Searching For Perfection

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I'm seeking knowledge from experienced gun owners who know a gunsmith/gun maker with the following traits.
-Can trouble-shoot and repair any gun issue
-manipulate a beaver gnawed log, into a work-of-art gun stock
-manipulate rebar into the most strongest undeviating rifle barrel
-continued communication
-honesty
-devotion
Yes, there are many of them, in Ferlach, Austria, just as there are many pubs in England. Unfortunately, Canadians do not have that luxury, with the exception of two who hail from Cranbrook, BC. Other than these two exceptional "gun makers," is there a hole-in-the-wall, unrevealed gunsmith/gun maker in Canada?
 
You should add to your list “unfairly compensated and under appreciated”

I personally know such a man in Ontario who checks off your boxes. He is retired and only works on his own stuff now. He helps me out now and then because I appreciate him and try to pay him what he deserves.
 
track said:
I'm seeking knowledge from experienced gun owners who know a gunsmith/gun maker with the following traits.
-Can trouble-shoot and repair any gun issue
-manipulate a beaver gnawed log, into a work-of-art gun stock
-manipulate rebar into the most strongest undeviating rifle barrel
-continued communication
-honesty
-devotion
Yes, there are many of them, in Ferlach, Austria, just as there are many pubs in England. Unfortunately, Canadians do not have that luxury, with the exception of two who hail from Cranbrook, BC. Other than these two exceptional "gun makers," is there a hole-in-the-wall, unrevealed gunsmith/gun maker in Canada?
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I only know one person who made a quality barrel from inch and a quarter rebar - Ron Smith in Alberta.

The rest of your requirements - there are many smiths...
 
Dennis, Do you ever see some of these posts and think, "If I ever see that guy coming, I'll duck into an alley"? I know I have.
 
Leeper said:
Dennis, Do you ever see some of these posts and think, "If I ever see that guy coming, I'll duck into an alley"? I know I have.
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With an attitude as such, that's what separates Canadian gunsmiths from the Europeans.............just slap together lock, stock and barrel and don't bother me with the finer details. Only one name was mentioned in this thread, the rest were sarcasm and innuendo. In summary, it proved my point of not finding the said gunsmith/gun maker.
 
I would think there are very few people in the world that can make and rifle a barrel from rebar, make a beautiful wood stock, and checker it properly!
 
blargon said:
I would think there are very few people in the world that can make and rifle a barrel from rebar, make a beautiful wood stock, and checker it properly!
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Agree. There are some but few who can do everything to a high standard. I was reading something some time back written by a well known gunsmith of the time. He commented that one of the greatest virtues one can have is recognizing when you are exceeding the limits of your talents.
 
The barrel from rebar thing is getting more attention here than it deserves.

To find true masters at both metal and wood is a fairly tall order. And generally bloody expensive. Ralph Martini and Martin Hagn come to mind. But that said, I’m not an enormous fan of Ralph’s stock design. Superbly executed, I just prefer something different. The most well executed rifle I have ever laid my hands on was a Hagn single shot. Stocked and built by someone else. I’ve never seen anything comparable before nor since. It had no flaw. European gunmakers are not automatically masters of everything either. The biggest names in Europe have shops full of specialists. Stockers, regulators, etc.

I believe the finest gunsmiths today reside in North America. That includes Canada. There are a few that are exceptional across the board. But some of the finest examples of rifles that I’ve seen are collaborative efforts. There is nothing wrong with that.
 
gunsaholic said:
Agree. There are some but few who can do everything to a high standard. I was reading something some time back written by a well known gunsmith of the time. He commented that one of the greatest virtues one can have is recognizing when you are exceeding the limits of your talents.
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A few years back I was speaking with a gunsmith who’s rifles command more money than a new vehicle. He said plainly. Steve Heillman does a better job with bolt handles. So I have him do them for me. A lot of this happens and the end user will never know.
 
One person’s gunsmith is not necessarily another person’s gunsmith. I have a “guy” that does a wide variety of work, both metal and wood, and who particularly appreciates and is skilled in the types of guns that I like. And obsolete or unavailable parts are not a showstopper.
 
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track said:
With an attitude as such, that's what separates Canadian gunsmiths from the Europeans.............just slap together lock, stock and barrel and don't bother me with the finer details. Only one name was mentioned in this thread, the rest were sarcasm and innuendo. In summary, it proved my point of not finding the said gunsmith/gun maker.
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Why in the world would you place any importance on "manipulate rebar into the most strongest undeviating rifle barrel". There are better steels for rifle barrels and the vast majority of superb gunsmiths who can make a beautiful stock and do some of the nicest checkering do not make barrels. They use the services of a barrel maker.

Gary Flach is one of many who could build you a fine rifle if you ignore making the barrel out of rebar.

You seem to have an attitude that would make many smiths "duck into an alley".
 
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