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.

jim kobe has either done or helped me do several including ruger #1 - martine cadets - hi walls and low walls etc etc

R.J. RENNER possibly?

I need contact Renner anyways about doing a Ruger No 3.

Jim sent me a message.

I need contact Renner anyways about doing a Ruger No 3.

Jim sent me a message.

and Kobe is out.

Bertram & CO are right up the road from you.
What are you building?

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

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.

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.

Roger Penrod is very well regarded, and known for working on Ruger No 1 rifles.

Renner is great. My ruger 7x57 was done by him and I love it, had it about 5 years and thats a record for me..