Tims Tips (& Greenwoods Gripes)
So summer is finally here! No more freezing cold Sundays at Dartford. It is, indeed, a pleasure to be there with the gentle breeze blowing in off the North Sea, gently scented with the smell of the Medway at low tide!!!
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A pair of Stephen Grant, side opening sidelocks, late 19th century. Recently renovated by myself, and others. Please see project gallery for further details.
INTRODUCTION
My name is Tim Greenwood, and I have been a gunsmith for the last 30 years. I live near Tunbridge Wells in Kent, the South East corner of England and undertake action, stock and barrel work in my fully equipped workshop for both private individuals and the trade.
I am the main gunsmith for Chris Potter guns of Tunbridge Wells, probably the largest retailer in the South East and also for West Kent Shooting School and Dartford clay ground where you will usually find me on a Saturday or Sunday for any questions you may have. I am also the only independent gunsmith registered with the C.P.S.A. as a trade member.
A custom grade Browning sideplate, supplied by Chris Potters, recently improved and renovated by myself for Chris Potters.
Another view of the Browning, with its superb engraving.
Before I go any further, let me explain that I am not a retailer. I do not sell guns, cartridges or any other shooting paraphernalia. I am a gunsmith. I fit, repair, renovate and custom grade shotguns for clay pigeon shooters and game shooters.
Over the last 28 years, I have been surprised by the lack of information available to shooters about gunsmiths and the services they can offer, hence this website.
As you can see, there are different banners down the right hand side of the page and across the top. Please take the time to click on these and explore, and, if there is anything else that you would like to know, please leave me a message on my contact page, or phone me if you would like me to undertake some work for you.
This website is very much a “Work in progress”, which I will update as frequently as possible. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy putting it all together.
Tim.
My own Berretta, custom graded by myself with a full anatomical grip, overbored barrels and rebuilt trigger unit.