One bench, one gunsmith, no shortcuts
The shop occupies a single bay behind a hardware store, built around one bench, a small lathe, and a bluing tank installed the second year. There is no counter and nothing for sale - customers bring in a firearm they already own, and it goes back to them, never to anyone else.
Every transfer that passes through here runs a background check through the federal system, same as a licensed dealer, because that is what the license requires and because that requirement does not bend for a job that is running late.
Turning down a job happens more than customers expect. An action too pitted to headspace safely, or a stock too checked to hold a new inlet, gets an honest no rather than a repair that would not hold.
