- 1024 South Kerr Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403
- Tues - Fri: 10 AM - 6PM
- Saturday: 10AM - 4PM
(910) 399-1451
At Backwater Guns & Outfitters, our gunsmiths provide expert firearm service, repair, and customization for shooters who demand reliability and performance. Whether you need routine maintenance, troubleshooting, or specialized work, our team brings years of experience across a wide range of firearms, from handguns and shotguns to modern sporting rifles and heirloom pieces. Every firearm is treated with the highest level of care, ensuring it leaves our shop safe, functional, and tuned for peak performance.
At Backwater Guns & Outfitters, our gunsmiths provide expert firearm service, repair, and customization for shooters who demand reliability and performance. Whether you need routine maintenance, troubleshooting, or specialized work, our team brings years of experience across a wide range of firearms, from handguns and shotguns to modern sporting rifles and heirloom pieces. Every firearm is treated with the highest level of care, ensuring it leaves our shop safe, functional, and tuned for peak performance.
Regular cleaning and inspection are essential for reliable firearm performance. We offer routine maintenance services that include full disassembly, carbon removal, lubrication, reassembly, and function checks. Whether you’ve been to the range or your firearm has sat unused for years, we’ll return it to you clean, safe, and ready for use.
If your firearm isn’t functioning correctly — misfeeds, light strikes, extraction issues, or anything unusual — our gunsmiths diagnose and repair the problem quickly and accurately. We handle everything from simple part replacements to in-depth mechanical repairs, restoring your firearm to proper working order.
Properly mounted sights or optics make an enormous difference in accuracy and confidence. We install pistol sights, red dots, scopes, and magnifiers with the correct tools and alignment to ensure absolute precision. Zeroing assistance is also available upon request.
Want to improve performance or personalize your firearm? We offer a range of upgrades, including trigger work, grip enhancements, aftermarket part installation, reliability tuning, and AR-platform customization. Our team works with you to select the right components for your goals.
From fitting recoil pads to installing new stocks, fore-ends, rails, or other accessories, we ensure all components are properly aligned and secure. Whether modernizing a firearm or restoring comfort and control, we can help tailor your equipment to your preferences.
Firearms are tools meant to perform reliably when you need them most. Our gunsmiths combine technical skill with a commitment to safety and customer service, ensuring every firearm that leaves our bench meets the highest standards.
Looking to sell? We offer professional valuations and consignment opportunities to help move firearms through our high-traffic storefront and GunBroker presence.