932 Meramec Station Road | Valley Park, MO 63088 | 636-825-6606 | info@firstgunsmithing.com

Shotgun Repair

Lengthen Forcing Cone. The transition from the wider chamber to the narrower bore is called the forcing cone. In factory barrels it happens in about a quarter inch. We lengthen that transition to about 2”. The result is better patterning and less felt recoil.

Resoldering Barrel Rib. Sometimes they come off. We put them back on.

Straightening or removing barrel dents.

Tighten locking system. Double barrel guns lock up in a variety of ways. They get loose over time in a variety of ways too. We tighten them back up.

20 GA shotgun with porting. Porting reduces muzzle flip and recoil.

"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
"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
"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
"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
"Great smith with even better customer service!"

—Fritz Gebessler
"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
"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
"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
"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

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Shotgun Repair

"Excellent quality in milling and Cerakote"

"Great Gunsmithing place!"

"Great service and great people!"

"Jed was absolutely terrific to work with."

"Great smith with even better customer service!"

"There's no place else in the St. Louis Area I would rather go"

"Fantastic gunsmith!!"

"Once I found this place I will not take my guns anywhere else!"

"So this team knows their business."