Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Mule Deer, do you know anything about Flaig's rifles i.e. quality?

Saw a rifle with Flaig's stamped on the barrel. How was the quality of their work? Do you know where they sourced their barrels? Growing up I remember seeing their ads in hunting magazines.

I really have no idea about either question, like you mostly having seen the ads. I've run into a few Flaig rifles in stores and at gun shows, but never owned or shot one, or known anybody who did.

Thanks. Just googled this old guns magazine with a Flaigs ad. Some fun reading here and it brings back memories.

http://www.gunsmagazine.com/1960issues/G0260.pdf

I owned a nice Classic styled 7x57 by Flaigs. It was nicely done and shot well.

From what I've learned they were a small family gunsmithing company in Pennsylvania. The owner was a German who had a collection of Nazi stuff and was considered by some to be a little too fond of Hitler.

They tended to build customs on mauser actions and used their own barrels,some of which may have been made for them by Lothar Walther.

They stocked according to the preference of the customer,everything from American classic to California weatherby style.

My dad had his 03A3 sporterized at Flaig's in the early '60's. Had a 25/06 (when it was still a wildcat)Douglas barrel put on it with a Bishop stock. It's a great rifle and shoots like a house afire!

I had a rifle rebarreled by them.. It shot super.. From what I know, they made some quaility stuff..

And, as a bonus, this issue of Guns has the story of Elmer's 600 yard mule deer told by Elmer himself.

Have a 257 AI built by Flaigs on a Mexican Mauser action. Good work all the way around, and still a great shooter.

Sako,

Here are two old threads that might help:

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/6233384/1

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/4688297/1

There are probably more if you search back far enough.

I have heard most of this. I bought a 7x57 Flaigs a few years ago at a local gun show and ended up selling it. I then had an opportunity to buy a .243 chambered Flaigs rifle that was rebored, and stamped as a 240 PSP (Page's Super Pooper). I still have it and it shoots very well. It is a Mauser action in a really nice tiger maple stock.

donsm70

I have had about 6 of their rifles.They were from a estate sale.All had a german barrel with a matt rib on the top.They all had FN Mauser actions.375H&H,358Norma mag,300 H&H,30-06,7X57,6MM Remington.I sold the larger calibers and kept the 30-06,7X57 and 6MM Remington.They shot great but were very heavy.All had Canjar triggers.

I had one. Mauser action, good workmanship ,and it shot great. It was a 30 06

I had a 7x57 on a Mauser with DS triggers. Nicely done, but heavy with the Monte Carlo stock. One I wish I still had. Can't say how it really shot as I wasn't the amazing marksman then that I am now.🙄

Do still have the triggers as I had them replaced with a Timney.

Very cool thread. I grew up 5 miles from Flaig's.

I saw a Flaig custom Winchester 1917 30-06 not long ago and the stock was beautiful

Back in the 50's and 60's you could kill a grizzly with a 270 and a 130 pill. Now you need something at or over a 338 and a premium bullet! Bears must be getting tougher everyday!

Lived close by Flaig's at one time. "Flaigs on the hill." Up a small hill with a lot of pine trees.

Would go in and buy components sometimes. Old Mausers all over the place along with customs they made up and other European rifles and a few shotguns. They let you wonder around and handle most everything.

Gunsmith workshop off from the small main display room. Living quarters attached to the store. Got invited in once and in the hallway was a bronze bust of some German military guy. May have been Hitler, can't remember.

Friendly bunch.

You see a Flaig's at gun shows sometimes. Usually sell around 500.00

I remember getting Flaig's catalogs in the 1960's, lots of good stuff. Many of their rifles were made on FN actions, they had a reputation for quality workmanship. If I recall correctly I got some nice stock blanks from them as well as from Herter's back in the day. One of the very nicest blanks of Exibition Grade of American Black Walnut came from Herter's don't recall paying much more than $200.00. The blank had nice color and contrast and had fiddleback figure from end to end. I used it to stock a prewar M/70 .30-06 which I foolishly sold many years ago, have wished many time I could have that one back.

There is a Flaig's Mauser 243 for sale locally and it has a nice stock on it. I like the rifle but don't want to overspend to get it. Is there any way to assess the value in these?