Any recommendations on good gunsmith for making a custom based on a Mauser action? Not looking for anything too fancy, just quality work.

www.canyonsportingarms.com tip burns will work with you..

Depends on what you want to spend--

As jimatcat said Tip will do a great job and you can spend whatever you want--Tip is a super nice guy to boot.

www.canyonsportingarms.com

Lon Paul will also build you a stunning rifle. His work is awesome--a true work of art--Lon is equal in both his skills with wood and metal-- good guy too!

http://www.lonpaulcustomguns.com/

Ed

If you are wanting close to home and are in no hurry, check with David Christman. He is in Delhi, Louisiana. We have several great ones on this forum and I believe in UPS or USPS. I don't let location bother me.

Try Justin Sip. I was verynimpressed with his work.

I can not reccomend Dean Zollinger highly enough. A little known fact is that he does 100% of the metal work for John Bolliger. Deans prices are very reasonable and his quality is exceptional. I am especially with Deans stock work. His stock design is as good as it gets. He is currently doing a full stock mex mauser in 7x57 for me.

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Dean Zollinger

Is this the guy in Rigby,ID? Do youhave contact info?

Dean lives about 20 miles north of Rigby - just north of Rexburg.

Dean Zollinger

deansgunshop@hotmail.com

4915 North 2000 West
Rexburg, Idaho
83440


Do a search for "Zollinger" and you will see a lot of work he has done for me as well as a few others here.

My vote goes to Duane Wiebe. If you search this site you will hear many good things about Duane. I can say first hand he is a great guy to work with. He's actually building a rifle for me right now and has been very helpful every step of the way. Anytime I call or email him he's very quick to respond if I don't get him right away.

I have no doubt it will be a quality rifle when it's complete.
Great guy.

I understand that several custom gun makers will be at the Dallas Safari Club convention in January. A good occasion to meet the makers and see their rifles.

These guys build a rifle based on the Mauser 98 as well. http://jensen-rifle.dk

It's a small danish gunmaker, and from what I've heard, their rifles are among the most accurate around, if not the most accurate. They're pretty too

I have not had a custome built but Jim Kobe's stuff looks great to me.

Kobe has done a couple for me and I will certainly vouch for his great work and in a very timely manner.