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TXGunNut said

I think he may have moved since I dealt with him.

https://johntaylormachine.com/

Sounds like him.

 

Mike  

Yes, looks like it.  However, hate to think of a gunsmith of his talents devoting his time to bowling ball mortars.

David Attanasio said
He confirmed my rifle arrived today and will be in line to start work. I’ll check back with him in about a month or so to see what he thinks his time line will be. Not going to bug him about it just looking for an est.  

It was taking him about a yr for similar work before his relocation & his illness.  Responding to phone calls & emails interrupts his work.  If a problem arises, he’ll notify you. 

David Attanasio said   Waiting to hear what “slightly” dented is and if welded could it still be re finished (blue or case color) if he has a source for that work.  Not sure if its worth sinking more $ into of just leaving it as is for a shooter. Not exactly what I had in mind.   

Jeez,  I don’t reckon!  What a bummer!  Why don’t you wait until you see the “dent” yourself before deciding what to do next.

TXGunNut said
Ouch! Sounds like you’re on the slippery slope towards restoration. At this point the only argument against it is $. Tough call.

 

Mike  

Would be a pity if it comes to that, as guns in “fair” cond. I especially like, restored guns not at all.  Just can’t imagine how it happened, as it’s something Taylor has done a thousand times.  When the block & extractor have been removed, a spacer block of some kind should be inserted into the rcvr to prevent the rcvr. wrench from bending or distorting the sides of the rcvr.  Did he forget to do this?  I should be his responsibility to fully correct & restore whatever damage has been done to the rcvr., but still I would want to see it first before deciding what next to do next; maybe it’s not as bad as it sounds.  

But if you think this is bad, it’s nothing compared to the stupidity of some idiot working for Shilen Brls., who tried to unscrew the brl of a scarce M1922 Spfd. without removing the bolt!  Result: broken extractor of course (try to find one of those) & a big chip broken out of the breech end of the brl!

David Attanasio said
John told me that the low wall receivers have a slot milled in for when they are to be for 22 rim fire which creates a thin spot. The dent is very shallow and about 1/4″ in size. He will try and push it back out. I have to decide to stop there or go ahead and have receiver re finished. He said he has a guy that does color case  

David,  Here’s the problem with any partial restoration: the contrast between the refinished part & all the other parts left in their original condition.  If this gun was in, say, 95% cond., the contrast wouldn’t be too great, but if only “fair” cond., it would be very noticeable, especially considering the brightness of new CC.  However, that can be rubbed down without too much effort using a fine abrasive paste such as 3 or 4 X Clover.  Had to do the same thing myself with a rcvr on a Stevens that somehow had been very scratched up, though the other parts were still in very nice original cond.

Still think it might be best to decide for yourself what to do after seeing the damage, but considering the cost of shipping the barreled rcvr. back to Taylor if you should opt to have the CC job done, maybe letting him see to that (at his expense!) would be best.  Now if the Winchester SS had an easily detachable brl, like all Stevens SSs, the cost of shipping wouldn’t be a factor at all!