Gun Smithing Service
$Pricing$
(Labor onLy - - - Parts, MateriaLs not incLuded)
The charges shown are the result of a survey made of a cross-section of our Gunsmith/Dealer Customers. They are presented as a “price range” guide to assist the Gunsmith. Due to many factors - including, but not limited to, gunsmith skill level, local economic conditions, type and value of firearm being worked on, quality and quantity of work requested by the customer - prices charged by your shop may vary from those shown. The price ranges shown are suggestions only.
SERVICE CHARGES Price Range Per Man Hour $45.00 ....$80.00
MINIMUM CHARGE PER GUN 35.00
Written appraisals, cost estimates 30.00
Clean & oil customer Gun
Consisting of completely stripping gun,cleaning all parts,
checking for wear, making suggestions to a customer of
Services needed to put in A-1condition 50.00
Fast Clean
Strip cleaning and Lubrication 20
AR-15 WorK
MAINTENANCE CLEANING (includes complete disassembly, clean, safety check, oil and reassemble) 60.00
MAINTENANCE REBUILD (includes new spring & new gas rings added to the Maintenance Cleaning) 120.00
INSTALL AFTER MARKET TRIGGER 35.00
INSTALL AFTER MARKET FOREND/FREE-FLOAT 45.00
ASSEMBLE COMPLETE UPPER 50.00
ASSEMBLE COMPLETE LOWER 50.00
ASSEMBLE COMPLETE RIFLE 100.00
INSTALL Brakes ON PRE-THREADED BARREL 25.00
OPEN GAS PORTS FOR FUNCTIONING 60.00
INSTALL OR REPLACE GAS BLOCK 45.00
INSTALL OR REPLACE AR BARREL 55.00
INSTALL OR REPLACE BUTT STOCK & BUFFER TUBE 25.00
Metal Finishing
REBLUING
Abrasive / bead blast / wire wheel (matte) finish 120.00
Deluxe Finish: Same as above followed with #240 and #400 grit polish with all screw holes and corners protected and square Handgun $80
Rifle/shotgun $100.00
Master Finish: Same as Deluxe Finish with all polishing marks removed, no ripples, and finished with #555 polish to a mirror finish
Handgun 265.00
Rifle/shotgun 300.00
SLOWRUSTBLUING/BROWNING 250.00
OXYNATE® 84 BLUING OF STAINLESS STEEL or cast Win. 94’s and others
Add to price of appropriate normal steel bluing cost .50.00 NitreBlueTM BLUING (Small parts / accessories)
Not including polishing time 50.00
Spray-on finishes: pricing for single color for handguns and long guns;
does not include price of assembly/disassembly
Cerakote 150.00
KGGunkote 110.00
DuraCoat 100.00
BEAD,SAND BLASTOR WIRE BRUSH STAINLESS STEEL 75.00
SIGHT WorK
SIGHT IN CUSTOMER GUN - Does not include cost of ammo,targets,etc 50.00 .... 100.00
BORE SIGHTING CUSTOMER GUN 20.00 .....30.00
PATTERN SHOTGUN - Does not include cost of ammo,targets,etc 50.00 .....75.00
DRILL AND TAP BARREL OR RECEIVER FOR SIGHTS
Perhole 45.00
INSTALL DOVE TAIL SIGHT 25.00 ....50.00+
INSTALL FRONT SIGHT RAMP
Sweat-on type 50.00 ....100.00
Screw-on type(including drill&tap) 60.00 .....80.00
Band type Hourly Rate
INSTALL INSERT IN PISTOL SIGHT 40.00 .....60.00
INSTALL FRONT/MID-RIB SHOT GUN BEAD(plus cost of bead) 25.00 .....75.00
Plug hole and re-drill for bead 40.00 .....75.00
INSTALL RECEIVER SIGHTS Price Range Gun drilled and tapped $20.00 ....$45.00
SCOPE MOUNTING Gun drilled and tapped 35.00 .....80.00
GeneraL barreL, action & riFLe WorK
CHECK HEAD SPACE 35.00 .....70.00
MAKE CHAMBER CAST 50.00 .....95.00
REMOVE STUCK FIRED CASE FROM CHAMBER 50.00+ REMOVE LIVE ROUND FROM CHAMBER 65.00 ...150.00+ REMOVE OBSTRUCTION FROM BORE Hourly Rate
REMOVE FOULING FROM BARREL Hourly Rate + Materials LAP BARREL 50.00 ....130.00
CHAMBER AND FIT BARREL TO ACTION
Does not include the cost of the barrel,
Action,polishing,bluing 200.00 ....350.00
INSTALL PRE-THREADED AND CHAMBERED
BARREL-Not including Polishing & Bluing 125.00 ....200.00
LAP IN BOLT LUGS - Not including setting back barrel or fitting new barrel 50.00 .....75.00
MAKE AND INSTALL SPRING Hourly Rate SAFETIES, INSTALLING,
