Upset With Gunsmith!

[Colorado Luckydog]

I took my Remington 700 XCR 300 Ultra Mag to the gunsmith. He pillar bedded it, floated the barrel, trigger job, cut off a inch and a half off the barrel and put on a Holland muzzle brake. I should add that this gunsmith is about a 45 minute drive from my house. My bill was around $460 bucks.

When I first got the gun home I noticed the safety was not right. It was very hard to put on or take off of safety. I went right back to the gunsmith. He almost acted like I was insulting him until he tried to work the safety and saw how bad it was. He apologized and repaired it while I waited.

I took the rifle to the range and zeroed it in and shot about 30 rounds through it. I was not getting the accuracy that I got from the Remington 700 300UM that I had recently sold. I took it home and started looking at it and it was very clear that the stock was touching the barrel in more than one place.

I had to take it back to the gunsmith. Again he repaired it while I waited. I know we are all human but I expect more from a gunsmith than that. I won't be going there again. Very mild rant over!

I'm kind of worried about the rest of the work that was done on my gun.

[spyder]

You know we have a guy on here by the name of BPTactical right? J/K I have heard lots of stories like that actually, kinda like back yard mechanics. If you have anything done with your precious items, take them to someone you know does a great job. You might pay a little more for their service, but there is a reason for it which is you won't have to take it back.

[Colorado Luckydog]

You know we have a guy on here by the name of BPTactical right? J/K I have heard lots of stories like that actually, kinda like back yard mechanics. If you have anything done with your precious items, take them to someone you know does a great job. You might pay a little more for their service, but there is a reason for it which is you won't have to take it back.

I met BP after this whole process was already started. I plan on using him in the future. I just expected more from the place I went. They were highly recommended. My buddy said he knew the boss of the place for more than 25 years.

[theGinsue]

I recommend identifying his company name (or HIS name if he does business with that) - at least in the feedback section - to save the rest of us from the same headaches.

[kidicarus13]

I recommend identifying his company name (or HIS name if he does business with that) - at least in the feedback section - to save the rest of us from the same headaches.

What I was thinking. If he is a member he can respond to the masses. If he is not a member ...he should be.

[Colorado Luckydog]

It was Bass Pro Shop, here in Denver. They came highly recommened to me. I left a message for the store manager. I'm going to let him know of my concerns in nice way. I just hope the pillar bedding was done right. I would not even know by looking. I'm not sure I would ever be able to go back there with any confidence at all.