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Ray Price (not the country western singer)
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What can anyone tell me about Ray Price? Hallowell just posted a couple of his rifles for sale. This one looks like a bargain. http://www.hallowellco.com/ray_price_270.htm



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Ray Price is (was?) a country and western singer of the 50's, 60's, 70's, one of my favorites. Four Walls, For the good times, I won't mention it again, A lot more. Don't know if he is still kickin' or not.
 
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Ray Price is one of my favorites also. He is still around see him on CMT once in awhile.
 
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Ummm, not exacty the information I was looking for, but it is appreciated. Ray Price the gunmaker was the builder of these rifles, I am not certain, but I really don't think it was the same guy.

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Do a search or PM Customstox. He has been discussed before.
 
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I know a Ray Price that is a "Top Fuel" Harley rider and has set numerous speed records as well as ET records.


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I knew Ray, he was a friend of mine. He pasted away 2 or 3 years ago. He was a good friend of Chic Worthing, in fact I think Ray taught Chic everything he knows. Ray had a shop in Eastern Washington just outside Wenatchee. He was a member of the American Gunmaker Guild, a nice guy and a great gunmaker. He did both the metalsmithng and stockmaking for the rifles he built. Any ore questions?
 
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Mark,

What else would Ray typically do to a rifle as far as metalwork on the action? Hallowell only says the action has a jeweled bolt, two-panel checkered bolt knob and Blackburn-type hinged straddle floorplate. Do you think he would have made other modifications to tune feeding, accuracy, etc.?

Edited: Sorry, realized after i posted that I would be hijacking your thread. Part of message deleted.
 
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Thanks Mark. The workmanship looks top notch from what you can see in the pictures. From reading what Chic said about him in the previous post I am sure this rifle and the .375 that they have are both worth every bit of the asking price.

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John,
I have been away for a while and missed this one. I will give you a call on Monday and fill you in on Ray.

Ray was a very good gunsmith and did excellent work and his reputation was way behind the quality of his work. I was able to purchase one of his rifles through an AR regular who lives in the SW and feel grateful that I have it.


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