I have been fortunate, BM, but I also do my homework, as best I can, on a 'smith. I have never had one gone for a long time, but then I have never asked for a restock, or a full restoration either. Blue jobs, dents removed, ejectors fixed, one had a lock work that wouldn't recock, checkering, rib relay, trigger work ........... all these are individual jobs I have had done by well known 'smiths, and never once did I ask them how long it would take, and never once did anyone keep a gun or parts of a gun over 4 months.
Maybe they appreciate not being pinned down, and repay that appreciation with timeliness. I dunno, but that's my track record.
SRH
