Contact Information
Shipping Address
Joe Perkins
2318 W Rapallo Way
Tucson, Arizona 85741
Phone: 520 – 888 – 6799
THIS IS A LAND LINE. YOU CANNOT TEXT TO THIS NUMBER
Fax: 520 – 877 – 5026
Email:
classicsa @ comcast.net
If I don’t answer the phone, my hands are full. I’ll call you back as soon as I can.
This is a land line, no text messages.
Shipping Guidelines
Ship packages to “Joe Perkins” not Classic Single Action. If I emailed you a quote after talking on the phone, please include a copy with the shipment. If a quote was not requested, please download and print the Order Form below and include a copy with the shipment. I cannot work on your revolvers or log them into my FFL books if I do not have this information. I have an FFL, so it is legal to send me your firearm/s for gunsmithing or grips. It must be returned to the address I received it from or to an FFL. Again, the “Order Form” must be included with the shipment.
Standard return shipping is $40.00 for 1-2 guns. Add $10 for each additional revolver.
2nd Day Air & Overnight – POR
Do not ship two firearms in one flat clamshell case. These get shipped upright by Fedex and UPS. The guns will shift and will be damaged by hitting eachother.
Work Schedule
I work from 7am to 5pm, 5-6 days a week. Business hours are from 8am to 4pm M-F. All invoices are numerical and done in that order. I don’t put anyone ahead of anyone else for any reason.
Fine custom work takes time to do right. Nothing I do is rushed. My gunsmith work, grip making and silverwork are highly sought after. Everything you see on my web site is created solely by me. I don’t buy any prefabricated pieces or farm out any work.
Turn Around Time For Gunsmith Work
If the services you need are for gunsmith work only, the turn around time is within 45 days. Please call me to discuss the work and then mail me the firearm/s with the Order Form. There is no waiting list as the turn around time is reasonable. Give me a call and we can discuss what you need done.
Turn Around Time For Grips
11/20/24 UPDATE
THE WAITING LIST HAS BEEN FROZEN. I APOLOGIZE, BUT I
WILL NO LONGER BE ADDING NAMES TO THE LIST. I AM INCREDIBLY
GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU FOR MY SUCCESS OVER THE LAST 28 YEARS, BUT I MUST
DO A “HARD RESET” TO GET THIS PART OF MY BUSINESS UNDER CONTROL.
What started out as a good idea has become a very time consuming and frustrating endeavor for reasons too vast to explain here. I work 5-6 days a week for 8-10 hours a day. I start at 7am Arizona time. I now have more than 400 names on the list. I would ask that everyone give me two years, or until you see it posted here, before calling me to have grips made for you. If I were to put you on the list today, you would wait 2 years anyway so asking you to call me in two years is really no different for you time wise. The really nice thing about this “hard reset” is once I have worked my way through the current list, you will be able to call me and have grips made within 1-2 months. There are three major reasons the list has become so long. 1. I had shoulder surgery back in 2016 and was out of work for 2 years, (nerve complications). People kept calling and I thought why not start a waiting list. You know the rest of the story because here we are now. 2. My gunsmith work is also highly sought after. Repairing 1st Gen Colts, Premium Action Work and my ever popular Ultimate Short Stroke. 3. The demand for all my work has tripled over the last 4 years as the quality and diversity in what I do is very unique.
Three days a week I make grips and two days a week I do gunsmith work. I sincerely thank you for your support over the years and for your understanding of this change I am making. It will benefit all of us in the long run. Hang in there. I love what I do and I feel truly blessed having skills that are so rare in todays market that I enjoy this type of support.
Currently (11/20/24) there are more than 400 people on the list and the wait is about 30 months. Once you see the quality of my work you will understand. See the Customer Comments page. No more names will be added to the list as of 11/20/24. Once I call you and then receive your firearm/s, it will most likely be a 1 to 3 month wait. This depends on if you were in the first or second half of the 15 names that I called. I call people on the Waiting List in numerical order, 15 at a time. This means I receive 20-30 revolvers at a time.
Some customers that don’t mind shipping me their revolver/s twice will send them in for gunsmith work now. I’ll send them back within 45 days. When your name is up for grips you send them back. Call me if this is an option you want to explore.
My Waiting List is a serious document to me, unlike some companies I have dealt with. No one is ever put ahead, moved back or “forgotten” for any reason. My close friends as well as first time customers know this to be true. Everyone gets a phone call from me when their number is up. If you have changed your mind by the time I call you, do not feel bad. I just move on down the list. If you would like to check your position on the list, just click the link to the right. Waiting List
Method of Payment
Personal checks or cashiers checks should be made out to “Joe Perkins”. I have a separtate set of accounts in my name for my business. This means lower monthly banking fees and lower costs to you. Not working with credit cards also saves you money and me headaches. I operate with a legitimate tax ID certificate and pay Arizona State sales taxes. Cash or check, all sales are recorded. In 2023 I paid $3862.43 to the Arizona Department of Revenue. Arizona residents pay sales tax on grips and parts.
Please do not ship me firearms or money until we have spoken on the phone.
Include the Order Form.
I will not proceed with work on your revolver/s unless I receive the Order Form in the shipment.