Welcome to the JV PLANZ GUNSMITH website!

General Repairs and Maintenance

General Repairs and Maintenance

I offer several generalized services:

Mechanical and Safety Inspection
Full Disassembly Clean and Oil
Removal of Barrel Obstructions/Stuck Chokes
Shotgun Barrel Dent Removal
Action/Trigger Repairs and Tuning
Manufacture of Unavailable Parts and Springs
Sight/Scope Installation and Bore Sighting
Flintlock and Percussion Lock Repair and Tuning

Refinishing and Customization

Refinishing and Customization

Sometimes your firearms need a facelift! There are several services available to you including but not limited to:

Stock Repair/Replacement/Refinishing
Installation of Recoil Pads
Receiver/Barrel Bedding
Freshening Stock Checkering
Hot Caustic Bluing
Niedner-Style Slow Rust Bluing

Purchases and Transfers

Purchases and Transfers

While I am not focused on acting as a “Gun Dealer” and do not maintain an inventory of arms and ammunition, I am a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer and can order firearms directly through distributors or manufacturers for you. I can also assist you in sending firearms to other FFL dealers for remote/online sales.

Lifting and Transferring a Stock Checkering Pattern

I often get firearms in with broken stocks. Many of these are two-piece stocks where either the forestock or buttstock needs to be replaced or repaired. Frequently, the checkering pattern on the forestock or wrist of the stock is damaged, worn off, or lost during the repair and to do the job appropriately, the original

Sometimes a stock can be a Beech!

For several centuries, walnut has been king of the gunstock woods for rifles and shotguns. The wood’s moderate density, strength and workability make it suitable for long arms as well as the two-piece stocks of shotguns and lever guns. The appealing color and grain variations of walnut can make some gunstocks akin to pieces of