[Aaron]

It certainly behooves one to be leery of many so called "gunsmiths". We tend to give too much credit to anyone who claims the title. In years gone by, especially in rural hunting areas, the typical old time gunsmith could replace firing pins and small parts, or polish the heck out of a gun and give it an ugly hot dip reblue, or maybe repair a cracked stock. However, most gunsmiths today are no more capable of servicing a precious collector piece than a witch doctor is capable of performing brain surgery. Where I live, even a mediocre gunsmith has a six month waiting list for repairs, and a really good one has a two or three year backlog.