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ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business #4457524 09/29/10
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,742 C.S.A. SAKO75 OP Campfire Tracker
OP SAKO75 Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,742 C.S.A.	Effective August 15, 2010, we are no longer accepting new orders for rifles. Rifle availability will be limited to our current inventory and dealer inventory. The increasing demand for the Ed Brown line of handguns and handgun parts has once again required us to refocus and expand our core business. Rather than compromise quality by subcontracting any work, we have decided to put rifle production on hold indefinitely, and dedicate our entire facility to Ed Brown handguns and parts production. Rifle parts and limited services will remain available. MUST NOT BE SELLING http://edbrown.com/customrifles.htm "Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered." ― George Orwell, 1984

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Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business SAKO75 #4457762 09/29/10
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,102 Knoxville,TN S slg888 Campfire Outfitter
slg888 Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,102 Knoxville,TN	Heard about Ed Brown news while back. Prices, attitude & too much competition I'm betting took him out of the game. Also heard Mcmillan is looking to rent there custom rifles for hunts and the rental cost can go toward the purchase of the rifle if you wish. Sounds like there having the same trouble selling customs. Last edited by slg888; 09/29/10.

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business slg888 #4458050 09/29/10
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Reloder28 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,901 Likes: 1 Deer Park, Tx	Originally Posted by slg888 Heard about Ed Brown news while back. Prices, attitude & too much competition I'm betting took him out of the game. I've seen more than one business man go down the tube due to their attitude. It happened to me a couple of times. "I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business Reloder28 #4458079 09/29/10
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Lee_Woiteshek Campfire Regular L Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 938 Pueblo West, Colorado	I took my last active duty check and spent 5300.00 for my Mcmillan rifle. It was the most expensive luxury item I've ever purchased. It was painful. I did not become better looking, and I did not become a better shot. There's a lot to be said for the many who post here, who do it on their own, purchasing the high end parts, and finding a smith to put them together for half the price of what I paid. I think this and the economy is what's killing these companies.

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business Reloder28 #4458085 09/29/10
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RDFinn Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ	Always thought the Brown rifles were nice, but I don't ever recall anyone raving about there accuracy compared to others.

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Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business SAKO75 #4458200 09/29/10
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,645 Likes: 1 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger
SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,645 Likes: 1 Midwest	An Ed Brown Savannah in 270 has always been on the "be nice to have list" for me. WWP53D

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business SKane #4458687 09/29/10
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 7,539 OWOSSO Michigan 48867 S savage62 Campfire Outfitter
savage62 Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 7,539 OWOSSO Michigan 48867	Yes an I will put my savages against them all .As long as they shoot into a group of 1/2 to 1 inch who cares what they look like dead is dead

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business Reloder28 #4459299 09/29/10
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GF1 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,943	Originally Posted by Reloder28 Originally Posted by slg888 Heard about Ed Brown news while back. Prices, attitude & too much competition I'm betting took him out of the game. I've seen more than one business man go down the tube due to their attitude. It happened to me a couple of times. +1...and in this case, that hasn't changed in 35+ years.

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business savage62 #4459305 09/29/10
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SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,645 Likes: 1 Midwest	Originally Posted by savage62 who cares what they look like dead is dead I do. WWP53D

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business SKane #4459311 09/29/10
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RDFinn Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ	Me too and Savage rifles look like [bleep].

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Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business RDFinn #4461079 09/30/10
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 938 Pueblo West, Colorado L Lee_Woiteshek Campfire Regular
Lee_Woiteshek Campfire Regular L Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 938 Pueblo West, Colorado	Back in Virginia where its legal I owned Savage's smokeless MZ. For its intended use, it was a nice enough rifle. With loads it liked, it was the most accurate MZ I had ever owned. Although I will never live to see it, if Colorado ever authorizes it for its MZ season I will purchase another in a heartbeat. Lee

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business Lee_Woiteshek #4464445 10/01/10
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Mntngoat Campfire Regular M Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,149 California	the same or better could be built for less in my opinion ML My biggest fear is when I die my wife sells all my gear for what I said I paid for it.

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business Mntngoat #4465004 10/01/10
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Lee_Woiteshek Campfire Regular L Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 938 Pueblo West, Colorado	I don't disagree.

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business savage62 #4465073 10/01/10
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Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383	Originally Posted by savage62 Yes an I will put my savages against them all .As long as they shoot into a group of 1/2 to 1 inch who cares what they look like dead is dead Why is a Salvage even in this conversation?

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business Oldelkhunter #4465345 10/01/10
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DakotaDeer Campfire Ranger D Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 22,884	Is there any chance that the truth is actually that they are selling a ton of their pistols and parts, and simply want to meet demand there and make a profit? Who knows if the rifles are selling well without real info?

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business DakotaDeer #4467580 10/02/10
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Kimber7man Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,401 Hoosierland, Indiana	Check out the mcmillan stocks on ebay - Ed Brown is selling their new unused mcmillan stocks... “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” ALDO LEOPOLD

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business DakotaDeer #4467589 10/02/10
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nsaqam Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2008 Posts: 16,540 Hermantown MN	Originally Posted by DakotaDeer Is there any chance that the truth is actually that they are selling a ton of their pistols and parts, and simply want to meet demand there and make a profit? Who knows if the rifles are selling well without real info? Now isn't that a novel thought? A manufacturer telling the truth about what is happening at his company. I tend to believe Mr. Brown and his statement. The Chosin Few November to December 1950, Korea. I'm not one of the Chosin Few but no more remarkable group of Americans ever existed.

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business Lee_Woiteshek #4467596 10/02/10
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rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska	Originally Posted by Lee_Woiteshek I took my last active duty check and spent 5300.00 for my Mcmillan rifle. It was the most expensive luxury item I've ever purchased. It was painful. I did not become better looking, and I did not become a better shot. There's a lot to be said for the many who post here, who do it on their own, purchasing the high end parts, and finding a smith to put them together for half the price of what I paid. I think this and the economy is what's killing these companies. I don't know why ANYONE couldn't do a hair of research, contact a good smith and get what they want or need for less cash... IMHO, exactly like John Burns Greybull stuff, folks are being ripped off all around on many counts. I saw/see it in the AR15 field all the time too... Wilson is one example... We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business SAKO75 #4467611 10/02/10
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MikeFletcher Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 770 Tulsa, OK	I have had three Ed Brown rifles a .375 H&H on a Dakota action, a .30-06 and a .243 Winchester on Ed Brown actions. All three were are as accurate as any rifle I have shot. Workmanship was flawless. As far as attitiude goes WTF are you looking for a new best friend or someone to build a quality product. In my experiences with Ed and his family they do not suffer fools, are confident of their own abilities and experience and stand behind their products. If you can't improve on silence, shut the #@&% up!

Re: ED BROWN drops out of the "custom" rifle business rost495 #4467763 10/02/10
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DakotaDeer Campfire Ranger D Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 22,884	Some folks take no joy in that route. They want it turnkey.

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