Good gunsmith for S&W revolvers in Phoenix area?

[L-Frame]

Anyone recommend a good S&W revolver gunsmith in the Phoenix area? I know Nelson Ford does a good jot but $139 for an action job seems steep to me. Is that the going rate? Any good ones out there for less? Thanks.

 

[3sixbits]

Welcome to the world of "If you want to play, you got to pay". That is the going price around the country for that type of work. I remember when Nelson got started in Phoenix and wish we had a shop that good here in Anchorage, Alaska. Bite the bullet and pay the man!

 

[Chuhhuniban]

IMHO, Nelson's the best. I don't have S&W wheelguns, but he keeps my M1911's ticking along better than anybody I have ever found, in Phoenix or not. If it takes him four hours to do the job, that's only $35 an hour and he has to keep up his shop, licenses, etc. You probably pay your auto mechanic a flat rate of $60 per hour and if he doesn't do it quite right, mostly the only thing that happens is that your car won't start.