Looking for a custom rifle builder to put together a rifle on a Hagn falling block. Any recommendations? TIA

Steve Bertram of Bertram & Company. http://www.bertramandco.com/

Aaron Little. https://www.facebook.com/amlittlebespokegunmaker/

Dewey Vicknair. https://vicknairgunsmithing.blogspot.com/

J.J. Perodeau. https://jjperodeau.com/

I'm sure there are others, but these four are a good start.

Why not have Martin build it while he's still around? GD

SDH?

He's not cheap!

I would second this, and add his mentor to the mix, Bailey Bradshaw

Joe Smithson

Thanks guys.

D’Arcy Echols!

Roger Ferrell

A 250 Savage built on a Hagen action would be a dream.

I ordered the mini-max. Martin's is gonna chamber it in .17 Hornady Hornet.

That will be awesome. Please post some inspirational pictures

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.

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.

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

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)?

No. I'm just an old gunsmith and Martin is a friend. He introduced himself to me in Calgary in the mid-80's and showed me a rifle he was taking down to the ACGG show that year. He was, at the time, planning to move to Canada and the Cranbrook area. Why he came to talk to me about it, I have no idea.
There are many layers to Martin and a book based on his resume would be fascinating to any gun guy. The really amazing thing is not just the quality of his work but the matter of fact way he approaches and accomplishes it. I have recounted, on another thread, the time he wanted to show me how he made his checkering tools and how he checkered a stock. He made the tool and checkered the grip as a demonstration; all in less than an hour.
He would, occasionally, farm out jobs. He showed me some checkering he had farmed out once and I saw, right away, a spot where a mistake had been made and fixed, leaving a very slight divot in the pattern. Martin said, "I can do better than that" and I don't think he ever farmed out any checkering again. I can't imagine why he ever did.
Sometimes, when he would ask me to do something, I felt like he was just throwing me a bone! I know damn well, anything I could do, he could do better. GD

If looking for a stock maker why not send it to Ralph Martini.

Yes, Ralf worked under Martin for several years and makes stocks in much the same pattern as Martin and I think the workmanship is excellent; I dont think one could tell the difference. GD

You might consider Dennis Olson in Plains MT. Had a chance to see his stock work on single shots at his shop. Hopefully I’ll be able to send him a Ruger #1 I’m planning on to stock.

Thanks guys. 'Preciate the advise.

bringing up an old thread.

Anyone have any current suggestions for single shot work? All the guys listed either flat out said no or never replied.

As already mentioned, both Martin Hagn and Ralf Martini are great. Martin is definitely a master of the singleshots. He also does some flat top checkering that is just unbelievable.
Duane Wiebe. To me, he's a favorite.
Steven Dodd Hughes (SDH).
Dennis Olsen.
Aaron Little.
I believe Stephen Heilmann's son is carrying on his legacy.
There's a pretty good list here: https://www.acgg.org/

For Gunstock work (but these can do it all)

Steve Nelson (Oregon)

Reto Buehler (Oklahoma)

Roger Green (Washington)