Typical Rates ?
 

What are the typical rates for having a action etc cleaned and recased in a way that would look close to original ?

What is the typical rate to have the damascus cleaned up so one is able to see the entire apttern again ?

You can call some of these contacts.

This first one is a heat treating outfit speciallizing in color casehardening only. He will not do the prep work.

Color Case CO Inc 14435 Unity Road
New Springfield, OH 44443-9737
(330) 542-2062

Doug Turnbull Restorations is a full service, high end restoration gunsmith house. They will also do color casehardening on your prepared item or they can do it as well. They would be toward the upper end of costs on such services. For the cost of their full restoration service of both wood and metal, you could buy the world's best Trojan.
http://www.turnbullmfg.com/store.asp...67&catid=19872

Here's some more for your search and information gathering
http://bacheldermastergunmakers.com/...s/Welcome.html
http://www.classicgunsinc.com/

Gunter Pfrommer
Rocky Mount, VA
(540) 484-5555

Damascus refinising
Dale Edmonds Kansas City, MO 816-444-2040

Keith Kearcher Bend, OR 541-617-9299 Restoration and gunsmithing as well.

Dewey Vicknair
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
717-733-2145

Steve Bertram
Boulder CO
303-938-1996 General gunsmithing and restoration

Chuck, I have heard that The Color Case Co. in Ohio has been out of business for several years now, is he back in business?

I've got a good stock guy here as well as another fellow that is a pretty decent general gunsmith .

While I've been told Turnbull's work is second to none after talking with him on the phone a few times , he's not someone I care to do buisness with . Maybe I caught him on 2 or 3 bad days . Dunno , but don't care to find out either .

I believe Dale Edmunds was the fellow my stock guy suggested to go over the barrels and fix the small dent .

Dale does great work, and he's a heck of a nice guy.

Dave

Also Brad Bachelder who is a member of this board could do the barrels (he has done a couple for me) and he also does very nice case coloring. But remember this had better be a gun you want to keep because it will cost you more then what you will be able to sell the gun for unless it is a high grade gun.

Hence my reason for asking about typical cost for such undertakings .

Craig you are looking at about $300 for the barrels, not sure what the case colors are but a minimum of $550 and up :shock: So if it's a gun that means alot to you or your family well maybe otherwise use as is or maybe just get the barrels done, they will really pop.

I only have one that I would want anything done to .

This being a little circa 1911 Parker GH 16 gauge that has about an inch to 2 inch flat on the side of the left barrel . This gun has also had the barrels cut to 27" where it's now measuring skeet and IC . The action could get by without recasing just thought it might look nice !

The toe is also gone from the buttplate , so I suppose I should have a new buttplate installed . Although it's been gone for many years as the toe has gotten slightyly radiused in the actual stock itself .

I believe John Gillette at Classic guns will charge $220 for case coloring the receiver. You will need to do the polishing down to 400 grit. That's a pretty good deal for someone who is very well known for the case coloring IMO.