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    Lohman Gunsmith

    3.1 (90 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Avoid at all costs. As a business owner, I couldn't imagine a worse experience in my 45 years than my experience with Brian Lohman and Lohman Gunsmiths. I brought my wood stock Remington 700 to have pillars added and the action bedded in epoxy. This was a brand new rifle and not an antique, etc. I specifically asked Oliver and the gunsmith (didn't get his name) to bed the action and stop 1" in front of the recoil lug, as this is customary for Rem. 700's and is "the way" the industry does these bedding jobs to ensure the barrel is 100% free-floated. We visited for 30+ minutes about the job and I made sure we were on the same page for scope of work. They both agreed with the work. They quoted $470 for the work and I agreed to the price, without question. Is $470 a fair price? Probably too high, but I thought paying the premium would deliver an exceptional job. They require 50% down payment to be paid before they will start any work. I paid before I left the shop and was quoted a 2 week turn-around. I went back 3 weeks later to find out that they had not started on the gun and were waiting on pillars to come in. The pillars are an in stock item at Brownells, etc. and I don't think they ever ordered them. Either way, the communication could have been made from Lohman's to me that they needed more time. Another two weeks later and I went to pick up the gun...In hindsight, I should have thoroughly inspected it before paying the balance and taking the gun home. Oliver did take it apart to quickly show me the work, at which I immediately pointed out that they epoxy bedded the entire barrel and did not stop at the recoil lug! The barrel is not free-floated - this is exactly the opposite of the service I asked them to do! I told Oliver that if the gun shot well, I'd be OK as all I really wanted was the accuracy to be improved (hence the bedding of the action and the pillars). When I got home, I inspected in greater detail and discovered that the action screws were stripped, the release agent wasn't cleaned from the gun, the epoxy overflowed onto the wood and wasn't cleaned up, and the wood stock was damaged from their work. The bedding and pillar work were exceptionally poor quality - see the attached pictures. Lohman and Oliver quoted a "30 day warranty - go shoot the gun and let us know if there are any issues and we'll take care of them for you". I can't shoot the gun as the action screws are stripped! I called Lohman and spoke with Oliver and asked that Brian Lohman call me to discuss. As a business owner, I can relate when the service and/or product is not as good as the customer wants and I wanted to talk to Brian directly. My expectations were that he would agree that the product and service were not acceptable and they would make it right and/or refund. After repeated voicemails missing each other, I spoke to Oliver and he relayed that Brian's decision was: 1. The stripped action screws weren't their fault and I needed to pay ANOTHER $216.50 to get them fixed. 2. The pillar & action bedding were done perfectly and didn't need any repairs/rework. 3. It's not their problem that they completely ruined the wood stock by epoxy bedding the entire rifle stock even though I hired them to stop 1" in front of the recoil lug. Whether or not they or I damaged the a threads is of point of contention, but it's a 10 minute job for them with equipment and tools they already have in house. The idea that they refuse to help at all, considering the complete fail on the original project, is difficult to understand. $216.50 is an absolute slap in the face when it shouldn't take $20 worth of time or equipment to re-tap the threads. It gets worse. In addition, they stated the ONLY way I could get my rifle back (mind you, there is a $1,500 scope attached to it, the gun is presumably worth $1,000 when new, and it's stored in a $250 case that they also have) is if I came with CASH to pay the $470 so they could credit my Amex credit card as they are now fearful I'd cancel the payment from Amex (made months ago on the first 50% and 3 weeks ago on the remainder). This is of course a violation of Amex's merchant agreements, but I doubt they care about that part either. Long story short, they do bad work and are dishonest human beings. This life lesson cost me $470 in cash + a new stock for the gun + another gunsmith to fix the action screws. $1,000 "all-in" to write this review to save you from the same headache. AVOID AT ALL COSTS AND OPTIONS!!!

    Deposit that Lohman refused to refund after 3 weeks of not laying a finger on my handgun.
    Ryan W.

