Customer Relations. Good Gunsmith, Bad Gunsmith

[Kurt Sauers]

After many years away from shotguns and hunting I'm getting back into it. I checked for a local, or relatively local gunsmith, to have a gun shipped to and inspected, and to be my gunsmith thereafter. He basically told me to drop dead. I was quite surprised at his response. Contrast that to my next gunsmith contact, Brad Bachelder. I stopped at his shop. He came oit and we talked for a couple of hours. He answered all my beginner questions. I stopped by again yesterday with some follow up questions and again he talked to me for quite a while and gave me his opinion on several guns i was l looking at. He volunteered saying, have any gun sent here and we'll be glad to inspect it for you. We even continued our conversation after business hours.
Thank you Brad