Everyone makes mistakes. That said, a ruined set of barrels pretty much sinks a nice shotgun. Good gunsmiths don't take on work they cant handle and don't mess-up what they can; they can't afford mistakes.

I sent Mike two sets of barrels for choke work and received his reputed excellent price, workmanship, and turn-around time. Another set of 20 bore barrels sent to him was pretty much ruined in my mind when all of the choke was reamed from one tube contrary to written intructions and measurements. He offered to jug choke the barrel but I sold the gun to a woodcock hunter rather than wince everytime I looked at it.

I now use Briley and can only hope the extra price equals extra attention.

Best,

C.

Last edited by C. Kofoed; 12/30/09 09:22 PM.