Mooses Gunsmithing

Moose's Gunsmithing operates on a strict job-shop model: you call or email to schedule an appointment, bring your rifle in, and they examine it in person before quoting work. No walk-ins, no phone estimates. This isn't laziness—it's the only way to give accurate pricing when every gun comes in with different issues.

• •Barrel replacements and threading
• •Stock refinishing and wood work
• •Action tuning and trigger installation
• •Bluing and other metal finishing
• •Headspace verification to SAAMI specs
• •Test firing before return

"Email is always preferred. The phone often cannot be heard over our work."

They charge for tools custom-made for one-off jobs. They bill for ammunition consumed during test firing. They require deposits on special-order parts and stocks. This isn't unusual—it's standard practice for specialty machine shops that do precision work. If a firearm has safety issues, it comes back disassembled or inoperable.

They refuse work on rimfires, inline muzzleloaders, and a long list of firearms they consider unreliable or unsafe:

• •Pot-metal or zinc-alloy frame handguns
• •Most Turkish import shotguns
• •No-name import rifles
• •IO Inc., Pioneer, and Century US-made AK platforms
• •Damascus barrel shotguns (unless the pattern is clearly faux etched)

• •In person: Schedule at least 24 hours ahead. $20 labor deposit due at arrival. Open 10 AM–2 PM Saturday, 10 AM–6 PM weekdays (no Sundays).

• •Shipping work in: Include a note with your name, return address, phone, email, and detailed work description. Include tracking number. They'll call you at completion to run your card, or email an invoice with payment link.

Email (preferred): [email protected] Phone: 603-800-2282 Address: 65 NH RT 118, Unit G, Canaan, NH 03741

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