Matt,
The rifle is quite simply amazing... Good show to everyone involved...

I'll only say that I would love to see you turn your attention to an Obendorf Guard Bow Release for public consumption. I just bought another one of your M70 one piece guards for a Custom M70 last week. I can only say that I don't know how you do it for the money. Tremendous quality...

Regards, Matt Garrett.
Chesapeake, Virginia

Btw, the only suggestion I might offer is on your ST700 Guard. It needs abit more room to accomadate both custom and factory triggers. G.A. Precision had to mill relieve my factory 700 trigger bolt release in order to make it fit... fwiw.

They do all their stuff from forgings, I think. Then comes the machining. Are you thinking casting?



Chuck

Beautiful. Any idea of when the new Mauser bottom metal will be available? Pricing?

Thought I'd let you guys see a trigger guard assembly that we made for Kent Bowerly of Redmond, Oregon for a rifle that he sold at the guild show last year.

Here's the before and after pictures
















Stock work, including checkering was by Kent Bowerly.

Mark Stratton did the majority of the metalsmithing that included the barrel, quarter rib, and sights.

Larry Brace built the scope bases.

Jim Wisner installed bolt handle and steel extractor as well as working on feeding issues.

Robert Evans was responsible for the beautiful engraving work.

Gerome Glimm checkered the bolt release and talley bolt handle.

Rings were Dave Talley's.

And we had the pleasure of designing the floorplate assembly, which is a one-of-kind design that incorporates our current system of assembling the rail and trigger guard into a single piece, but with the Orberndorf guard bow.

Our new line of bottom metal that we are working on will incorporate the Oberndorf-style bow, but will be forged from a single piece of steel, rather than our assembly techique that we are currently using.

This particular rifle was chambered for the 270WSM and sold for approximately $12,000.00.

Kent Bowerly can be reached at
710 Golden Pheasant Drive
Redmond, Oregon 97756
541-923-3501

Kent is a longtime member of the Guild, and one helluva nice guy. His work is outstanding, and if you like what you see, I encourage you to look him up.
He recently completed the stock work on the 2006 guild rifle that will honor 100 years of the 30-06 cartridge. It's built on a Pre-64 Model 70 and should be quite something to see. I hope to get some pics of it in the next few months. Word has it that there is approximately $32,000.00 worth of labor and materials in her. $22,000.00 of that in engraving alone.
Our own forum member Jim Wisner had quite a hand in this one too from what I understand. It should prove to be quite a magnificent piece of artwork.

Hope you all enjoy.

Matt,
you are a TEASE!!!

AWESOME

jeffe

Matt,

That is a wonderful rifle. You can be rightly proud of your participation. You mentioned what a great guy that Kent is. Let me tell you a story about him.



Years ago, I joined the guild as an associate. The first show I attended was at the Sands Hotel in Reno and I met Kent at that show. He had a gorgeous rifle with a leather covered pad in his display. I asked him a hundred questions regarding the installation. Kent finally asked for my address. A week after I got home a package arrived. In it was enough leather to do 3 or 4 pads and the Guild Issue that explained the installation. Kent had bought this from our headquarters and forwarded it to me. That is the kind of guy he is. He is one of the first people that I visit at the show each year. To me he epitomizes what the guild is all about, sharing knowledge and experience.

triggerguard1

I hope we soon will be able to buy obendorf floorplates/magazine for mauser from you. A design with magazinebox and floorplate in one would be nice.

What is the large action for 416 Rigby etc beeing presented from the shop?

Very nice work

Cheers
/ JOHAN

I think that you will find that a great many of us will...think it is worth the effort, too..., I eagerly await the Mauser bottom metal and I wish you every success in this action venture.

Matt,
Your action project sounds exciting to all parties concerned, both producer and consumer. Please keep us informed as to when production may start. I'll take a couple of long mag----.
Pat

Matt:

Great looking stuff. Didn't you mention something about a trade in the future?

Thanks for posting the pics Matt. Thats an outstanding piece of work. Is that stock french Walnut?

That 2006 30-06 Ive got to see!

Thanks for putting that photo of the forging on the page. Now you can really see the work that goes into it all.
Neat to see how stuff is done anyway.
Evidently not done with whiffle dust!

" We originally developed that particular part for McMillan to replace their M40-A1 assembly, which at the time, only needed to function with the factory Remington trigger, considering that is all Military and Law Enforcement personel are allowed to use.

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Matt,
The trigger that had to be relieved was a factory Remington 700 unit.

At any rate I look forward to your new design...

Regards, Matt.

Matt, is it safe to assume this new bottom metal unit will require different inletting than the standard M70 two-piece unit? Will it be available in stainless?

Thanks,

Brad

Thanks for letting us have a look at your brilliant work.

As soon as you have your actions and oberndorf style triggerguards available please let me know how to order them......DJ

i say what a PITY that these actions will not have the internal c ring like the original mausers and will have cone breech ...rifle /action that is propley put together does not need a cone breech to feed smoothley
daniel

Matt-

Based on your design for a "long" action, will your long action accomodate H&H/Weatherby length cartridges or will your Magnum action be reserved for those length cartridges?

Thank you for sharing your work with us, it is outstanding.