George,

An Oregon gunwriter (Steve Timm) thinks there is a good chance Precision Cast Parts in Portland did this action. Nosler says it is built in Oregon, John Barsness says PCP isn't inconsistent with what Nosler has told him. PCP also made the Kimber M89 BGR actions.

jim

The actions are investment cast, then farmed out for polishing and finishing.

What do you think, Pine Tree Castings again?

George

The latest Rifle magazine has a Chub Eastman cover article on this rifle. The article is also available online via the Wolfe Publishing website.

http://www.riflemagazine.com/magazine/article.cfm?magid=98&tocid=1433

IIRC Chub used to be with Nosler, and now writes for Sports Afield and obviously Rifle.

The action is produced somewhere in Oregon, barrels are by Wiseman (who apparently puts them on the action too), and another outfit in Oregon does the stocking. Nosler is trying to keep details quiet, and has gone as far as having at least one thread on an advertiser-supported website pulled.

While named a Custom Rifle, I would label it a limited production rifle (small production run of a particular product, no customization except your choice of serical number and your name on the hard case).

I am more interrested in Nosler trying to expand their business than the particular product, although I find the action of this rifle ugly.

What do you think of the rifle? Who builds the action? Who is the stocker? Enquiring minds and such...

jim

Jim, I think the Nosler rifle is very ugly, at least as far as the action is concerned with all of the flat surfaces, etc. I don't care for the way the cocking piece slot continues in a channel that's also cut through the stock behind the tang. I don't like the Model 700-type safety lever, either. I suspect a push-feed type action was selected because such actions seem to be workeing more satisfactorily with WSM-type catridges than CRF actions.

I don't like combining futuristic-type rifle actions with Classic-style stocks. It just doesn't work for me. Take a look at Kenny Jarrett's ugly Tri-Lug actio engraved and stocked in walnut. That combo doesn't make it for me either, and I predict Jarrett's wood gun will fall on its face.

I'd love to know who's building the Nosler action and who's doing the actual gunsmithing work on this rifle. Rifle production here in Oregon has a rathered checkered history, to say the least.

Wiseman has been providing Nosler with test barrels for many years, so I'm not at all surpirsed that this maker is supplying the barrel.

We do have some excellent custom riflesmiths who are still very active here, but for some reason I can't see any of them turning this rifle out for Nosler.

In time, the truth will come out and will know who's doing the actual work on the Nosler rifle.

Do I want one?

No............

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I'm not impressed at all...

Allen,

The magazine has an extended sidebar by John Barsness about taking one of the rifles pronghorn hunting along with Bob Nosler. Indeed you are correct: John wrote a paragraph in the sidebar that I consider to be the ne plus ultra of gunwriter spin in how it compliments Nosler for choosing a push-feed action because the loose cartridge can just jump into the chamber, where CRF actions have trouble feeding the WSM case (too much short and fat). My reaction: "I am not worthy" since I can't spin that well (following Mike Myers in Waynes's World).

I do like to say "If you can't fix it , feature it".

jim

I asked Nosler on their own forum, and they were not forthcoming with any details.

If the 'manufacturer' won't divulge details that some consider important, how many people are going to drop $4k on a 'pig in a poke'?

George