Colorado smiths

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Rich Reiley of HTCustoms in Colorado Springs trued my 700 action and chambered a Kreiger barrel in 6.5 Creedmoor. He also tuned my Timney trigger to a sweet 18 ounces. Very happy with the rifle/accuracy.

http://htcustoms.com/index.php

[jmg8550]

WOW


That is really out of character for him. I have seen a couple of his rifles and the work was first class. I know he has a good following.
Bedding looks like hell- do you know if it was pressure bedded?
I will toss up some pics of a good bedding job later.
I wonder if a "helper" did the work?

No more referrals to WWR from me.

Bighorn

I didn't know there was more than one type of beding job. It looks like he applied the compound, and then put the reciever and barrrel into the stock, and let it cure. I guess that would be a pressure bed.

[BPTactical]

I didn't know there was more than one type of beding job. It looks like he applied the compound, and then put the reciever and barrrel into the stock, and let it cure. I guess that would be a pressure bed.

You have a couple of different types for Garands and M1A's.
1- "Arsenal" bed. Mainly done to restore the compression fit on used stocks that don't have the tension on the trigger guard anymore for good lockup. Just "pads" on the top and bottom of the stock. This appears to be what you have with the addition of the trigger plate pad..
2- "National Match" bed. Same pads bedded with the addition of the recoil surfaces of the stock and trigger plate pad. Better, but still can be improved on.
3- "Improved National Match" bed. Same as above but a fixture is used to exert pressure on the receiver and the front HG is in place and locked to the stock. This "pre-loads" the barrel in tension to increase mechanical repeatability and reduce zero wander.
4- "National Match Pillar" bed. Same as above but all bedded areas are tied together including the walls of the stock. Used on rifles that will rarely be pulled from the stock. A solid bed is established on all bearing surfaces with a "pillar" built from receiver heel down to the trigger plate. Rock solid but a ton of work. If Devcon Steel bed is used it adds a good bit of weight.

[Marine24]

I'll give TJ's a plug as well. I've used them on a number of my pistols and rifles.

Kelly's Sports is another solid gunsmith in Parker, CO. (303) 840-2372.

He did some work on my Savage LE rifle in 308 that was top notch.

[Halojumper]

2nd TJ's Gunsmithing in Aurora. They are working over a 700 for me right now - 308 to a 260 Rem.

They've done a couple of jobs for me and I am happy with them. I'd recommend them. Of course, the fact that they're less than a half mile from work and about 25 meters from the motorcycle parts and service store doesn't hurt either.

[coop68]

WOW


That is really out of character for him. I have seen a couple of his rifles and the work was first class. I know he has a good following.
Bedding looks like hell- do you know if it was pressure bedded?
I will toss up some pics of a good bedding job later.
I wonder if a "helper" did the work?

No more referrals to WWR from me.

Bighorn

i find it very odd he would do something like that too very out of character. As he has work on many of my Match rifles i have nothing but good things to say. i would be very curious if a helper did it as well! mistakes do happen though no one is perfect.

coop

[jmg8550]

Ok, maybe a helper did do the work, that still doesn't justify the fact that he let this garbage out the door. Helper or not, his name is on the work. Maybe Dave Sullivan shouldn't have charged me for this kind of work. Or offered to make it right. He did neither. I am so disgusted with it, I bought a new Criterion barrel just so I don't have to look at the crown job anymore.

[BPTactical]

Ok, maybe a helper did do the work, that still doesn't justify the fact that he let this garbage out the door. Helper or not, his name is on the work. Maybe Dave Sullivan shouldn't have charged me for this kind of work. Or offered to make it right. He did neither.

I could not agree more JMG- as the proprietor of the business he is ultimately responsible for what leaves his shop.
You are only as good as the work that leaves your hands.

[vim]

Ok, maybe a helper did do the work, that still doesn't justify the fact that he let this garbage out the door. Helper or not, his name is on the work. Maybe Dave Sullivan shouldn't have charged me for this kind of work. Or offered to make it right. He did neither. I am so disgusted with it, I bought a new Criterion barrel just so I don't have to look at the crown job anymore.

Did you bring your dissatisfaction to their attention and ask for the work to be fixed?

[jmg8550]

I did not bring my dissatisfaction to Dave, as he was in no mood to talk. I didn't even see the bedding job till I got home. And as far as the crown, what would you suggest would have been a good way to fix it? Have him cut the barrel down even more? Sometimes it is just better to leave it alone and never do business with people like that. He should have never let that type of work go out the door in the first place.