Grimes Gunsmithing

05/06/2026

The last project to leave the shop. Took over 3 years, but it is done. Re*****on Rolling Block No1. Was .32 rim-fire, broken tangs and generally dirty. Cleaned up, re-chambered to 32 long colt.,repaired, blued and test fired.

04/27/2026

After 9 years, Grimes Gunsmithing will be closing its doors. The last day is scheduled to be 15 May 2026. Due to that we are not taking any new work in. We will be reaching out to you to get your repairs or consignment picked up.

We have had an amazing time working with you guys. We survived COVID, when MANY small businesses did not. We have enjoyed all of the friends that we have made along the way.

04/17/2026

Stevens 85. Came in a little rusty. Polished the barrel by turning in the lathe with 320 and 1000 grit sandpaper. The stock is still being worked on.

04/17/2026

Customer update. Llama 1911. Came in for cleaning and inspection. Found rust, removed same. Complete disassembly and cleaning. Test fired OK. Ready to go home.

04/16/2026

Customer update. M1 Garand came in with rust spots on the receiver. Media blasted clean and Parkerized. Only to find out the chamber will swallow a field gauge.

04/14/2026

Customer update: Marlin 1894. Came in for jamming in the magazine/not feeding. Found that the magazine tube was being kinked due to improper relief on the barrel. Cut the relief and lined up magazine tube for no kink. Also found that the ammo brought in by customer was of different lengths. The short ones would allow the next round to partially feed into the receiver and jam the lifter. Found some of the ammo cases split after firing, indicating these have been reloaded multiple times and the cases were weak. Test fired with factory ammo with no jams. Ready to go.

04/02/2026

*****UPDATED. Enfield III*. Cleaned up. Stock repaired. Test fired and ready to go home. Found gunk, couple of deep rust spots and the forend is broken. Last Enfield to have broken forend repaired was JUL 2025

04/02/2026

03/31/2026

Ta**us 941 .22MAG. Came in for being locked up. Found the transfer bar to be broken. Can not find the part. Called Ta**us. They state it must be sent to them for repair as they don't send out parts.

03/25/2026

Customer update: 1795 Musket. Dated 1809. Came in needing some attention. Cleaned the rust. Repaired the old failed wood repairs. Stained, waxed. Sparks fly!