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< 16ga. Guns ~ Mike Orlen |
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Wed Mar 31, 2021 12:31 pm
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Joined: 04 Nov 2019
Posts: 74
Location: Wyoming
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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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Wed Mar 31, 2021 1:49 pm
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Posts: 2165
Location: Florida
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Mikes has always done a great job for me and very quickly at that. |
Last edited by fn16ga on Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:48 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:39 pm
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Joined: 21 Sep 2017
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Location: California
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I've used Mike for years for both myself and my customers. Great work, great prices and fast service. |
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Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:38 am
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Joined: 08 Feb 2009
Posts: 1301
Location: Western WA
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Skeets Gun Shop in Tahlequah OK does excellent choke and barrel work as well.
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Thu Apr 01, 2021 4:51 pm
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Joined: 03 Feb 2008
Posts: 830
Location: Adirondak Mtns
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Mike gets my vote. |
_________________ Interested in older US made SxS and upland hunting. New to reloading shot shells and looking for info and advice. |
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Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:34 am
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Joined: 07 Sep 2014
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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.
Bob |
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16 Gauge O/U Browning 525 Sporting
16 Gauge SxS Rizzini Islide
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Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:27 pm
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Joined: 16 Jul 2015
Posts: 2124
Location: Hudson,Wy
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Where are you in Wyoming? |
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Mon Apr 05, 2021 11:16 am
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Joined: 04 Nov 2019
Posts: 74
Location: Wyoming
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Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:18 pm
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Joined: 06 Apr 2007
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Location: The Great Northwet
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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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Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:11 am
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Joined: 17 Oct 2019
Posts: 453
Location: New Jersey
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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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Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:26 am
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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.
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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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Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:02 pm
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Joined: 19 Jan 2019
Posts: 283
Location: Idaho & South Dakota
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I recently sent a Charles Daly SxS to Kody Kearcher to do some work on. Glad to hear praises! |
_________________ "A gun should be a thing of beauty, something which gives its owner pride and pleasure. For that reason, most men will buy the best gun they can afford. With a good gun on his arm, a man becomes a sporting gentleman, both on the field and off." |
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