Haven't been in NYC in years, but he did have a shop in Queens near Atlantic avenue. Did a semi custom 1903A3 for me many years ago. new A3 barrel installation, redfield front sight and drilled and tapped for a lyman 57 rear sight and reblued everything. Hit the headspace right on the money as the origional bolt and a A4 bolt headspace perfectly. And even longer than that did a model 70 bolt handle on my model 54 in 30-30. And that was a long time ago.
Thanks for the memories. Frank