Gunsmith · Est. 2026
The metal remembers every hand it has passed through. We make sure it remembers yours kindly.
Heirlooms and estate pieces brought back honestly — original finish preserved where it can be, documented where it can't. Every piece photographed before a tool touches it.
Typical turnaround 4–8 weeks · written estimate first
Cut with hand tools at 18 to 26 lines per inch — recuts, repairs, and full patterns. Borders matched to the original maker's style on request.
Typical turnaround 2–3 weeks · pattern proof supplied
Slow-process rust bluing the traditional way: card, boil, repeat. Deep, even, and far more durable than a hot-salt dip. Case colour by arrangement.
Typical turnaround 3–5 weeks · metal prep included
Glass bedding, pad fitting, and length-of-pull measured to you — not to a chart. Bring the clothes you actually shoot in.
Typical turnaround 1–2 weeks · fitting by appointment
Troutman's is a one-bench shop, and that's the point. Every job is handled start to finish by the same hands — no batch work, no apprentice pile. The shop takes on what it can finish well, and the ledger stays honest: if the queue is eight weeks, you'll hear eight weeks. The shop opened with one vise, one light, and a rule about not rushing metal.