Dakota,Gentry,Mod70 Type Safety w/shroud (+finishing) 150.00 .... 175.00
MarkII/ Beuhler type 50.00 ....100.00
Chapman Swing Safety Lever 55.00 ....135.00
TRIGGERS (INSTALLATION OR ADJUSTMENT)
Shilen,Timney,Dayton-Traister,Moyertype 45.00 .....90.00 Double-Set 100.00 ....250.00
SingleSet 50.00 ....140.00
INSTALL MUZZLE BRAKE(threaded barrel) 30.00 .....75.00 RECONTOUR FRONT OR REAR RECEIVER RING 140.00
INSTALL BARREL BAND SWIVEL HourlyRate
SHOTGUN WorK
Lengthened Forcing Cone
Non-plated bores,per barrel 100
RESOLDER RIB - Not including bluing
Hourly Rate
RESOLDER FOREND LUG
Not including bluing Hourly Rate
RAISING DENT IN BARREL Not including bluing 50.00
STRAIGHTEN/ADJUST BARREL 50.00
POLISH CHAMBER/BORE 50
BACK-BORING-Per Barrel,non-plated bores Hourly Rate
OPEN/MODIFY CHOKE-Per barrel or tube,non-plated bores 70.00
INSTALL SCREW-INCHOKE(plustubes)-Win-Choke®,Colonial,etc .(non-plated bore) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85.00 PORT BARREL-PER BARREL 75.00
REFITTING HINGE PIN LUG 225.00
HandGun WorK
CHAMFER REVOLVER BARREL 30.00
CHAMFER REVOLVER CYLINDER 40.00
REVOLVER ACTION JOB-Clean,smooth action, not including replacement of parts 85.00
REBARREL REVOLVER- Remove old barrel,replace with new factory barrel,laboronly 60.00
STRAIGHTEN CRANE ON REVOLVER 35.00 INSTALL CRANE LOCK 30.00
REMOVE/MODIFY REVOLVER HAMMER SPUR 40.00 CONVERT REVOLVER FROM SQUARE BUTT TO ROUND BUTT 70.00
SEMI-AUTO PISTOL ACTION JOB - Clean, smooth action, not including any parts 120.00
TIGHTEN SLIDE OF 1911 AUTO 120.00
FIT BARREL TO 1911AUTO,Notincludingbarrel PriceRange Non-RampedBarrel 90.00 ....150.00
Ramped Barrel 100.00
FIT AND INSTALL BARREL BUSHING ON 1911 AUTO
Does not include cost of bushing $50.00
BEVEL MAGAZINE WELLOF 1911AUTO 35.00
CHECKER FRONT OF FRAME ON 1911AUTO 150.00
STIPPLE FRAME 40.00
OPEN AND MODIFY EJECTION PORT OF 1911AUTO SLIDE 60.00
THROAT,POLISH BARREL AND FEED RAMP OF 1911AUTO 60.00
FIT NEW TRIGGER TO1 911,Does not include cost of trigger 60.00
FIT CUSTOM HAMMERTO 1911, Does not include cost of hammer 60.00
CUT SLIDE FOR BO-MAR, w/o sight
Plain Cut 120.00
w/Side Shields 130.00
CUT SLIDE FOR DOVE TAIL FRONT SIGHT,w/o cost of sight 50.00
CUT SLIDE FOR NOVAK REAR,w/o cost of sight 115.00 INSTALL STAKE-ON FRONT,w/ocostofsight 35.00
INSTALL FIBER OPTIC FRONT SIGHT(existing dovetail) 35.00 INSTALL REAR SIGHT(existing dovetail,w/o cost of sight) 30.00 FLATTEN SLIDE TOP & SERRATE,w/o cost of sight 75.00 DEHORN & BREAK EDGES FOR CARRY (Not including refinishing) 50.00
FULL MELT DOWN BEVELING 80.00
MODIFY 1911 AUTO FRAME FOR BEAVERTAIL SAFETY
Includes fitting of safety, does NOT include cost of
Safety or refinishing
80.00 INSTALL AUTO PISTOL COMPENSATOR 90.00
Stock WorK
WOOD FINISHING (Does not include any shaping) Hunter Finish-Unfilled oil or lacquer finish on average stock 150.00
Gunsmith Finish
Filled,rubbed oil finish on average stock. 200.00
High-gloss prices are toward the upper end of Gunsmith Finish prices above
SprayFinish-Lacquerorpolyurethane 120.00
RECUTTING CHECKERING - Other than by the hour, per panel
Simple pattern 100
Complicated pattern 175.00
GLASS BEDDING BARREL & ACTION Hunting Rifle 185.00 MatchRifles,M-1Garand,M1A,etc 150.00
Pillar Bed 160.00
INSTALL RECOIL PAD-Labor only 40.00
INSTALL ADJUSTABLE BUTT PLATE-Labor only 80.00
INSTALL SLING SWIVELS- StdandQ/D 35.00
INSTALL STOCK CROSSBOLT(Not including refinish) 80.00 INSTALL RECOIL REDUCER
Simple installation in buttstock 30.00
Hydraulic butt plate-style 150.00
Drill Stock & Install Recoil Reducer 60.00
INLETTING AND FINISHING OF SEMI-FINISHED STOCK Not including checkering,recoil pad,special butt plate,grip cap or other attachments 200.00
FIT,BED AND FINISH FIBERGLASS STOCK BLANK 175.00 PREFINISHED SYNTHETIC STOCK
Fit and install barreled action 65.00
INSTALL ADJUSTABLE COMB HARDWARE 125.00
