Starting in 2007, we will be closed (to phone calls as well) every Tuesday and Thursday to allow us to get your gun work done :)  Due to the sheer volume of messages on the phone, we will also no longer be using voicemail.  If you don't get an answer, try again later (or better yet, email, FAX or PM us :) I sincerely hope this inconvenience will result in more time at the workbench and a lot of happier customers!   Seems to be working :) 

Please note - New 24 hour fax line for your convenience 250-962-6982

 

We now accept VISA, Mastercard, and American Express!  And, of course, EMT, MO's, direct deposits to TD Canada Trust...

ARMCO MACHINE & PLATING 

 

PO Box 21073, Spruceland RPO, Prince George, BC  V2M7A5 

Phone 250-962-9713   Fax  250-962-6982    armco@telus.net   

 Updated July 7, 2008 

 

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Special - "NORINCO PREP"  (OTHER 1911'S, TOO, OF COURSE :) Special - S&W and Ruger Revolver tune-up!
total smoothing, 4# crisp trigger, feeding and extraction tuned, make it feel and work like a $1200 1911.  incl. return shipping.  Ask for a list of what's done :) 100.00 your revolver gets detail stripped, checked over, the action totally smoothed and trigger pull tuned to your specs.  Includes spring kit and return shipping :) 140.00

BY THE HOUR - $60 - MINIMUM $30

BY THE HOUR - $60 - MINIMUM $30
SIGHTS HAND CHECKERING - 20 OR 30 LPI
MACHINE SLIDE & FIT ADJ. REAR (LO-MOUNT REAR STYLE) 140.00 CHECKER FRONT GRIP PANEL - 1911 (On STI Trojans/Rangers - $200) 300.00
MACHINE SLIDE & FIT BOMAR FLAT BOTTOM SIGHT 100.00 CHECKER/FLUTE FRONT GRIP PANEL - PARA ORDNANCE 300.00
FIT 911STOCK STYLE RIVETED FRONT SIGHT - INCL. SHAPING 40.00  RAISE GRIP AREA UNDER TRIGGER GUARD  -ADD 60.00
MACHINE SLIDE & FIT DOVETAIL FRONT SIGHT - INCL. SHAPING 60.00

SERRATIONS, FLAT TOP, FLUTING

SLIDE SERRATIONS COLT TYPE - FRONT OR REAR 90.00
DRILL/ TAP FRAME, MOUNT SCOPE (MOST MOUNTS) 100.00 AS ABOVE FOR GOLD CUP/CASPIAN STYLE, FRONT OR REAR 120.00
DRILL/TAP FRAME FOR ARMCO LEFT SIDE MOUNTS 90.00 ARMCO SPECIAL SERRATIONS, FRONT & REAR 180.00
DRILL/TAP FRAME OR SCOPE MOUNT FOR THUMB REST 40.00 FLAT TOP & SERRATE TOP OF SLIDE- 40 LPI 180.00
ADD FIBER OPTIC INSERTS TO FRONT OR REAR SIGHT 60.00 FLUTE SLIDE & COMP. (FLAT TOP ADD 80.00) 90.00

BARRELS/COMPS/SLIDES

SERRATE REAR OF SLIDE - 40 PLI 30.00
FIT MATCH SLIDE TO FRAME - OR TIGHTEN FIT 120.00
FIT MATCH BARREL, INCL. LINK, HOOD, BRUSHING/CONE 150.00
MACHINE FRAME FOR RAMPED BARREL 110.00

EJECTION

THREAD BARREL FOR CONE/COMP 80.00 FIT 1911 MATCH EXTRACTOR, &/OR SET TENSION 40.00
FIT CONE ONLY 60.00 FIT 1911 MATCH EJECTOR 40.00
SHORTEN SLIDE 60.00 FIT OVERSIZE FIRING PIN KEEPER TO SLIDE/EXTRACTOR 20.00
FLAT TOP SLIDE & COMP 90.00 OPEN, FLARE, FINISH EJECTION PORT 90.00
MACHINE SLIDE FOR SHOULDERED REVERSE PLUG 50.00  

SAFETIES

 
BLEND COMP TO SLIDE, TOP, REAR, SIDES 120.00   PIN GRIP SAFETY (EASILY REVERSIBLE) 15.00
FLUTE & LIGHTEN SLIDE/COMP 100.00   FIT CUSTOM 1911 SAFETY, SMOOTH, CONTOUR, POLISH 60.00
FREEBORE BARREL 40.00  

AS ABOVE -  1911 AMBI SAFETY, INCL. MODIFY GRIP

90.00
RECHAMBER BARRELS 60.00  
MACHINE/BEVEL SLIDE UNDERSIDE, FIT F/P KEEPER 40.00  

MISCELLANEOUS

 
REMACHINE BREECH FACE TO LARGER CALIBER 60.00 DISASSEMBLE, CLEAN ALL PARTS, CHECK OVER, REASSEMBLE 1911 single stack 60.00
 *THROAT BARREL,  POLISH FEED RAMP & CHAMBER *60.00 ADD FOR SCOPE MOUNT RE & RE PLUS BORE SIGHT 40.00
* CROWN, CHAMFER, COUNTERSINK BARREL *40.00 ADD FOR STI/SVI GRIP UNIT 20.00

* INCLUDED IN MATCH BARREL FITTING ABOVE

FLARE, BLEND, POLISH FRAME FOR S&A MAGWELL, 1911 60.00

ACTION/TRIGGER JOBS

  MACHINE PARA FRAME FOR S&A FULL MAGWELL, BLEND & POLISH 120.00
TRIGGER JOB - ON 1911 100.00   MACHINE FRAME, FIT BEAVERTAIL 100.00
TRIGGER JOB - ON WIDE BODY GUNS 120.00   DRILL & TAP MAG RELEASE 30.00
TRIGGER JOB ON CZ/TZ/WITNESS 160.00   BLOCK MAGAZINES, EACH 10.00
POLISH, SMOOTH, ADJUST ALL INTERNALS (action job) 85.00  

