looking for a 1911 gunsmith is oregon

[young hunter]

I am looking for a gunsmith who specializes in 1911's in oregon , in western oregon would be better but anywhere within 4 hours drive of salem is fine . I guess I should say what exactly I want to have done . I would like to have the slide milled to put on a diffrent rear site , a new trigger and trigger job , and would like to know more about performance upgrades . this is not for a compition gun but just trying to get the most out of my firearm as i can . I have put about 1300 rounds through it and have decided on these changes so far . I wanted to do most of them myself but i know little about doing smithing work on a handgun . A gunsmith who could tell me more about the changes he did and how he did them would be a nice plus . I would like to know as much about my handgun as is possable by the time i am done with all the changes to it . If i am asking to much or if anyone needs more info to help me look in the right direction please let me know .

thank you for your time

 

[Cougfan2]

While I've only had him work on any of my guns twice, I was very satisfied with the work I had done my Al's Guns in Forest Grove.

http://portland.citysearch.com/profile/8441675/forest_grove_or/al_s_gun_shop.html

He did a great job on my Mod 70 Winchester 30-06 and on a Springer 1911 loaded that had a horrible trigger before he worked on it.

 

[Hawaiian]

Bruce Gray. http://www.grayguns.com/index.htm

 

[Chuck Dye]

I like

Blacktail Pistolsmithing
305 Spruce St.
Myrtle Point OR 97458
541-572-4867

So far as I know, he works on 1911s exclusively.

 

[robctwo]

Rob Shepherd http://www.majornyneguns.com/

I have not had him do any work, lots of folks at the Albany rifle and Pistol Club swear by him.

 

[robctwo]

In Salem, Rob Snepherd http://www.majornyneguns.com/

I have not had him do work, but lots of guys at ARPC used him.

 

[robctwo]

http://www.majornyneguns.com/

In Salem, Rob Shepherd

 

[robctwo]

http://www.majornyneguns.com/

In Salem, Rob Shepherd

 

[robctwo]

http://www.majornyneguns.com/

Rob Shepherd in Salem

 

[Dgreno]

Not to hijcak, but *** X5?

 

[robctwo]

For some reason, when I posted there was no indication that my post was received. My message box went blank and there was no posting. I normally do not multipost. TTF

 

[mrcpu]

Ed Boening of Boening Custom Guns in Medford (just about at the 4 hour limit) does awesome work on 1911's, as well as builds a line of his own that are very nice.

Highly recommended.

 

[young hunter]

Thank you all for the info and help . I'll try and post pics of before and after along with the performance diffrence . now i get the fun job of contacting everyone and get ideas on cost and opinions . thank you all again .

 

[searcher451]

+1 on Rob Shepherd at M9 Guns in Salem. He's a top-notch 'smith and a great guy besides. His prices also are more than reasonable.

 

[skinewmexico]

I don't know how close they are (or even where Salem is), but I've heard a lot of good things about Springer Precision.

 

[robctwo]

Springer Precision is in Bend. I'm thinking of sending them a gun to Ionbond, they seem to be a new provider. I will only post this four more times if requested.

 

[skinewmexico]

Let it fly!

 

[chakup]

I'll give another vote to Rob for local.

 

[searcher451]

I sent a link to this thread and a note to Rob about all of this last night, and he said that he'd be glad to help in any way that he can. He's a class act and a fine gunsmith. His custom-built guns are something to see.

For those who might be interested, here's a link to his website:

http://www.m9guns.com/index.html

 

[Joe Link]

Those are some crazy looking guns!

 

[Major Nyne]

Thanks for all the talk!
Young Hunter: Feel free to contact me if there is anything I can do!
www.m9guns.com

 

[Big Dave]

Bruce Gray.

 

[searcher451]

Hey, Rob ... it's good to see you on the board. I hope that folks check out your work at the m9guns website -- all of it is quite impressive.