Originally Posted by Mills
Brian Dudley is good. Really, just about any of the reputable double gun smiths can do it.

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll have a look at his site.

Originally Posted by eightbore
Most smiths charge $85 to $100 to do this, and take weeks to get your gun back. My local guy does a flawless job, won't let me leave the gun with him, finishes the job in twenty five minutes, and the pad and the gun are separated after the initial scribing. He doesn't use a vice or a jig, only the scribe, some wedges, and a sanding block. He is reluctant to charge ten bucks. What's the deal here?

I live in a small town in Illinois and the local guy only seems to work on Bubba's Deer Blaster™, I'd really rather spend a little more and know that it's going to be done correctly the first time. There's also a top nib to inlet into the wood.