Colorado smiths

[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.

[vim]

I wouldn't be slagging him and his business by name on a public forum unless I tried to address it with him first. But that's me.

[banks74]

Greg Tannel of Gre-Tan rifles would top my list. Greg is an awesome smith and a hell of a nice guy. He makes the jigs that a lot of other smiths use. Big Horn Actions would be next on my list.

[legaleagle]

Kelley Sport (John) does great work. He is a very good friend (semper fi) and is the only person I trust.

[rammit]

Good info im waiting on stiller to finish up their next run of tac 338 actions for a lapua build, looking to have someone local to thread and chamber the barrel