Gunsmith Services in Nevada, MO

Local gunsmithing for Nevada, MO and the surrounding Vernon County area

If you've got a rifle that won't group, a shotgun with a sticky action, or a pistol that's been passed down from a grandfather and needs new life, you don't want to ship it across the country and wait six weeks. Locked & Loaded Armory handles gunsmith work for shooters in Nevada, Schell City, Walker, Bronaugh, Sheldon, and the rest of Vernon County — close enough that you can drop off a firearm, get a real conversation about what's wrong with it, and pick it up without dealing with shipping insurance or carrier delays.

Nevada sits in farm-and-timber country where rifles see hard use. Deer season in this part of western Missouri puts a lot of bolt guns through wet, cold conditions, and turkey hunters out toward the Osage River know what humidity does to a shotgun left in a truck. Most of the work that comes across our bench is the result of moisture, neglected cleaning, or a stock that's been wearing for thirty years. All fixable.

What we work on

We service pretty much everything a Missouri hunter, farmer, or sport shooter is likely to own:

Rifles

• Bolt-action accuracy work: bedding, trigger jobs, crown re-cuts
• AR-15 and AR-10 builds, repairs, and headspace checks
• Lever guns (Marlin, Henry, Winchester) — feeding issues, sight work, cleaning
• Scope mounting, bore-sighting, and torquing to spec

Shotguns

• Pump and semi-auto cycling problems (Remington 870, Mossberg 500/590, Benelli, Beretta)
• Choke tube extraction when they've rusted in place
• Stock fitting and recoil pad installation
• Trigger and safety repair on older field guns

Handguns

• 1911 fitting, tuning, and trigger work
• Striker-fired pistol diagnostics (Glock, S&W M&P, Sig)
• Revolver timing and crane repair
• Optic cuts and red dot mounting

Restoration & refinishing

• Cerakote and bluing
• Stock refinishing on heirloom shotguns and rifles
• Reproducing missing small parts where possible

Pricing — what gunsmith work actually costs in Nevada, MO

We believe in telling you the number before you commit. These are typical ranges for work coming through our shop:

• Basic cleaning and inspection: $45 – $85
• Detail strip and deep clean: $75 – $150
• Scope mounting and bore-sight: $40 – $75 (plus rings/base if needed)
• Trigger job (bolt rifle or AR): $75 – $200
• Action bedding: $150 – $300
• Cerakote, single color, full firearm: $250 – $450
• Stock refinishing: $125 – $300 depending on condition
• Diagnostic / bench fee: typically waived if you proceed with the repair

Parts cost is separate and we'll quote it before ordering. No surprise invoices.

Why use a local gunsmith instead of mailing it off

A few reasons people from Nevada keep coming back instead of shipping firearms to a big-name shop:

1. Turnaround. Most of our work is done in 1–3 weeks. Mail-in shops are quoting 2–6 months right now.

2. No shipping headaches. You don't pay $80 each way for FedEx, you don't wait on adult signatures, and your firearm doesn't sit in a sort facility.

3. You can talk to the person doing the work. When we look at your rifle, we can show you exactly what's worn or broken. That conversation doesn't happen over email.

4. Local accountability. We live here. If something isn't right, you bring it back.

For anyone in Nevada, El Dorado Springs, Lamar, Rich Hill, or even up toward Butler and Harrisonville, we're a short enough drive to make it worth doing in person.

FFL transfers

We also handle FFL transfers for online purchases. If you've bought a firearm from GunBroker, Palmetto State, Brownells, or a private out-of-state seller, we can receive it, run the 4473, and get it into your hands legally. Transfer fees and current turnaround for the NICS check are posted in-shop.

How to bring a firearm in

Unloaded, action open, in a case or sleeve if possible. If it's a long gun with a scope, leave the scope mounted unless we've told you otherwise — sometimes diagnosing an accuracy problem means looking at the whole setup. Bring any spare magazines, original parts, or paperwork you have.

We'll do a free initial assessment, give you a written estimate, and you decide whether to proceed.

Contact & hours

• Phone: (620) 215-6505
• Address: (your address)
• Hours: Tue–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 9am–3pm
• Free estimates on all gunsmith work
• Same-week diagnostic appointments typically available

Call or stop by. Whether it's a $50 fix or a full custom build, we'd rather have the conversation in person than guess at it over a website form.