TEST FIRE ($40.00 INCLUDING AMMO)

30.00
NARROW/LIGHTEN HAMMER 60.00      

PARA ORDNANCE

 

These are popular mods to Paras, although the new PXT models are popular as is, and don't need some of these mods  :)

* ARMCO ACTION JOB  (INCLUDES 3.5lb TRIGGER PULL ADJUSTMENT) 120.00    
* ED BROWN BLUE OR SS MAG. CATCH WITH BUTTON   70.00    
* WILSON WIDE AMBI SAFETY, INSTALLED/CONTOURED 170.00    
* 2.5lb TRIGGER JOB PACKAGE INCL. NEW SEAR/HAMMER 190.00    
  2  lb TRIGGER JOB PACKAGE INCL. HARD TOOL STEEL MATCH HAMMER, STI CARBON FIBER TRIGGER, TITANIUM STRUT AND MAINSPRING CAP, EGW DISCONNECTOR, WOLFF SEAR SPRING, WOLFF MAINSPRING, TOOL STEEL SEAR.   THE VERY BEST!  USE ONLY WITH 14# AND UNDER RECOIL SPRINGS. 450.00    
* SMITH & ALEXANDER MAG WELL INSTALLED/BLENDED 320.00    
  BARREL WORK - RAMP/THROAT, NEW FITTED BUSHING AND LINK.   INCREASES RELIABILITY/ACCURACY   100.00    
* CONE BARREL AND TIGHTEN UP, MACHINE SLIDE AND FIT REVERSE PLUG.  DRILL GUIDE ROD 300.00    
  BARSTO OR BRILEY MATCH SS BULL BARREL, INSTALLED, WITH FITTED REVERSE PLUG.  MORE ACCURACY, WEIGHT AND DURABILITY. 615.00    
* TUNGSTEN FULL LENGTH GUIDE ROD 130.00    
  TUNGSTEN REVERSE PLUG.  ONLY 1.5oz, BUT.....  100.00    
  NAVIDREX COMPOSITE GRIPS - WOOD GRAIN, FITTED 160.00    
REPLACE FRONT SIGHT WITH BLACK STRONGER SIGHT.  .110" WIDE X .300" DOVETAIL  80.00
* MACHINE SLIDE, MOUNT FIBER OPTIC FRONT SIGHT (SEE PICTURE ABOVE) 130.00
* ADD SMALL FIBER OPTIC DOTS TO REAR SIGHT  (SEE PICTURE ABOVE)   50.00
* EXTRA MAGAZINES - 10 ROUND    65.00    
  MACHINE FRAME AND FIT STI/ED BROWN HIGHER GRIP SAFETY.  120.00    
  FLUTE AND CHECKER FRONT GRIP  20LPI INCL. BLUING  340.00    
* FLUTE AND CHECKER FRONT GRIP  20LPI  STAINLESS STEEL.  INCLUDES REFINISHING 275.00    
  STRIP, PREP, AND BLUE FRAME    90.00    
  TIGHTEN SLIDE TO FRAME FIT AND HAND-LAP  100.00    
  NARROW HAMMER SPUR FOR EXTRA FAST HAMMER FALL    60.00    
* PIN GRIP SAFETY    10.00    

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL OR WRITE ABOUT THE ABOVE SHOPPING LIST.  YOU MAY NOT NEED/WANT IT ALL, BUT THE * MARKED ITEMS ARE MY PERSONAL FAVOURITES AND VERY WORTH WHILE.  THEY MAKE THE PARA LIMITED INTO A GUN COMPETITIVE AT ANY LEVEL OF COMPETITION!

 

PLEASE NOTE:

YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF CANADA'S FIREARMS LAWS BEFORE SHIPPING GUNS FOR WORK.  A PERMIT MAY BE REQUIRED.  FOR ALL BUT "COSMETIC" WORK, WE'LL NEED MAGAZINES (AND AMMO IF POSSIBLE), AND WE WILL WANT TO TEST-FIRE THE GUN.  FOR PARA TRIGGER JOBS USING AFTER-MARKET TRIGGERS, PLEASE SHIP ALL THE MAGS!  THERE COULD BE A CLEARANCE PROBLEM.  WE CAN TEST YOUR RECOIL SPRING COLLECTION FOR YOU AT MINIMAL CHARGE.

 ARMCO trigger jobs are justly famous for holding up almost forever.  28 oz. very crisp pulls are possible on open guns using top quality components, and 2.5 lb on standard guns.  This requires, however, that the shooter does his part in keeping slide-dropping to a minimum, keeping the gun clean between matches, and using good lubrication.  Our new ARMCO MOLY lube is the best and will take 2 oz off the pull, as well as keeping components alive much longer.

Typically, a 2.5 lb trigger pull on an ARMCO standard gun will feel like less than 2 lbs, and will be totally predictable from shot-to-shot.

There are ARMCO How-to-do-it articles available on doing your own trigger job as well as lots of other technical topics.

 We stock thousands of dollars in inventory and keep abreast of the latest trends (setting a few ourselves.)

 Sorry, we don't do any rifle or shotgun work.  Smith & Wesson N frame revolver "Woods Carry" trigger jobs and barrel shortening on special order.  N frames down to 9lbs double action, but TOTALLY dependable.  For Bear guns, they'd better be!!