r/canadaguns • u/tnetskniv • 6d ago

Misc Gunsmith recommendations in SW Ontario

Looking for recommendations for a gunsmith familiar with working on Winchester model 12s in Southern Ontario. Preferably around the KW area.

Looking to have a new barrel cut down and fitted.

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u/CallsignKilljoy 6d ago

Tbh, a lot of the gunsmiths in SW Ontario are total fudds. It's an industry comprised of a lot of boomers who'd rather give you their opinions rather than do the job you're trying to hire them for. Not to mention, they work super slowly and will have backlogs of 3+ months out-of-season.

After a lot of digging, I've found that the gunsmith crew at General Gun & Supply are the best option. Depending on where you are, it may be a bit of a drive, but they're knowledgeable and do great work.

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u/Historical-Hat2629 6d ago

Ryan at General Gun 👍👍

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u/-WWG1WGA- 5d ago

*Brian

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u/-WWG1WGA- 6d ago

The guys at General Gun are 10/10. 

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/CallsignKilljoy 4d ago

Fudds being fudds. Boomers cannot just keep their opinions to themselves.

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u/swift_gilford 6d ago

A bit out of your way, but i send all my shotguns to Casey at Tactical Ordnance.

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u/Altruistic_Split9447 6d ago

Ken theissen with accuracy development solutions. He’s an fclass shooter and one hell of a smith

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u/swhissell 6d ago

I used to work with Ken at Bullseye back when they were on the corner or Wharncliffe & Southdale. Solid guy, I’d trust him do a fine job.

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u/Ok-Raise-5115 6d ago

I think the guys name is mark? Talked to him about drilling and tapping a receiver on an old rifle

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u/alexorange178 4d ago

Had him chamber my new barrel, phenomenal job!

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u/TheSaSQuatCh 6d ago

Tagging onto this, I have an SKS that need a gunsmith to look at it. Pretty sure the chamber is FUBAR, but need someone to look at it and see if it’s fixable or if I should strip it for parts and buy a new one.

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u/Unlikely_door22 6d ago

I own a gunshop 30 mins out side london. I have a guy over by sarina I use

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u/Hot-Layer-7624 6d ago

Call shooters choice in Waterloo and select the extension for their gun smithing guy, he’s great

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u/saneboy 4d ago

If you call Shooter's Choice, their automated system has an option to get to their smith. He's one building over from them. Personally, I'd pass though. I took a pistol to him and it took about a year to get it back. He did fix my problem, but he's incredibly backlogged.

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u/Hot-Layer-7624 4d ago

Damn, I was in and out within a day

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u/saneboy 4d ago

I’m not sure why it took so long in my case. He had so many rifles so that’s definitely his focus but my only complaint was how long it took. He did resolve my problem and only charged me about $100

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u/fungus_bunghole 6d ago

No idea about 12s in particular, but Tillsonburg gun shop may be able to help.

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u/wancaster 6d ago

Al Simmons Gun Shop in Hamilton