SAA gunsmith recommendation

[bellero]

Looking for recommendations on who is the Colt SAA guru in Canada?

I want to get some mods and tuning done on it.

Also looking for a smith that can make and fit grips with my own supplied material (ivory in this case).

Thanks

 

[Paul_T]

Try Peter Riedel at Rusty Wood Trading in Mission. Don't know about the grips but he can tune/mod Colt and replica SAA's

 

[bellero]

Thanks Paul, that's exactly where google pointed me to when I searched for a six shooter gunsmith.

 

[wos]

If you can send it to Jim Martin. That man knows his stuff.
I don't know how much work he is still doing but i do keep in contact with him. The only downside is he is in the states.

 

[DANCESWITHEMPTIES]

Is Del Strazza still around?

 

[bellero]

If you can send it to Jim Martin. That man knows his stuff.
I don't know how much work he is still doing but i do keep in contact with him. The only downside is he is in the states.

Thanks for the recommendation, I'm trying to avoid sending it south of the border.

 

[Horsheet]

Is Del Strazza still around?

LMAO - is he still around ? Why you want him to ruin another fine piece of history ?

 

[vagrantviking]

Is Del Strazza still around?

He's at all the gun shows in southern Alberta but I feel the same as Horsheet. Currently have a Uberti at a different Smith trying to repair what he did.
Love the stuff on his tables but avoid looking just so I'm not tempted into getting caught up in his disorganized mess

 

[bellero]

Update; I spoke to Peter at Rusty Wood Trading and they can't do the grips.

Still looking for more recommendations.

What I have:

What I want it to become;

 

[bellero]

I may have to send the ivory blanks state side, get the grips made oversized and get them fitted back here.

 

[gaff]

Give Gunco in Ottawa a call .

 

[wos]

If you get sick of looking at that block of ivory let me know. I may have a nice home for it.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

I may have to send the ivory blanks state side, get the grips made oversized and get them fitted back here.

Gotta think moving ivory across the border might be some hassle, despite it doubtless being legit ivory. One overzealous borderchimp and you're in court getting your stuff back.

 

[Lee Enfield]

I may have to send the ivory blanks state side, get the grips made oversized and get them fitted back here.

That would be illegal for you, and illegal for them. Send them across the international border and you may be talking to US and Can. Customs, the RCMP and FBI...
https://www.fws.gov/international/travel-and-trade/ivory-ban-questions-and-answers.html

That is not a joke. "thank you Pres. Obama..."

In the US, they can no longer legally send ivory State to State in most cases. A lot of the Ivory master grip makers don't/can't work with ivory anymore.

https://www.nutmegsports.com/home_fr.htm

 

[bellero]

That would be illegal for you, and illegal for them. Send them across the international border and you may be talking to US and Can. Customs, the RCMP and FBI...
https://www.fws.gov/international/travel-and-trade/ivory-ban-questions-and-answers.html

That is not a joke. "thank you Pres. Obama..."

In the US, they can no longer legally send ivory State to State in most cases. A lot of the Ivory master grip makers don't/can't work with ivory anymore.

https://www.nutmegsports.com/home_fr.htm

Not illegal at all since it's ivory from mammoth tusk interior, CITES doesn't care about animals that went extinct 10,000 years ago lol.