"Lawson"

a friend bought a .308, "lawson/arizona" at chamber on barrel. integral muzzle brake. looks like a sako action with a remington bolt handle(?). maybe a remington action with a custom shroud. safety is push/pull through the top rear of triggerguard.


thumbhole stock, contrasting forearm and grip cap, forearm inlay. something other than walnut. done in a weatherby/california/raygun style typical of the sixities.

any info appreciated.

It might be:

Harry Lawson Co.
Tucson, Az
520 326 1117

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Originally posted by craigster:
It might be:

Harry Lawson Co.
Tucson, Az
520 326 1117

More than likely a shroud on a 700 too. Safety is a Lawson style conversion. Harry built most of his "custom" guns on Weatherby barreled actions though.

Responses appreciated, thanks kindly.

I believe ol' Harry (Lawson, that is, not Satan)is still in business....

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Originally posted by Don Slater:

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Originally posted by craigster:
It might be:

Harry Lawson Co.
Tucson, Az
520 326 1117

More than likely a shroud on a 700 too. Safety is a Lawson style conversion. Harry built most of his "custom" guns on Weatherby barreled actions though.

Harry's number one rifle that he built the majority of his custom rifles on were the 700's.
He started making up his own bolt shrouds that followed the lines of the Weatherby because he just like their looks....that and the fact that him and Roy Weatherby did a lot of bullshitting in the early days of Weatherby.

Harry passed away a few years ago, but his son Randy is still running the show. Randy has been at the business since he was a teenager and I think he's pushing the 60 mark now.

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Originally posted by tin can:
"Lawson"

a friend bought a .308, "lawson/arizona" at chamber on barrel. integral muzzle brake. looks like a sako action with a remington bolt handle(?). maybe a remington action with a custom shroud. safety is push/pull through the top rear of triggerguard.


thumbhole stock, contrasting forearm and grip cap, forearm inlay. something other than walnut. done in a weatherby/california/raygun style typical of the sixities.

any info appreciated.

That's also Harry's safety too.....

The typical tang or Model 70-style safety is awkward on his Cochise Thumbholes, so he designed that as the fix.
Never was overly impressed with it's safety capabilities, but then again.....he's been using that since about 1964, so apprarently he has some good safe customers, or it wasn't too big of a problem.

The muzzle brake, if it has the grooves on either side at about 60deg. and aimed forward, which it probably does, is Harry's as well. He made them right there in his shop, same as Randy does now.
The only break I've ever used that didn't rupture your ear drums, but was still quite effective in reducing the muzzle jump and felt recoil.
Of all the breaks I've seen so far, that one works the best.

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The muzzle brake, if it has the grooves on either side at about 60deg. and aimed forward,

That's the one.

FWIW I was able, through everyone's information here, to tell the owner the next day when he stopped by for Xmas who made his gun, etc. Thanks all.

Tin can, Thank you for changeing your avatar picture.

The naked man playing a fiddle was disturbing

you're a hell of a lot more polite than the last time you brought it up.

Well it was pretty damn scary!

Naked women playing a fiddle would have been easyer on the eyes...

'twas a naked man playing a double bass not a fiddle.

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Well it was pretty damn scary!

oh what the hell...

Didn't David Miller work for Harry in his early years?

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Originally posted by DPhillips:
Didn't David Miller work for Harry in his early years?

Sure did.......

He was hod carrying for his father in their masonry business, when the opportunity to learn something new came up with Harry.

David's father and David were regular "tire kickers" in Harry's shop, which led to the opportunity that David got.

The rest, as you say, is History.