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Brownells once published a book for gunsmiths showing average prices for common jobs, like rebarrelling or drilling and tapping for a scope. Today, most gunsmiths simply charge like plumbers, a flat hourly rate plus parts and material. It is that flat rate (usually around $40-50 an hour, that makes repair of some old guns prohibitive. Sure, a good gunsmith can make that complex firing pin that the original parts list has for $.25. But not for $.25. More like $50-100. So do you still want that worn out old .22 single shot fixed?
Jim
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