First, the gun was clean when I took it to him, except for inside the action. I am no gunsmith, and therefore cannot clean the moving parts inside. My problem was that he returned it with the grease and fingerprints all over the reciever. Would any of you gunsmiths returned it in worse condition than it was in? I hope not!

The prices seemed high to me, but this was the first time I took a gun to a smith in this new city. So, they probably were par for the course. Thank you for your replies.