Gunsmith Recommendation—pre-64 Model 70

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I’ve recently come into possession of four custom pre-64 model 70’s (.375’s and .416’s) all built by legendary gun makers like Dale Goens and Clayton Nelson. A couple of these guns need some simple gunsmithing (new recoil pads, sight regulation, trigger work, minor stock refinishing). I’d like to find a gunsmith with experience working on rifles like these, so your recommendations would be appreciated. I’ve looked back in this forum 3 years and haven’t seen anything.

Thanks in advance.
 

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