I just had an oval engraved for a friend's gun (retirement gift.) I first found an engraver who quoted me $175 to engrave the initials. She then recommended a gunsmith to inlet the oval into the stock: he quoted me $400 (!!). Instead, I ended up taking the thing to the corner jeweler, who did a great job with the engraving for $10. My gunsmith did a great job inletting the oval for $35!