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Looking for a custom rifle builder to put together a rifle on a Hagn falling block. Any recommendations? TIA
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Why not have Martin build it while he's still around? GD
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Guns don't kill people, it's mostly the bullets
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Why not have Martin build it while he's still around? GD He's not cheap!
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I would second this, and add his mentor to the mix, Bailey Bradshaw
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“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Posted by Brad.
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D’Arcy Echols!
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A 250 Savage built on a Hagen action would be a dream.
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I ordered the mini-max. Martin's is gonna chamber it in .17 Hornady Hornet.
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That will be awesome. Please post some inspirational pictures
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Will do. Martin is gonna do the metalwork----1/4 rip with two blade rear sight, integral for Talley rings, ramp front, barrel band, forearm hangar. Nothing too special. I'm shopping for a woodworker. I was gonna get the mini action but I talked to several guys and they said it's really too small (though cute as hell) so I went with the mini-max.
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I've had a few #1's tricked out but have always had a soft spot for the Hagen action. Thinking of selling off some guns that don't see the light of day anymore and moving forward with one. I have a Lipsey's #1 in 250 Savage, ugly as hell but it shoots well. Either sell it or have two of them.
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I've had a few #1's tricked out but have always had a soft spot for the Hagen action. Thinking of selling off some guns that don't see the light of day anymore and moving forward with one. I have a Lipsey's #1 in 250 Savage, ugly as hell but it shoots well. Either sell it or have two of them. I spend a fortune customizing a small Martini and wish I'd put it into a Hagn instead. Apparently Martin is getting up in years, so I bit the bullet.
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Maybe I should buy the action and save it for a rainy day.
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Maybe I should buy the action and save it for a rainy day. Honestly, I would give it some serious thought. This guy has a gorgeous collection of Hagns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkFkAKmij6Y&t=398s
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Martin brought the little double rifle down to the shop, to show me, and it is truly a beautiful rifle. He handed it to me and I was reluctant to even handle it with my dirty hands! I truly admire his work and have never known a more capable gun maker. His ability is truly amazing. I'll watch him do something and think, "that looks easy enough" but, when I do it, it takes five times as long and just isn't as nice. I have not been up to his place for quite a while and I should drop in when I get to town. He, like all of us, isn't getting any younger. GD
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Martin brought the little double rifle down to the shop, to show me, and it is truly a beautiful rifle. He handed it to me and I was reluctant to even handle it with my dirty hands! I truly admire his work and have never known a more capable gun maker. His ability is truly amazing. I'll watch him do something and think, "that looks easy enough" but, when I do it, it takes five times as long and just isn't as nice. I have not been up to his place for quite a while and I should drop in when I get to town. He, like all of us, isn't getting any younger. GD So, are you the gentleman in the YouTube video (with all the Hagn rifles)?
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