in the Alvin, Clear Lake, Pearland area.

Eddie Jimenea if he'll do the work.  I don't know if he takes non-referrals.  His number can be found via google.  He is in the Stafford area.

Ed Vanden Berg of Vanden Berg Custom.  He has a shop on Hwy. 3 in the Webster area.  He has my gun right now doing the front strap checkering and recoating the frame when he's done.  He's done work on other guns for me in the past and I felt he was honest and priced fair.  He doesn't smith fulltime so expect certain jobs to take some time.  He qouted me at minimum of a month for the checkering and said the coating would take him 1 day.

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vanden berg does good work @ a good price !

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Great gunsmith and a good guy.
He will build your gun your way, tune and mod
I gave him a double star arms lower and some specs and he built me an awsome gun that is one of a kind

This.  Ed is a member of the American Pistolsmiths Guild Top 100, and is a great guy.  His work is incredible.

HH