Ruger Gunsmiths - Who?

[Hizzie]

So which gunsmiths work on Rugers? I have a pair of GP100's in need of bobbed n DAO'd hammers.

I know of:

Gemini Customs - Frankfort, Kentucky

Cylinder & Slide - Fremont, Nebraska


I'd prefer somebody Houston local. Who else is out there?

[Mr. Smith]

Mark at Gemini Customs - Frankfort, Kentucky is my good friend and the best at what you are looking for.

[Drifting Fate]

Anyone have any luck with Nelson Ford in Phoenix?

[DBR]

Ruger factory will convert SP101/GP100 to DAO for LEO - at least they did for me. If you talk nice to them they may do it for former LEO. I would try them first. The conversion is actually trivial if you understand how the Ruger action works but it is not a "drop in". IME Ruger is very friendly to LEO.

[thei3ug]

Here's a second for Gemini. Good product, good turnaround. I'd go to him again.

[montanadave]

I had Gemini tune up my SP101. Very nice work and good people to deal with. So I guess that's a third. :)

[williejc]

Teddy Jacobsen in Sugarland. Briley in Houston has a pistol smith section in addition to its world famous shotgun gunsmithing endeavor.

[D.S. Brown]

David Clements in Virginia, but I'm not sure what his wait time is, or if he is taking work presently.

http://www.clementscustomguns.com/rugerrevolvers.html

Best,

Dave

[okie john]

Try Karl Sokol. He brought my beat-up Model 29-2 back to life. http://chestnutmountainsports.com/aboutcms.htm

Hamilton Bowen is the absolute top of the heap for any revolver work and would be my first choice if time and money were no object. http://www.bowenclassicarms.com/ He's not cheap, but having him work on your revolvers actually increases their value.


Okie John

[Coal Dragger]

I can only comment on the Hamilton Bowen work, since I recently got to handle a Bowen Classic Arms revolver, a Redhawk that had been converted to .500 Linebaugh, excellent work and the action was so good I could hardly believe it.