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They carefully walked me through local requirements. Answered all my questions and help dig across the country to find the exact items I was looking for.
Did a couple of transfers here, as it's the only shop nearby and they were known by both companies I bought my items from. Super easy, efficient, and fast. Transfer was $40 which I was happy to pay to keep from driving across town to save $10. Don was very friendly and great to talk to. Inventory in the shop was very thin, particularly for firearms, but they had some hard to find accessories in stock.
Don and co. were happy to work with me as a new customer. They special ordered what I wanted at a fair price and were great communicators, with no nonsense. If this is your LGS, don't hesitate to stop in.
The in-store selection is a bit thin, but they have access to all the usual manufacturers and distributors for ordering.
I've worked with Don for a number of years, it's always nice to go there. They are friendly, honest, and will do extra stuff to make you happy. Not much else to say. It's a smaller place, but in the area it's the place to go.
I went here upon the recommendation of a friend that had his 1911 competition gun built here. I had shot that upgraded 1911 and it is by far the most accurate handgun I had ever shot. I had a 1911 with integrated front sight that I wanted replaced. I had them cut a dovetail and install a novak front sight. The dovetail cut was perfect! This was on a norinco slide, which is known for its hardness. The downside was that the first range trip had the front sight fall off. I went to another gunsmith to have it fixed, where I lost faith in their ability.
I first did business with John back in the 90's when his shop was on Lombard across from the Fred Meyers store. I was happy with his service and knowledge level..... was a return customer for the next twenty years. Fast forward to the present. John has retired and turned the business over to his daughter.
A while back, I took a simple sight job in there and was shocked with what I had come to know as a decent business. I checked back with them for the next several months to learn of the progress.
"Oh well we haven't heard back from the sight manufacturer", "We are working on it", "They sent us the wrong sight", "Your gun doesn't fit the part" "We are going to try a different maker", "We will need to mill out the receiver..(for a lot more money)". I did not give them a major project here. In fact it was a very common switch over for a popular model. Excuses all, not reasons.
I finally called BS on this and went in to retrieve my impossible project. I took it to another gunsmith in the Clackamas area that had been recommended to me by another NWFA member. I showed it to him, and he grinned and said "come back next week'.
I know why this guy has a high rating here..But for the current Shooters "Service" ? Not so much.
I picked this place for an online FFL transfer, and I had a terrific experience. Don was super helpful from beginning to end. He communicated quickly via e-mail and phone, and was a great guy to talk to in person. The transfer went very smoothly with no issues whatsoever.
While I was there, I ran across a couple pretty rare rifle mags too. Definitely worth browsing here a bit!
Did a transfer there today. Don was friendly, helpful and knowledgable. The store had a decent selection of ammo and some really unique firearms for sale. I would definitely do business there again!
Johnny and I started competing in IPSC about the same time back in the early 80's. We soon discovered that we both had an interest in customizing 1911's . So we started doing so for others out of Johnny's garage. Johnny was always a stickler for precision fit of parts and checkering. He was always a perfectionist
We shot practical rifle, shot gun matches around the state together, and Johnny was always looking to improve his toys accuracy and reliability
We competed in the first paint ball competition together, before paint ball guns were designed. Think Nell spot for marking cattle and trees. Johnny had to make a gilly suit.
We belonged to a club mostly made up of OR. L.E agencies and shot at the old SE Oak and third Portland precinct basement range. Johnny could always come up with some interesting real life scenarios courses of fire.
We shot with some spec. guys from Fort Lewis at that range and one of them acreage that we'd set up jungle lane or picnicking with the family courses of fire. Johnny could always come up with booby traps along he trail.
I could go on but you get the idea
When I moved out of the area we dissolved the business ( Pale Horseman Inc) And lost track of John except to hear that he was one of the top cowboy shooters. I'm not surprised. He never could do things half way.
I see Johnny once in a while at the local Fred Meyers. He told me he's semi retired and his daughter is running the business
Great local hole in the wall revealed a real gem. I usually swing by and talk or buy ammo. I think I have also picked up a few benchmades at great prices. They have a small but interesting selection of guns. The really cool stuff are the used guns that come in on consignment. I swear the owner must know a number of collector types who periodically want to rotate their collection. Once you figure out their hours, it is pretty consistent. Closed Mondays, most Sundays, shot show, snow days on Germantown. Ammo pricing is usually pretty good. Walmart prices on .223. Installed my sights on my m&p .22. Great job.
Only had some gun smith work done there, but the price was right, the work was done well, and quickly at that. Owner served in Vietnam in the same unit I served in in Iraq - bonus points!
After having a bad "smith" experience on the Washington side of the river, I took my slide over to Shooters Service Center to have new Trijicon Tritium sights installed. Called to verify hours, headed over and everyone I met was just great. 1 week later all my sight trouble of the past was resolved and I could not be happier with the final install. Will definitely be bringing more work their way. Now it's off to the range.