Please Suggest L.A. County Gunsmith for Colt Revolver

[Tarn_Helm]

A Colt Agent revolver needs a tune up.

The timing seems to be a little off.

Probably needs a good cleaning/lubing inside.

Preferred area: San Fernando Valley.

I do know about King's Gun Works in Glendale, but I have heard there are issues there: change of owner/management [?] & supposedly a backlog of 18 months before new service requests can be handled--if I am wrong please (politely) correct this.

Please suggest gunsmiths you trust or whom you have heard to be trustworthy and competent.

Thanks.

[Mute]

Alan Tanaka in Gardena or Bain and Davis in San Gabriel.

[Paradiddle]

Jim Hoag for all your gunsmith needs. Fantastic guy, fantastic smith, be around a LONG time, and is too much fun to talk with.

Jim Hoag
8523 Canoga Ave.
Canoga Park, CA 91304
818-998-1510

Jeff

[randy]

www.davesmetalworks.com is who I'd ask.

[J-cat]

I'd send it back to Colt.

[wilshire1412]

Try any of the above. I do know that King's has had a turn over as I worked there for a bit and I know the gunsmith that has now retired, not sure about their present situation regarding gunsmithing. The Colt DA mechanism is a fairly complex piece of work, they are not easy to work with like a Smith & Wesson revolver. The Colt action consists of about 5 or 6 parts that all seem to do 2 or 3 things at once, so a simple part replacement is never simple as there is more fitting involved with these vs. other types. I would probably try Hoag first since that is closest to where you are and he has been around for a while.