Trying to find someone to build me a particular rifle, and so far I've been getting solid no's or no response at all.
Can anyone recommend a smith who can do falling block work? I have an action and barrel, I need it threaded, chambered, the extractor cut and polish/blue.
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Posts: 2287 | Location: CO | Registered: 14 December 2007
Haven't heard a response back from Steve yet, I reached out to him last week.
I'm building a Peregrine 033 in either 25-45 or 25-20. Its a scaled down falling block made by a guy who lived here in CO. Its like a 2/3rds scale sharps. I happened across an action still in the white, from a guy who did work for Robert Johnson, the actions designer/ builder back in the late 80's/ early 90's. Cooper for a time, bought the rights to the design and made a few guns called the Model 7. Some sort of fallout came about and Robert took back the rights. My goal is a very compact little deer/goat gun, not trying to go compete in assra long range stuff, that's why I am leaning towards the 25-45 (plus easy to make brass). Even in a 18-19" bbl its a 300 +/- deer/ antelope gun. 25-20 might just end up a range toy, although I DO have brass, dies and ammo for it with no gun
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Posts: 2287 | Location: CO | Registered: 14 December 2007
Try John McLaughlin in Helena, he's a guild member and can be found on their website. Fabricates his own forend hanger for #1's and other custom metal parts.
Posts: 59 | Location: anchorage | Registered: 01 October 2008
C. Sharps Arms in Big Timber, Montana will do custom work. I had them build a copy of an original Remington rolling block sporting rifle in .50-70 and am very happy with the work.
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Posts: 3818 | Location: Eastern Slope, Colorado, USA | Registered: 01 March 2001
