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  1. #1
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    Default Looking for basic gunsmith in Central PA.

    Anyone know of any competent gunsmiths in Central PA?
    When I say basic, I'm talking about things like pistol sight install.
    I think that anywhere between $10 - $40 is a fair rate for pistol sight install.
    The only place that has done a good job charged me $90 about 10 years ago. When I had my first set of sights swapped out and didn't know better.
    I get I should pay up for the work, but for basic sight install is just ridiculous.
    These are all fairly expensive builds, so I'm just more annoyed than anything.

    Some of the places I have used are:

    Trop - They did it without damage, but couldn't get the sights aligned. Went back for an adjustment and it was still off. Atlantic had to fix it.
    Atlantic Tactical - They do well, but the guy isn't in all the time, he is leaving and they are limited to what pistols.
    Spar - Wasn't aligned correctly. Haven't gotten around to checking it. Both sights were off center. They also butchered my 1911. Charged me $170 to Cerakote. There is overspray and scratches all over it from the coater.
    Lanco Tactical - Damaged 2 sets of expensive sights. They marred the crap out of a $130 rear sight and bent a very rare discontinued front sight.
    Field and Stream - Marred the sight and the slide. Offering to make up for it with some type of resolution. Waiting to hear back.
    Mechanicsburg Ordnance - Perfect. But they charged me $90 and took 2 weeks.

    I'm just looking for a place that can swap sights without damage and can center them on the first try. The only places that could do this for me was when slides came back from mill work out of state.

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    Default Re: Looking for basic gunsmith in Central PA.

    Interesting. One of the shops on your list installed the night sights on my Glock 19 many years ago, they weren't aligned properly, and I didn't catch it right away. I was in Shyda's one day and showed it to them, they took it right back and aligned them in a couple of minutes. Didn't charge me anything.
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  3. #3
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    Default Re: Looking for basic gunsmith in Central PA.

    I need to get into the butcher your slide and install sights unevenly business. Because I pay one shop to mess up or install it wrong, just to pay another one to fix it. So ultimately I'm paying twice.

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    Default Re: Looking for basic gunsmith in Central PA.

    Why not just invest in a decent site pusher and do it yourself?

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    Default Re: Looking for basic gunsmith in Central PA.

    I had one. Sold it. I'm seriously done. No more pistols. Anymore pistols I get would just be customs builds. I won't be swapping anymore sights. Just have 1 or 2 that just need aligned.

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    Default Re: Looking for basic gunsmith in Central PA.

    Hey Chris there's one in your backyard, call Chad at www.mccauslinrifles.com
    You won't be disappointed, a hell of a nice guy.

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    Default Re: Looking for basic gunsmith in Central PA.

    Try Carlisle Gun Works . www.carlislegunworks.com

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    Default Re: Looking for basic gunsmith in Central PA.

    If you get up to the State college area look up Ulmer's gunsmithing 8143649230 a small shop, professional and reasonable prices.
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    Default Re: Looking for basic gunsmith in Central PA.

    You guys that had these crooked sights installed ask or get offered a range check of them?
    I won't install with out a range check because I don't see how they can be set right w/o it.
    Even a bore sight in is not exact.
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    Default Re: Looking for basic gunsmith in Central PA.

    Wow.
    I do direct replacement of sights while you wait- the cost is 10.00
    Front and rear sights are centered in their cuts and the centering confirmed by caliper.
    Is it something in the water out there in Cumberland County?
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