OT: Slightly - Good service from a SD gunsmith

86er · Post by **86er** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:47 am

I had an old military trainer rifle in .22RF. It had a rough bolt, and did not fire. I am a shotgun guy, I don't mess with stuff I don't know about. I set out to find someone to make this work. TWO gunsmiths said it wasn't worth messing with and wouldn't touch it. Another one told me it COULD NOT be fixed.

I found Jack First Gun Shop in South Dakota. www.jackfirstgun.com

They told me over the phone they thought they could do the job. I sent it. Gave me a quote of $68 not withstanding any unforeseen problems. I got it back in 9 days.

They replaced the firing pin and spring. They lapped the bolt. They had to make a few pins from scratch to replace worn, bent and broken pins. They fixed the barrel lug (I didn't tell them about it but I knew it was broken). They recut the rear sight dovetail and fixed it since it was loose in the slot. (I never mentioned that either). They sent me a note saying they tried to find me a replacement butt plate since mine was cracked. No luck - but they tried.

The gun works great and the repairs are perfect.

The job was $88.

I have to recommend these guys if you are nearby, or can't find someone to fix your guns problem. They also stock tons of old and obsolete parts.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:07 am

I love hearing good reports on gun shops. To bad I hate shipping guns.

Joe

Marlin .35 · Post by **Marlin .35** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:04 pm

An outstanding job for a very inexpensive fee. Sounds like my kind of gun shop!!!! Art

Mich Hunter · Post by **Mich Hunter** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:33 pm

They are about 10 miles from my house. They are good guys to deal with and always have stocked shelves

Terry Murbach · Post by **Terry Murbach** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:58 pm

ACTUALLY JACK FIRST IS NO LONGER A GUN SHOP. THEY SOLD OUT THE GUNS AND ARE STRICTLY A PARTS SELLING OPERATION AND A GUNSMITHING BUSINESS.

crs · Post by **crs** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:59 pm

Good report and good news to know. Thanks

Jayhawker · Post by **Jayhawker** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:09 pm

I was hoping that SD gunsmith would be in San Diego. We sure could use a good one down here.

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:43 pm

Glad to see that you had a good dealing with good people, doesn't happen everyday.

Glad that you shared so others will know too.

Glad that you can admit when you "don't know", so many times I meet people that know everything.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:56 pm

Thanks for letting us know Joe! Always great to hear about someone who cares about his customers and does the right thing!!!

gregg · Post by **gregg** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:42 pm

86er where you live and whats your conection to http://www.TARSporting.com
TARSporting addy NY and your talking RC why I ask.
Ruppelt's Gunsmithing Another good one. at Springfield ,SD
rgs1@valyou.net

Had another north of Dan who's name will not jump out of my mind.
But he is mostly retired

Buffboy · Post by **Buffboy** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:00 pm

gregg wrote:86er where you live and whats your conection to http://www.TARSporting.com
TARSporting addy NY and your talking RC why I ask.
Ruppelt's Gunsmithing Another good one. at Springfield ,SD
rgs1@valyou.net

Had another north of Dan who's name will not jump out of my mind.
But he is mostly retired

Yeah, Ruppelt is good but I've found the last couple years, he's hard to get ahold of. I've left lots of messages on his machine but he's never called me back and I never see him at shows anymore. I'd like him to do a bit of work on my Sidewinder.

gregg · Post by **gregg** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:06 am

Buffboy wrote:
gregg wrote:86er where you live and whats your conection to http://www.TARSporting.com
TARSporting addy NY and your talking RC why I ask.
Ruppelt's Gunsmithing Another good one. at Springfield ,SD
rgs1@valyou.net

Had another north of Dan who's name will not jump out of my mind.
But he is mostly retired
Yeah, Ruppelt is good but I've found the last couple years, he's hard to get ahold of. I've left lots of messages on his machine but he's never called me back and I never see him at shows anymore. I'd like him to do a bit of work on my Sidewinder.

Buffboy I don't know? Guess been a couple sence I seen him.

With shift work I don't get around much. Working during SF show again this year, Guess been two year ago I saw him there.

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:31 pm

Sounds like good work. Nice to hear about good service!

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:28 pm

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I was hoping that SD gunsmith would be in San Diego. We sure could use a good one down here.
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You and me both.

86er do you have pics of the finished work to show what was done?
How does she shot?

Warhawk · Post by **Warhawk** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:10 am

I used to trade with Jack First Gun Shop in Lancaster, CA ... when I was in high school. Another fine business that the state of California ran off with their leftist tendencies.