Need help finding a welder

[huckberry668]

Do you guys know who I should call for have my 1911 frame rails, barrel lugs welded? I'm hoping to find someone who does micro welding possibly. In or around LA area.

TIA
GC

[rabagley]

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?p=3452545

Specifically, Dave's Metal Works is not too far from you and gets lots of recommendations on this forum.

[huckberry668]

I just need a welder that can do small parts repair, not a gunsmith. It's Dave's handy work I'm trying to improve upon now that I have some of the required skills.

I know Dave for years and I like him very much. Just not sure about his accuracy work. However, I haven't gone back to him for over 10 years maybe he's improved. He built my Bianchi, PPC revolvers and all of them had to go back many many times and for long periods of time for corrections to get the necessary match accuracy (2" at 50 yards).

I recently built a double stack 1911 using a Kark barrel. I over lapped the frame/slide but it's still 5 times tighter than the Colt & Norinco he worked on without a full length guide rod.

I just shot my doublestacker today and it put 2x 5-shot groups (on sandbags w/ open sights) at 50 yards into 2.5" and 2.25" center to center on an unproven load (Nolser 185JHP over 5.9grains of Bullseye). The Colt Gold Cup he worked on never shot below 4" at the same distance.

[john323]

Micro-Tig
748 E Edna Pl, Covina, CA 91723
(626) 339-7017

Very good and good $$$.

[huckberry668]

Thanks John!