    BE VERY CAREFUL LEAVING A DEPOSIT WITH THESE PEOPLE! I have been a repeat customer of this company over the last few years so it's unfortunate they've chose to end a professional relationship in this manner. I dropped off my Walther P99 gen 1 to have a threaded barrel fitted. Maybe a 20 minute job. They gave me a 2 week estimate and took a $81 deposit. I've had no issues with them in the past so I had no problem leaving a deposit. BIG MISTAKE! After 3 weeks of waiting with no phone call that my job was completed I decided to call for an update. They proceeded to tell me their gunsmith was out sick and it would be another 2 WEEKS before I could expect my gunsmith work to be completed. ZERO communication was made to inform me that there would be a estimated 3 week delay in service. I told them I was coming to pick up my handgun and take it elsewhere. They informed me they would not be refunding my $81 deposit, even in this circumstance where they have failed on their end to update customers of extended completion estimates. Make note, they did NOTHING to my handgun for over 3 WEEKS and still entitled themselves to my $81 deposit. I told the front desk girl I will be leaving an appropriate review based on their piss poor customer service and she obviously valued my $81 deposit more then their integrity as a business. You've been a huge disappointment Lohman and will be missing out on hundreds of dollars of business I would have brought you in the future.

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    I do not leaving negative reviews, but I am left with no alternative as I cannot get them to respond. I have sent them text messages, called and left voicemails, messaged them via their website and they haven't responded in over 40 days. I also drove by and no one answered the locked door during business hours. I brought a gun there over a year ago and they still haven't completed it. I finally got ahold of them in early October and was informed that the gun would be ready by the end of October. I was also informed the Mr. Lohman would call me very soon. Every since COVID came and went, customer service has fallen to the wayside. I would be very careful when choosing a gunsmith. Especially, when they cannot return phone calls, text messages and emails.

    Hammer and chisel blacksmiths from the 1800's.

    Hammer and chisel blacksmiths from the 1800's, not gunsmiths. See the pics below and blow them up, the first 2 pics on the left and the part on the right is the sample I gave them to duplicate and was told they would be duplicated on a CNC machine the three on the left is the garbage they made, the holes are all in the wrong place also made them to short so they welded another piece to it. And they scratched up a brand new gun and said it came in that way. WARNING DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING HERE! If you do you must use a credit card to get you money back as I did 100% refund after Chase viewed the pics I sent them, screw you Brian Lohman for lying in your response, saying the gun came in scratched when you never saw it until the day I picked it up the second time your company could not get anything right! They tell you everything you want to hear when dropping off a job and paying half down and then you get the crap in the pics that does NOT WORK, it's crap there is no way it works even if it's just the hole in the wrong place Mr. LoMan! Thanks for the refund I ask for and you said no, but Chase said yes. Also you can't do a post unless you give at least one star, I would have given ZERO stars if I could have. This place is like Joe Biden, less than ZERO stars! Go to Google and put in, (lohman gunsmithing reviews) go to Jim on the right side of the page to see owner's response to this he is a real peace of work!

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    Well, I must say that Brian and crew has changed my mind from my previous negative review. I must say the final product is what I wanted them to build for me. Not only is the rifle a thing of beauty but it flat out shoots great. Brian has instituted some major changes in regards to communication between the gunsmiths and the customer so what happened to me will not happen again. I will be bringing more work to this gunsmith in the future. Thanks again Lohman Gunsmiths for my beautiful rifle.

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    Fast n accurate with diagnosing weapons they where pretty cool gave deals and pretty funny

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    $200+, a long wait, and snarky attitude and the problem wasn't fixed. Don't waste your money here.

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    Went in today to get my M590a1 to be repaired. I was in and out within seconds. the personnel there were very respectful and polite.

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    The deposit deal as well as the pricing is a deal breaker for us. Lots of Gunsmiths to choose from. Choose carefully.

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    Does anyone know if they are still open? I have a gun there and I have sent a text, email and voicemail with no response.

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