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Basic Cleaning
$45
- Field strip, clean, lubricate, reassemble
- Function check
Deep Cleaning / Detail Strip
$85+
- Complete disassembly (as design allows)
- Ultrasonic cleaning (when available)
- Carbon, fouling & residue removal
- Reassembly and function test
Inspection & Safety Evaluation
$60+/hr
- Wear inspection
- Headspace check (where applicable)
- Spring & function check
Repair & Parts Replacement
$60/hr + parts
- Broken part diagnosis
- Spring replacement
- Extractor/ejector replacement
- Pin replacement
- Small parts fitting
- Hardware repair
- Thread chasing & minor thread repair
Sight & Optic Services
$40/hr + parts
Iron Sight Installation, Starting at $40
- Dovetail sight installation (existing dovetail cut)
- Drift adjustment
- Sight alignment
- Shotgun front sight bead
Scope Mounting (Pre-drilled/Tapped Receivers), Starting at $75
- Base & ring installation
- Proper torque application
- Bore sighting
Sight Zeroing (Range Session Required)
- Mechanical zero
- Live-fire zero (ammo not included)
Trigger & Action Work
$60/hr + parts
Trigger Job (Factory Components), Starting at $85
- Surface smoothing
- Weight adjustment (within safe parameters)
- Function & safety testing
Trigger Replacement
- Install customer-supplied trigger
- Safety/function testing
Action Smoothing
- Feed ramp polish
- Cycling improvement
- Deburring
Stock Work & Wood Services
$60/hr + parts
- Stock repair (cracks, chips, structural repair)
- Bedding touch-up
- Recoil pad installation
- Stock refinishing
- Wood restoration
- Surface preparation & protective finish
Polymer Frame Modifications
$100+
- Stippling
- Trigger guard undercut
- Grip reduction (select platforms)
- Grip angle modification (e.g., Glock-style pistols)
- Texture removal & refinishing
Fabrication & Custom Work
$60/hr
- Small part fabrication
- Pin & bushing turning (non-barrel work)
- Minor lathe projects
- Custom spacers
- Non-pressure bearing component machining
- 3D printed jigs & fixture development for specialty work
Full Assembly Services (customer provided parts)
$100+
- AR assembly
- Handgun reassembly
- Parts kit builds (Non NFA)
- Upper/lower assembly
- General “Bag-O-Parts” builds
Metal Finishing & Surface Work
$100/Grit, 320 grit or higher
- Surface prep for refinishing
- Polish & buffing
- Cold bluing touch-up
- Rust removal & protection
- Rust Bluing (non salt bluing)
Services Not Currently Offered
- Barrel chambering
- Barrel threading for suppressors
- NFA item manufacturing (SOT required)
- Receiver drilling/tapping (unless fixture appropriate)
- Full custom barrel fitting
(If I cannot do it I will do my best to find someone who can)
Other Services offered but not specified
$60/hr + Parts
- Feed ramp polishing
- Magazine tuning
- Extractor Tension adjustment
- Firing pin replacement
- Recoil spring tuning
- Slide/Frame rail polishing
- Gas system tuning
- Castle nut staking
- Gas block pinning
- Sling swivel installation
- Grip fitting
- Deburring & edge softening
- Safety selector installation
- Installation of parts like a muzzle device
- Installation and improvement of parts like a buffer tube, but polished internally.
- Retorquing of screws
- General reliability parts replacement (consumable parts replace
If you don't see a service listed, schedule a time to call and ask. If I don't offer it, I'll try to find someone who does
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At Average Joe Gunsmith, we specialize in quality gunsmithing services. We are dedicated to ensuring your firearms are in optimal condition for performance and safety.
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Scheduling
I love customers, so feel free to schedule your appointment today!
Not accepting business from unannounced visitors as this is a home business.
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9am-2pm
Today | By Appointment |
I will not accept unannounced visits.
If needed, I can accommodate other appointment times beyond.
Out of state customers, I don't do business with customers in communist states due to their laws. Sorry but this is the cost of doing business. Other out of state customers, if you have a favorite FFL get with them about shipping too and from depending on your states laws.