How much should a gunsmith charge to put a K-frame back together?

[Old Fuff]

I agree, but it takes away all of the fun...

 

[22-rimfire]

Merry Christmas, John Wayne!

 

[KingMedicine]

Seriously.. this thread needs a tiny lock on it. The Horse has been beaten to death.

 

[Ala Dan]

Very good price for 'smitty work~! Consider yourself VERY lucky~!

 

[KodiakBeer]

The last time I had a smith reassemble a revolver for me, he only charged me ten bucks. Plus, he threw in an action trigger job, a detail cleaning and polishing, 4 boxes of match ammo, an autographed picture of Ed McGivern and offered to let me sleep with his nubile 19 year old sister.

I thought that was fair.

 

[Guillermo]

I had a revolver that needed assembly and it cost me three thousand, two hundred and twenty seven dollars and seventeen cents.

it was too much but I didn't want him to take a hacksaw to my gun.

THAT DAMNED OLD FUFF!!!!

He is a jihadist kidnapper!!!

 

[earplug]

35 year ago

I could read countless articles on polishing up a perfectly fine S&W revolvers action.
I used to do the work while bored in motel rooms while traveling.
There are now numerous means of finding out how to take apart a S&W revolver and put them back together.
Being stupid still costs. About $50.00 seems to be the going rate.

 

[Lost Sheep]

Readtionary, anyone? "Some people", indeed.

After this post its real obvious to me you were never going to be happy with his service. If you relayed this attitude to him about the price, thats probably why he didn't oil the inards for you.

In my opinion any gunsmith who would deliberately (if it was) fail to oil a reassembled gun (regardless of the customer's attitude) should be run out of business, or prosecuted for negligence (perhaps negligent homicide if it should come to that.)

Refuse the job, OK. Virtually sabotage a man's gun? Never.

Its funny how now you are talking %$#@ about a guy that bailed you out of your own mistake! Some people!!

The OP did not originally denigrate the gunsmith, his pricing or his work's quality. The OP simply asked if the price seemed reasonable. A valid question, to which the answer has been clearly "No" and accepted by the OP. That case is closed.

Mentioning the lack of lubrication is a valid complaint but did not come until later. However, "talking %$#", it is not.

As far as inferring a "bad attitude" on the part of the OP, methinks such conclusions have been jumped to overmuch.

But then, I may give the benefit of doubt too much. But then, I try to extend that courtesy to all posts I respond to.

Lost Sheep

 

[Lost Sheep]

Kodiakbeer, how old ARE you?

The last time I had a smith reassemble a revolver for me, he only charged me ten bucks. Plus, he threw in an action trigger job, a detail cleaning and polishing, 4 boxes of match ammo, an autographed picture of Ed McGivern and offered to let me sleep with his nubile 19 year old sister.

I thought that was fair.
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$10 to have a 'smith do anything? The last time I saw prices like that, Ed hadn't yet been born yet .

And when was the word "nubile" last in vogue?

Good to read your posts again, Kodiakbeer. I've been away.

Lost Sheep

 

[logical]

The real question is did you ask what he was going to charge when you dropped it off?
Regardless, seems reasonable for an hourly rate. I'd have charged you more and probably would have had a few parts left over.

 

[9mmepiphany]

I do think this thread has run it's course.

I thought it would die a natural death...two pages ago...but I guess it needs a little help