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2430 West 350
North
Hurricane, Utah 84737
(435) 635-9866
8am - 12pm
1pm - 5pm Mtn. time
Fax: (435) 635-0348 |
Complete
Custom Rifles and Pistols
We generally find that a customer has an idea
of what he or she wants in a custom firearm. Sometimes it is a long held dream
of something special; therefore we will build to your specifications
of action and caliber with minimal suggestion. We can make most all
of them into very respectable shooters.
Here are some of our ideas to
consider for the most accurate custom bolt-action firearms:
Sako® actions, while not as readily available as in the past, are
still an excellent choice even though the newer models are a little
more bulky than earlier ones. My favorite personal piece
is an early Vixen with a full stock on a 20" 6mm TCU barrel.
I've used an exhibition grade blank of Bastogne Walnut of unusually light color in
a European-style "humpback" butt section. (Shown in the photographs on this page.)
Other actions that adapt well to custom rifles are the Remington®
model 721 and 722. These are almost foolproof to turn into a highly
accurate rifle with benchrest capability. Like the XP100 pistol action,
the bolt to receiver tolerance is minimal and many trigger options
are available.
Another choice for a custom rifle is the Winchester®
Classic. We strip these to the receiver and start over. What you get
is a "pre 64" style gun at a portion of the cost of an early
one. The Pre-64 had been the most sought after bolt action in history
by custom gun makers. Now, after more than 30 years, thanks to the Winchester
people, it's back, as good as ever, so this should not be overlooked.
Another of our most highly recommended actions for custom building your dream rifle is
the little CZ USA Model 527.
Small like the old Sako AI rifles, this is a really fine piece of craftsmanship.
It is available in both a Hornet bolt face, and 223 Remington bolt face.
See the July, 2000 issue of Varmint Hunter magazine as they have one
of our custom rifles in this model, chambered in the very accurate 17
Hornet.
The most recent addition to our "standard" bolt-action line-up is the Savage. We are able to purchase these as actions only. This gives you a custom firearm from the start and no extra cost from purchasing a full rifle only to break it down for just the action. The new Savages are available in a variety of models (target, sporter, magnum) based off of the old 110 standby. They all come with the highly rated AccuTrigger standard (with the target model allowing user-set pull down to 1 1/2 pounds).
We have reamers in all the standards and most popular wildcats. Prices
on a custom rifle including furnished action will start at about $1500 and go to $8000, depending on the stock chosen to accompany the barrel work and possible send-out checkering/engraving. Your choice on stock work can range from tactical synthetic to custom picked, hand-shaped wood.
Custom pistols are most often done on Sako actions, stripped Remington
XP-100s, and the newer CZ USA (BRNO action). The Sako, always in a rear
grip design, can be made up as a repeater or a single shot. Triggers
can be modified to be very respectable. Caliber selection is almost
endless. The Remington XP-100 action, inherently accurate, lends itself
to either a center or a rear grip. With a huge variety of trigger options,
we also can modify a small bolt face (221 Remington Fireball) to a large
one adapting a Sako style extractor in a bushed bolt face. Another specialty
is a modification for an external bolt release.
Complete custom pistols on a customer's action
will typically range in price from $900 to $4000 (again, depending most on the stock choice).
For more specifics on barrel cost see
our price breakdown on
Custom Pistol and Rifle
Barrels.
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