I have a rather nice Mauser sporter that presently has a sightless barrel. I would like to have a quarter rib and banded front sight installed. I'll have it reblued and stock refinished at the same time. Can anyone suggest a good smith to do this in a reasonable amount of time? Thanks!

I just sent a rifle to Tip Burns to have various work done including new sights. He seems to be highly regarded if you do a search on the forums here.

His turnaround time that he quoted me is about 4 weeks, which lightning fast in the gunsmithing world.

http://www.canyonsportingarms.com/