The guys who get several thousand dollars to restock a gun often have multi-year waiting lists, so Capitalism and laws of supply and demand are going to continue to dictate prices. With thirty million illegal aliens here, you'd think we could find a few who can stock guns at cheap prices. I can see the Threads now... my stocker got deported and my gun isn't finished. The OP might be able to have his gun repaired at a much more reasonable cost. He can do as some of us have done, and find a nice blank at a more reasonable price than one of the more expensive wood merchants. As a skilled machinist, he could broaden his horizons and attempt to do it himself, perhaps starting by practicing on some cheaper guns. He might even become damn good at it.
Because we have lots of illegal aliens who have an FFL? My goodness Karen, you are dumber than a box of rocks.
You should stick to subjects you know like being a greeter at Wal-Mart
