Guy's,
I didn't mean to hi-jack this thread by relating my own sob story. I've thought long and hard about my situation and decided it not worth persueing. I had several friends encourage me to take this smith to small claims court over this mess. When I thought the whole thing through it just wasn't worth it to me. This would have involved at least a couple of seven hour drives to South West Colorado from Denver were I live, just to possibly win a judgement for a couple of grand. Then I would have to collect and probably never see a dime.
The other fact is this man would be considered an expert in the subject of double gun repair and my testimony would be that of an a simple gun owner. Who's the judge going to believe?
Sometimes you just have to take your lump's and move-on!