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need to find a GOOD GUNSMITH in Conroe, Spring area
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:35 am
by roscoe46
This is my 1st. post here & this is a good looking forum here; glad to
see there's a lot of Texans here.
Anyway, on to business at hand. i need to find a good 'smith ,
preferrably someone around Conroe or Spring. The entire area
around Houston would be OK also if this fails.
My carry piece is an Armscor 1911 Govt clone. It's a very good
piece that I've had ZERO problems with. I'm wanting to have it
bobtailed with an Ed Brown bobtail kit. I recently saw & handled one
at recent gunshow & really liked the way it felt & looked.
I've seen on other forums that some 'smiths are kinda acting like
primadonnas when it comes to working on guns like & similar to mine.
I don't mind paying a decent price for good work, but I don't want to
pay for someone's attitude or inflated ego.
any help or info would be appreciated.
thanks,
roscoe46
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:43 am
by texag06
Sorry I can't help with your question about a gunsmith. But I can say "Welcome to the Forum".
This forum is great and full of very informative people. Enjoy your stay!
-Dustin
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:17 am
by GrandmasterB
Don't know any in Conroe or Spring, but these folks are in the general Houston area and all do very good work.
Eddie Jimenea: 281-499-4918
Ed Vandenburg:
http://www.vandenbergcustom.com
Briley:
http://www.briley.com
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:22 am
by longtooth
Too far North here for me to know any down South. Some of the Southerners will jump in before the day is done. Welcome aboard. You are right. This is a great forum. Welcome.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:45 am
by Diode
If we have one around here I have not heard of him yet.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:10 pm
by dws1117
Try giving Derrick at Sportsman Guns and Ammo in Conroe. I can't say about the bobtail job, but he has worked on my Springfield 1911 and done a good job.
Contact Information for Sportsman Guns & Ammo
Derek Allison
email:
guns@mail.ev1.net
212-A Porter Rd (FM 1314)
Conroe, Texas 77301
(936) 756-4867
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:17 pm
by Diode
dws1117 wrote:Try giving Derrick at Sportsman Guns and Ammo in Conroe. I can't say about the bobtail job, but he has worked on my Springfield 1911 and done a good job.
Contact Information for Sportsman Guns & Ammo
Derek Allison
email:
guns@mail.ev1.net
212-A Porter Rd (FM 1314)
Conroe, Texas 77301
(936) 756-4867
I didn't know he did smitty work, cool! Do we have someone close who does refinishing? I have a 226 needing a new coat!
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:38 pm
by dws1117
I didn't know he did smitty work, cool! Do we have someone close who does refinishing? I have a 226 needing a new coat!
Yep. tmix, who is a forum member and good friend of mine who doesn't post much, workd out of the same shop. He has done a few guns for me. Only have pics of one of them. He does very nice work.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:42 pm
by Diode
dws1117 wrote:I didn't know he did smitty work, cool! Do we have someone close who does refinishing? I have a 226 needing a new coat!
Yep. tmix, who is a forum member and good friend of mine who doesn't post much, workd out of the same shop. He has done a few guns for me. Only have pics of one of them. He does very nice work.
Very nice. How best to find him, I'd like to get this Sig done.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:44 pm
by dws1117
You can reach him at Sportsman Guns and Ammo. If he isn't available leave a message for him. I'll call him and tell him to expect a call about a Sig.
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:46 pm
by Diode
dws1117 wrote:You can reach him at Sportsman Guns and Ammo. If he isn't available leave a message for him. I'll call him and tell him to expect a call about a Sig.
Thanks DW, you da man! Thought you were coming by soon to visit?