My regular smith for the last many years has slowed down due to other reasons....
What we usually need is the smaller stuff like
Adding pads...reducing LOP and reinstalling pad...
Shortening shotgun barrels...
Shortening rifle barrels..and on Levers the mag tube also and reinstalling front sight...
On these cold blue touch up is fine..
Another example is installing an ebony type tip on the forearm on some stocks...
Maybe drilling and tapping for sights or swivels....
Maybe silver soldering sights on,front,rear or both...
Last,maybe refinishing or oil finish wood stocks and maybe a Cerakote finish on metal work of rifles and handguns...
So you see it's small odds and ends..reasonable prices and turnaround is also nice!
Again no bigtime famous maker who has sky high prices and wait times..I have other uses for them when building Custom Weapons! Thanks in Advance Guys

There is or was a good all around gunsmith in Vidor, but unfortunately I do not recall his name. Can't be too many in Vidor!

Call Bayou Teche Guns. We're in Arnaudville La. Just upstream from you.
Look us up on the web. 337 -754 -5115 Ask for Mike Brazda.

KOOL!!!

OMG! I called him and we were chatting and when he told me his location close to Lafayette I said hmmm,I had a guy a guy in 1985 build me a custom light weight 460 Wby...he thought a minute and said yes,that was me! I for goosebumps ! He remembered that I was I weightlifter and owned bars! What are the odds of this !!!!
Going to see him soon! Thanks for the reference! Wowwww

Hope to meet you. I work there.

That is good story!

When I first rear your request for a "small time gunsmith" I read it as 'small minded" gunsmith and had prepared a long list for you, then I read it correctly. (Chuckle) Brian

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Originally posted by D Humbarger:
Hope to meet you. I work there.

Same here! Look forward to it.mi am still in Awe! Amazing coincidence 35 years later!

Kid, I don't think ANYONE would forget meeting you :-)