Who to cut and recrown a Tikka Barrel?

[AZ Gator]

Any competent gunsmith local to you should be able to do it.

I hear/read these suggestions quite frequently.

My questions is, how does someone evaluate the competence of a gunsmith they have never used?

 

[Oregonmuley]

Another vote for Karl @Kampfeld Customs He always does fantastic work and quick turnaround on stuff.

 

[Brandon_SPC]

I hear/read these suggestions quite frequently.

My questions is, how does someone evaluate the competence of a gunsmith they have never used?

When I was looking for a competent gunsmith I used Facebook and got on my cities FB community page. I was able to find a pretty good gunsmith fast to cut a barrel for me. Granted this was from the same guy being recommended over and over. Samething the OP is doing here just more centralized to their area.

 

[kad11]

Milwaukee

I'll second this - quick turnaround at a great price

 

[Steve300xcw]

I'm more of a portaband kinda guy

 

[BLJ]

You don't have a single good gunsmith locally or within an hour drive? Cutting, crowning, and threading a barrel is basic gunsmithing. If they have a lathe, more times than not, they should know what they are doing.

My local guy says “I’m about 8-10 months out, but just dropped it off and I’ll try and work it in.
I’m building comp rifles for people all over the country.”

 

[RWT]

I’ve had locals gum smiths refuse to work on a Howa mini. Others that have done work I had to purchase a tap to correct their poor workmanship. Kampfeld has two of mine currently and will have all of mine for the foreseeable future.

 

[Brandon_SPC]

My local guy says “I’m about 8-10 months out, but just dropped it off and I’ll try and work it in.
I’m building comp rifles for people all over the country.”

Yeah sounds like all the local construction guys here in NW FL. "I'm working on a million dollar home. I'm X months out" then you see them on the local FB pages two weeks later whining that they don't have enough work.

I’ve had locals gum smiths refuse to work on a Howa mini. Others that have done work I had to purchase a tap to correct their poor workmanship. Kampfeld has two of mine currently and will have all of mine for the foreseeable future.

I've had local smith deny me work on my Howa Mini too. The main reason is because they didn't want to do a relief cut in the barrel to have the barrel removed. Utter laziness in my opinion.

 

[onlybrowning]

Who have you successfully used in the past to cut and recrown a Tikka barrel?

Cut and crown only or do you want it threaded? Brownells sells the hand tools to crown a barrel if you have any interest in doing it yourself and aren’t looking to have it threaded.

 

[Thinkingman]

I'm lucky enough to be able to drive to Kampfeld's shop and drop off items.
His work is superb.

 

[Stud Duck]

Cut and crown only or do you want it threaded? Brownells sells the hand tools to crown a barrel if you have any interest in doing it yourself and aren’t looking to have it threaded.

Cut and crown only.

 

[gtriple]

Kampfeld or TBAC have done great jobs with mine.

 

[Dunky]

I also have had Karl @ Kampfeld Customs do a few and he does great work. He can also do a 5/8- 24 on some of the sporter type barrels with a collar that blends in pretty slick.

 

[nm.otter]

Cut and crown only.

Literally any machinist can handle that. Threading and false shoulder work needs a bit of a competency check.