Gunsmoke 45 Cerkote Estimate was crazy $$$

[islandermyk]

There's a guy up in ft fun that does cerrakote. Sawtooth rifles. His screen name on arefcom is whiskeyjacked http://www.sawtoothrifles.com/refinishingprojects.html

Yes! Plus one for sawtooth!
Here's what he did for me


https://www.ar-15.co/threads/101259-...SAWTOOTHRIFLES

[sneakerd]

I went in there today to see what was going on. The Man himself was in there, on the store floor the entire time I was there (1/2 hour). All guns on display are marked "NOT FOR SALE-DISPLAY ONLY". Said they are in between waiting for their new FFL which should come any day. Very quiet, phones not ringing at all. Huge "gunsmith" sitting by the fireplace reading "Blue Book of Gun Values" the entire time I was there. Several people in and out, the show, the show, did you watch the show? Blah, blah. They look a little bit haunted, as if they're waiting to get punched every time they talk to someone. Last customer I heard that came in was beefing with Rich about why his gunstock repair was taking so long. Said he had been trying to get an update for 5 weeks on very minor work. Rich was feeding him a line of shit and I could tell looking at the guy's face that he knew it.

[sniper7]

One more reason not to deal with them. For that kind of money you could buy a bunch of parts and a bunch of paint and keep trying until you get it right,...and save money,

[BPTactical]

You need a shop that has integrity, a bit of humility, fair prices and a fair turnaround.
I know of such a place....

[10mm-man]

I've been looking for local shops to Cerekote my stripped lower, stripped upper and hand-guard. Most quotes have been around $50 to $70 per part depending on the shop, certified or not. The three parts together would run me $150 to $210 + tax. However, here is the quote I got from Gunsmoke 45 inc.;


Wow, that would be double for what I paid for the parts! A tad on the high side, but that's just my 2 cents.

What if I told you, I could do: Hard Coat anodize level III mil spec in a camo patern. Never peel, flake, scratch, fade off? I could take your black part, strip it, rework it and send it back to you as explained in the beginning. I could prob do it for about $350 and If I had multiple people, parts etc. I could reduce that cost significantly!!

[Sawin]

What if I told you, I could do: Hard Coat anodize level III mil spec in a camo patern. Never peel, flake, scratch, fade off? I could take your black part, strip it, rework it and send it back to you as explained in the beginning. I could prob do it for about $350 and If I had multiple people, parts etc. I could reduce that cost significantly!!

What if you told me? I'd say you're trying to round up some business

[10mm-man]

What if you told me? I'd say you're trying to round up some business

Not really, not yet anyway.... never mind take it to gun smoke.

[Dave]

You need a shop that has integrity, a bit of humility, fair prices and a fair turnaround.
I know of such a place....

Talk to BP, or if it's too far of a drive for you, check out the industry partners here. But people have been known to drive from CO Springs to 120th to have work done there.

Too many good guys here who can do the work for fair prices to be getting deep anal probed at Gunsmoke.

[Bailey Guns]

...to be getting deep anal probed at Gunsmoke.

Will they engrave "Gunsmoke" on your ass, too?

[Great-Kazoo]

I've been looking for local shops to Cerekote my stripped lower, stripped upper and hand-guard. Most quotes have been around $50 to $70 per part depending on the shop, certified or not. The three parts together would run me $150 to $210 + tax. However, here is the quote I got from Gunsmoke 45 inc.;


Wow, that would be double for what I paid for the parts! A tad on the high side, but that's just my 2 cents.

Who even goes there?

Obviously the OP

Talk to BP, or if it's too far of a drive for you, check out the industry partners here. But people have been known to drive from CO Springs to 120th to have work done there.

Too many good guys here who can do the work for fair prices to be getting deep anal probed at Gunsmoke.

You would THINK with the industry partner section. The NUMEROUS referrals to BP, Bowers, MGT, ABCDEFG-Z

A board member would inquire to them before asking in GD or build it yourself or anywhere here where to get something gun related done.

I see it on numerous boards.
OP ask where to get a bbl cut for an AR

2 post up is another one asking who does gunsmithing

3 post down from the top one is another member asking who can mount a scope??

DOES anyone take the time to actually investigate ANYTHING ANYMORE??

Dating myself here, BUT REMEMBER WHEN you had the yellow pages in front of you, calling around to find someone to do something for you.. You'd THINK [ KEY WORD] in today's information world, someone could get on line and do a SEARCH for their needs vs. asking someone else to do the work for them