I usually have a gun or two at my gunsmith’s. It’s just the normal course of events.

It’s rarely a repair: more commonly it’s maintenance or custom work of some sort: tuning a trigger, checkering the front strap of a 1911, fitting a custom bushing or checking barrel thickness on a nice Damascus double shotgun.

Good gunsmith work takes time: not so much for the actual work, but rather waiting, in effect, in line for the gunsmith to get to my gun.

Keep in mind that gunsmiths with very quick turnaround are either new at the craft so aren’t in much demand or not very good so they aren’t in much demand. Alternatively, they focus on work that primarily involves swapping out drop in parts.