Store Hours
Wed-Fri: 11A-6P
Sat: 11A-5P
Services Offered
Common to All Gun Types
Detailed Strip and Clean with Function and Safety Tests. The firearm is completely disassembled, degreased, ultrasonically cleaned, lubricated and reassembled. Checks are made on cycling (with dummy rounds in the shop), firing pin impact, lock-up and safety operation.
Corrections for:
- Misfires
- Excess Head Space
- Feeding jams
- Extraction / Ejection problems
- Wear and Corrosion
Trigger Jobs. We reduce trigger break force to the customer's desired level within safe guidelines. We reduce the take up distance and over-travel if possible. We eliminate grittiness and reduce creep. We seek to make a clean, predictable, crisp trigger release. All trigger jobs include a “Trigger Plot” a FIRST exclusive service.
Bore Inspection. We use an optical borescope to see inside the barrel from one end to the other. A special 90-degree mirror on the end of the probe enables viewing lands and grooves straight on for close inspection. We can see wear, erosion, rust and pitting FIRSThand.
Sight Upgrades and Replacements. Sights on all forms of firearms can most often be upgraded. We fit dovetailed sights, cut dovetail slots in barrels if necessary and boresight alignment so that you’re hitting paper first time back on the range.
Smooth and Tune Action. All but the most expensive guns carry some compromises in manufacturing in favor of affordability. That means almost all can benefit from a file here and a polish there and a better fitting overall. The result is a gun that feels smooth and tight and operates reliably. Many manufacturers require a several hundred round break-in period. A smooth and tune gives the same result with tightness assured.
Barrel Threading. The muzzle end of a barrel can often be threaded to accept a variety of performance-enhancing attachments. Just let us know what you would like to add—a suppressor, compensator, flash hider.
Installing Muzzle Device. Once the barrel is threaded the device must be installed, frequently in the right rotational position. This is called "timing." It’s crucial that the top be at the top of the barrel very precisely.
Barrel Porting. Putting holes in the upper side of the barrel near the muzzle is called porting. It can greatly reduce muzzle flip. This shortens the time to recover and get back on sight for the next shot. It can also reduce felt recoil. We port barrels (and the slides above them on semi-autos). It’s useful on rifles and shotguns as well.
Rebarreling. Many guns need a new barrel for any of a variety of reasons. Many designs require fitting and adjusting to make sure head space is correct and the installation withstands the pressures of ignition and recoil.
Scope Mounting. We drill and tap the receiver or frame, mount the optic and boresight the setup on nearly any firearm.
Check and Measure Head Space.
Make Chamber Castings. On old guns, it’s often impossible to determine its caliber from outside markings. We will cast the chamber with a low melting point metal. When removed, it can be measured to determine which cartridge is meant to go in there.
Crown Barrel. The end of the barrel has to be finished off exactly perpendicular and with a specific geometry so that gases escaping behind the bullet don’t push it off sideways. This finishing is done on the lathe.
Fluting. Cutting grooves in a barrel or a bolt is called fluting. It’s done to reduce weight and improve heat dissipation.
Shorten Barrel. Within legal limits of course.
Reline Barrel. Some old ones with their rifling shot out can be given new life.
Services Specific to Gun Type
Revolvers
Shotguns
Field Strip Fix
Semi-Auto Pistols
Stock Work
Rifles
Metal Finishes
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"Excellent quality in milling and Cerakote"
"We had a wonderful experience with Jed. His customer service and knowledge is wonderful. We learned so much just by talking to him. A fantastic place to customize your gun or shop for some awesome custom Ruger 22s."
—Erin Chrisler
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"Great Gunsmithing place!"
"They gave my WASR-10 AK that cold war look by installing my traditional ak furniture on it. Very professional and friendly people. Reasonably priced service as well. I highly recommend this place for all your gunsmithing needs!"
—Scott Maltzberger
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"Great service and great people!"
"Able to find rare parts and fix my first gun which had not been fired in over 30 years. Prices were even less than I expected and kept me up to date on the progress. Thank you! I will recommend to everyone."
—Dan Ridgeway
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"Jed was absolutely terrific to work with."
"Provided fair estimates and over-delivered on my expectations. I came in with the intractable problem of a stripped hex-head due using red Loctite [I should have used blue]. Jed repaired the problem with thoughtful precision. Highly recommended."
—S C
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"Great smith with even better customer service!"
—Fritz Gebessler
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"There's no place else in the St. Louis Area I would rather go"
"I can always rely on Mr. J and the team here to perform meticulous work and explain why it should be done. I have used a range of gunsmithing services, and I definitely recommend this one for the wide range of work it can perform and the quality and care with which it is carried out. Thanks guys!"
—Dan Smith
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"Fantastic gunsmith!!"
"Went above and beyond my expectations! Very thorough at explaining the work that they were gonna perform. Even fairly involved slide mass reduction cuts. He knew exactly what I wanted and made sure through drawings and explanations that I was 100% on board. Excellent job guys!!"
—Jason Vermeiren
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"Once I found this place I will not take my guns anywhere else!"
"Jed does amazing work and is a great guy to work with! This place is the real deal gunsmith I have been looking for!"
—Christopher Reyering
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"So this team knows their business."
"Price quoted correctly. Time Quoted correctly. Well informed and helped me with my AR10 platform thank you."
—Jim Bosomworth