I cannot rave enough about Steve and all he did to help me with my M1 Garand. I started out just to get a barrel replaced and by the time Steve got done it was literally a fine tuned weapon. At an amazingly fair price, not only did he rebarrel, he: shaped, adjusted and detailed it far beyond my expectations. He adjusted stock tolerances around the Op rod, barrel and receiver, tightened the trigger housing lockdown, lowered trigger pull by nearly half, worked on rear sight windage, tightened sling/stacking swivels, tuned the gas lock system, checked part tolerances, waxed the stock and many other things he may not have had time to tell me. He loves keeping these old pieces of history running mainly from his appreciation for them.
Not only is he a great gunsmith, he’s a Christian, US Patriot and a genuine good person. I got to hear and learn about his mentor (’Ol Hook) Gerald Boutin‘s amazing service and hall of fame Garand gunsmithing abilities. Look him up and watch the PBS interview with him.
I have never written an extended review on here, but Steve deserves it. I can’t recommend him enough and you will be lucky to get him to work on your M1 Garand/M14; he does all kinds of work, but his main expertise seems to be military weapons, bolt guns for precision shooting.