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gunsmith needed in the San Jose area
Does anybody know when Mike San Filippo retired from doing work at Templar Sports? He was working on a project for me. A couple days ago I got a call from the folks at Templar. They asked me to please come pick up my project. They told me that Mike had retired some time ago and they did not do work like this project requires.
I picked up my bag of parts at Templar Sports.
So now I am looking for a gunsmith again. The folks at Templar recommended I talk to Don Lazzarini. He seems to have a good reputation here as well.
Here is some background on my bag of parts:
In 1949 a San Francisco motorcycle cop laid his bike down. He slid it for a bit. His holstered pistol protected the officer's backside from serious damage. Yes, you could say it saved his ***...
Unfortunately, in this, the pistol's barrel and frame were bent to match the officer's shape. My dad, the officer's cousin, ended up with the bent piece of metal. My dear dad, bless his heart, tinkered with it, and in doing so, lost some parts.
60 some years later: In dividing up the estate, some things were given to me because they were perceived as worthless by my two siblings. Needless to say, I ended with the pistol.
I took it along with my .460 Rowland over to Mike at Templar Sports. I told the pistol's story. Mike said he could make it shoot again. There he had me - hook, line and sinker.
He straightened the frame, installed a barrel and cylinder. He probably did some other stuff that I am not aware of. Alas, it was not finished. It still needs some parts.
Yes, I may well be foolish, but I have a bag of parts that will become a gun again someday.
I picked up my bag of parts at Templar Sports.
So now I am looking for a gunsmith again. The folks at Templar recommended I talk to Don Lazzarini. He seems to have a good reputation here as well.
Here is some background on my bag of parts:
In 1949 a San Francisco motorcycle cop laid his bike down. He slid it for a bit. His holstered pistol protected the officer's backside from serious damage. Yes, you could say it saved his ***...
Unfortunately, in this, the pistol's barrel and frame were bent to match the officer's shape. My dad, the officer's cousin, ended up with the bent piece of metal. My dear dad, bless his heart, tinkered with it, and in doing so, lost some parts.
60 some years later: In dividing up the estate, some things were given to me because they were perceived as worthless by my two siblings. Needless to say, I ended with the pistol.
I took it along with my .460 Rowland over to Mike at Templar Sports. I told the pistol's story. Mike said he could make it shoot again. There he had me - hook, line and sinker.
He straightened the frame, installed a barrel and cylinder. He probably did some other stuff that I am not aware of. Alas, it was not finished. It still needs some parts.
Yes, I may well be foolish, but I have a bag of parts that will become a gun again someday.
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