Two years ago I broke 4 Lefevers in one week which went to the gunsmith. It took him about a month to get the guns back to me. I enjoyed redoing a G grade, I did the sanding and wood finishing but had the annealing, case harding, barrel work, and checking were done by several different individuals. I was very pleased on how the gun came out. It was a thrill to asemble it when all the parts came back.
Currently, I have one at an engraver and the rest are working. I did buy a Beretta Auto to shoot clays. It is not as fun as the S/S but it is better for clay shooting.
I have had guns at two local gun smith's in the past for over 2 years with nothing done to them. In fact one was reassembled wrong.
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