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Gunsmith Services

At Turners we provide all aspects of gun repair and modification including barrel work, action work, stock alterations and repairs.

All our work is carried out to best London standards or above.

Barrel Work

Re-barrelling to the finest quality, re-sleeving, re-jointing, re-blacking, browning re-proofing, choke alteration, lapping and dent raising.

Make and fit bead sight £35
Raise dents and lap out £125
Re-black £200
Re-brown £245
Re-fix ribs, repair and black £490
Alter choke(per barrel) £65
Tighten action, strip out bore and strike up barrels, submit to proof (once), finish and black £595
As above and brown £640
Re-sleeve £poa
Re-barrelling £poa

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Action work

Re-jointing as above barrels, trigger pulls, regulated spring and striker replacement, fault finding and general remedial work.

Tighten Action £80
Re-joint action by welding hook and bites £225
Re-joint action short screw pin £340
Re-joint action long pin engraved ends £425

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New lever spring (wire cut) £85
New ejector spring (wire cut) £115
New boxlock main spring (wire cut) £105
New side-lock main spring (wire-cut) £130
Hand made springs £poa
New striker £65
New tumbler nose A&D action £150

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All guns are thoroughly stripped and cleaned right down to the last spring and pin. Pins are blued, parts lubricated re-assembled and the gun tested. Lever, trigger guard, forend etc can be re-blacked whilst the above is carried out at extra cost.

Strip, clean and regulate box lock non-ejector £160
Strip, clean and regulate box lock ejector £190
Strip, clean and regulate side-lock non-ejector £190
Strip, clean and regulate side-lock ejector £255
Strip, clean and regulate pump or auto £105
Strip, clean and regulate over and under £190

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Re-black furniture £95
Regulate pulls (one hand) £55
Regulate pulls (both hands) £85
Fit new ejector guide leg £75
Shoot an dtest with 25 cartridges £25

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Stock Work

Re-stocking, stock renovations, oil finishing, shortening, lengthening, fiting of recoil pads. Leather covered pads a speciality.

Lengthen in wood up to 1" (high grade wood extra) £215
From 1"on, extraper ½" £40
Make and fit wooden comb raiser £375
Lengthen in vulcanite up to 1" (cost in vulcanite extra) £215
From 1" on, extra per ½" £40
Set stock one way (at customers own risk) £105
Set stock two ways (at customers own risk) £150
Fit silvers pad (cost of pad extra) £170
Supply and fit leather silvers pad £405
Fit continental type pad (cost of pad extra) £115
Re-finish stock and fore end (with drop points) french polish £225
As above with oil finish £395
Re-checker (coarse and medium) £200
Re-checker (fine) £235
Shorten stock, chequer end £95
Shorten stock, refit pad £95
Shorten stock, refit plate £95
Fit oval (cost of oval extra) £85
Re-stock boxlock £poa
Re-stock side-lock £poa

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