 3:25:30 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
I've got a couple of .22's I need to get the barrels threaded on, anybody have a recommendation for that?

guncrank is threading a 22 Ruger pistol for me as we speak. I can post pics when he is finished if you like. I am hoping to have it next week. M

Posted: 5/13/2010 10:33:16 AM EDT

[#26]

Or bring it with you!

Posted: 5/13/2010 6:35:51 PM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:
Winterdog, Was that the bomar sight install that was totally botched?

Ed Brown but I belive Its made by bomar

Posted: 5/13/2010 8:28:14 PM EDT

[#28]

I remember seeing that gun lol

Posted: 5/15/2010 5:35:45 PM EDT

[#29]

http://forum.kentuckianafirearms.com/showthread.php?p=106813&posted=1#post106813

Pics of my Threaded Ruger Slabside Pistol. Looks great. Hopefully pick it up on Monday.

Posted: 5/17/2010 2:45:28 AM EDT

[#30]

Bump for question below.

Guncrank or Scott at Danny's do good work for Threading barrels.

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