West houston/Katy area gunsmith

[Mexadian]

Need info on a good gunsmith that does staked sight replacement for a series 80 colt 1911 in the Katy west houston area.

 

[rgwalt]

Nevermind, can't seem to send u a PM. I would contact John Dixon for anything 1911 related. Set yourself up to receive PMs and I will send you his number. You will have to drive to meet him, but his prices are good enough to make it worth the cost of fuel and then some.

 

[Acera]

He needs at least 5 posts to use the PM system.

John Dixon would be my choice also, however Briley at I-10 and the Beltway is a lot closer.

 

[rgwalt]

He needs at least 5 posts to use the PM system.

John Dixon would be my choice also, however Briley at I-10 and the Beltway is a lot closer.

they are also more expensive with a much slower turnaround time. However I have a shotgun I may ask them to work on for me... It is a beretta o/u and the safety switches on whenever you break the action to reload. Messes up my rhythm when I'm shooting clay.

 

[Mexadian]

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[Mexadian]

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[Mexadian]

Thanks for the info where abouts is he located

 

[rgwalt]

Thanks for the info where abouts is he located

He is in Pasadena, but will meet you somewhere in public to pick up and drop off your gun. PM me when you get your access squared away.

 

[Acera]

they are also more expensive with a much slower turnaround time. However I have a shotgun I may ask them to work on for me... It is a beretta o/u and the safety switches on whenever you break the action to reload. Messes up my rhythm when I'm shooting clay.

rgwalt, on those automatic safeties:
Make sure they take the part out, not just disconnect it. Had a buddy's gun lock up on him in the middle of a skeet round after they worked on it due to the connector not being removed completely from the receiver. They fixed it quickly, but required a second trip while he was pissed off about it.

They have done my tube sets, trigger jobs, lightened the inertia triggers, added mercury stock weights, etc. But after they messed up on a barrel, they will never port another gun for me, now I use Magna Port for porting and forcing cone work. Normally they do really good work and their showroom is nice.

 

[rgwalt]

rgwalt, on those automatic safeties:
Make sure they take the part out, not just disconnect it. Had a buddy's gun lock up on him in the middle of a skeet round after they worked on it due to the connector not being removed completely from the receiver. They fixed it quickly, but required a second trip while he was pissed off about it.

They have done my tube sets, trigger jobs, lightened the inertia triggers, added mercury stock weights, etc. But after they messed up on a barrel, they will never port another gun for me, now I use Magna Port for porting and forcing cone work. Normally they do really good work and their showroom is nice.

Thank you again for the advice, kind sir! I am thinking of taking the gun to them in a few weeks to see what their turnaround time is. I'm in no hurry, but I wouldn't want to wait six weeks for it either. I don't know that it is a nice enough beretta (686 series blacking) to have additional work done, but some trigger work might be nice. I'm not good enough at clays to justify much work on the gun, and I don't have enough time to practice on a regular basis. But, when I do, I hate wasting birds when I forget to deactivate the stupid safety.