Gunsmithing Services/Charges

[robotoid]

What would be a "fair" price to pay a qualified gunsmith to fix endshake via shims or stretching yolk, and swapping out a barrel. I'm debating whether I should buy tools/parts to do it myself or just pay to have it done.

 

[robotoid]

What would be a "fair" price to pay a qualified gunsmith to fix endshake via shims or stretching yolk, and swapping out a barrel. I'm debating whether I should buy tools/parts to do it myself or just pay to have it done.

 

[Maxw]

Unless you have machinist or gunsmith experience you would be better served taking it to a qualified gunsmith. When I was in the business I loved the articles "Tune Your Revolver" as I would be flooded with work.

 

[robotoid]

btt, thinking about this project again

 

[tbury]

I have not done this but end shake shims are no big deal. Fitting a barrel is a Good Gunsmith job. It is a crush fit and requires more tools and knowledge than I have.

 

[robotoid]

BTT, somebody posted a pic of a 3" 65LS and I'm really wanteing to do the barrel swap but not pay a fortune for it. Anyone know and good S&W gunsmiths or armorers in the SE Michigan area for a barrel swap project??

 

[Pedersoli]

In the back of a Brownells catalog you will find a page that shows usual and customary charges for gunsmithing services. The details listed should serve as a guide.

Brownells is a mail order parts and gunsmithing company and it has a web site. However, the prices are only in the catalog.

 

[robertrwalsh]

last barrel swap with breech end trim i had done cost me $65 i think. didn't need end shake work.

 

[bountyhunter]

I'd send it to SW for a barrel change. A lot of frames are ruined in that operation. If they break it, they will have to fix it.

 

[hayes1966]

send in to S&W as they will do a complete service before sending it back to you.

 

[BruceM]

I just has a barrel swapped at S&W on a 4 screw 44 Mag. It was $98 including FedEx next day air both ways. I assume that they needed to set the replacement barrel back a turn because it's almost impossible to time the thread. I asked for Vito in the Performance Center to do the work & it came back with zero dings in the original bluing.

Bruce

 

[Aussie44]

To do both should cost around $100 to $150.If you want to buy the tools it would cost you 2 to 3 times as much.Assuming you know what you are doing.

Ken

 

[hf1960]

Just had a NEW 5 inch barrel installed on my 686. "SMITH" charged me $165.00. That included a recut on the forcing cone and LIGHTENING of the trigger pull. Two of those the "SMITH" did on his own that I didnt ask for. Or needed..

 

[BruceM]

Can't speak to the trigger job but when the barrel is set back a turn, the forcing cone needs works because it's one "turn" closer to the face of the cylinder.

Bruce.

 

[robotoid]

Looks the barrel swap will just turn out to be to be too expensive, I'll just keep looking for a 3" 65LS locally or on GB. I'm going to order the endshake shims and ejector rod tool for a DIY though.