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Lewis295
PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:31 pm  Reply with quote



Joined: 04 Nov 2019
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Location: Wyoming

Looking to have the chambers lengthened and chokes opened up on a gun I recently acquired. Is Orlen still one of the go too fellas for this kind of work? I've seen the whole spectrum of reviews for his work online, but more good reviews than bad. Thanks for any feedback!
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fn16ga
PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 1:49 pm  Reply with quote
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Mikes has always done a great job for me and very quickly at that.


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m31rem
PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:39 pm  Reply with quote



Joined: 21 Sep 2017
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Location: California

I've used Mike for years for both myself and my customers. Great work, great prices and fast service.
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Brewster11
PostPosted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:38 am  Reply with quote



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Location: Western WA

Skeets Gun Shop in Tahlequah OK does excellent choke and barrel work as well.

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jswanson
PostPosted: Thu Apr 01, 2021 4:51 pm  Reply with quote



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Location: Adirondak Mtns

Mike gets my vote.

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rkittine
PostPosted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:34 am  Reply with quote



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Mike is great. If you are signed up on www.ShotgunWorld.com, give him your user name and you will get a discount for being a member there.

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WyoChukar
PostPosted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:27 pm  Reply with quote



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Where are you in Wyoming?

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Lewis295
PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 11:16 am  Reply with quote



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WyoChukar,
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UncleDanFan
PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:18 pm  Reply with quote
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I live in Portland, Oregon and Kody Kearcher has opened up a bunch of chokes for me and recently removed a dent as well. I can't find a trace of where the dent was. Fantastic. Reasonably priced, about the same as Mike Orlen. Kody lives in Bend, OR, a few hours from me. Good to have options, especially if you live on the west side of the US.

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Swampy16
PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:11 am  Reply with quote



Joined: 17 Oct 2019
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Location: New Jersey

Brewster11 said it. Dean Harris at Skeet's is about the only guy I trust with a gun barrel. Not knocking Orlen, I’ve heard nothing but good about him but Dean is a master barrel mechanic.
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Riflemeister
PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:26 am  Reply with quote
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UncleDanFan wrote:
I live in Portland, Oregon and Kody Kearcher has opened up a bunch of chokes for me and recently removed a dent as well. I can't find a trace of where the dent was. Fantastic. Reasonably priced, about the same as Mike Orlen. Kody lives in Bend, OR, a few hours from me. Good to have options, especially if you live on the west side of the US.


Kody is also "THE GUY" to do Dickinson trigger plate action triggers and other Dickinson work. When I attended the late Jack Rowe's gunsmithing course in Tishomingo, Jack stated that those trigger plate triggers were the only ones he had never figured out. They're usually pretty decent from the AKUS factory, but occasionally you will encounter a heavy one.

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Purple16
PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:02 pm  Reply with quote



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I recently sent a Charles Daly SxS to Kody Kearcher to do some work on. Glad to hear praises!

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