A pleasure to deal with
I met UncleJim in his house and had a quick chat about the 20ga, he was helpful and friendly. The gun was mint as described. I would absolutely deal with you again, wish you and your wife the best!
Thanks,
Alex
Thanks for the fedback. I've used a place in WY that does superb work (Glenrock Blue, http://www.gunbluing.com/index.html), but shipping is off the hook high these days, which is why I was looking local.
In the past, I've used the Gun Connection and Clyde's Sport Shop but with the tunnel tolls going up, it'll be cheaper for me to use Clyde's. Last time I did a handgun there it was $35 + $10 MSP. Clyde will also discount his fee if you do multiples.
I had some luck 'networking' with a friend who lived out in the sticks, who did the asking around for me. Even with permission, I felt uneasy shooting on someone else's property and only took advantage of the offer a couple of times.
Doesn't seem that long ago that I was buying Thunderbolt and Wildcat for $79 per 5000 rd case at Woolworths, of all places. Up until around the mid-1990's they would run a sale once or twice a year on the stuff.