I know there are some dandy customs out there. I need to see some eye candy. Blued steel and wood stocked please. Bolt action, single shot, whatever.....Butch, Geedub, EdM, Biebs, Kebco, powdr, anyone else.

Alex Henry box lock 450 3 1/4" Nitro double made in 1902
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WGFoUonnX4Hz1eNP2

The best I can do

Excellent Mauser. Tasteful engraving and inlays. Thank you. Caliber, builder?

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.280 Rem. Builder? Hard to say--me and a committee of subcontractors.

utah708 - Been there subs-wise except for engraving. Never did commision any engraving. Got weak in the wallet when I was told $1500 for minimal coverage of my Mauser bottom metal.
Sweet caliber as well.

And there's JeffG checking in. Thanks Jeff. Interesting grip checkering pattern.

Another...

Right now this one is my sweetheart. Because she is very accurate, and a 22 LR. Remington 547.

This one might eventually challenge her as favorite. If she stops being a prima donna and just does what she is told.



Winchester Model 70, 30-06. Bartlein barrel, stock by Canyon Creek Gunstocks Custom.

.460 Wby...

Elkhunternm don’t you have a pretty Dakota too? I envy it!

Yes Joelkdouglas,I do have a Dakota. Some day I'll take it out and get better pics.

That’s the one!

I love blondes.

I thought I recognized LeRoy's work as I was scrolling! Had him do some metalwork for me... someday I would love one of his stocks! I've sure spent time enough drooling

Wow! Some beautiful rifles, thats a big dose of jealousy there.

Iver Henriksen 25-06.

One more....

A few Sako

For all the Remington fans here. I know there's a few...
Not my rifle, but it was the only blank out of 106 I bought that I wanted to keep for my self. Was happy to sell it to someone willing to have some original artwork produced.

Shotguns allowed?

JRGunmaker - Nice James. A very special blank for sure. I must admit that Remington is not on my hot list. But, not much factory Rem left there except the bones so to speak. The fine metal work (DW?) puts it in it's own category. Sure looks familiar. Nice photography as usual. Thanks for the contribution. CB

A shotgun which aspires to be a rifle is OK.

Nice wood there Ken. Thanks.
Lots of nice guns here.

Remington 760 carbine in 30-06


Savage 24V in .223 over 20 gauge that I restocked/refinished.


A wannabe rifle, Winchester 1300 Ranger in 20 gauge that I restocked/refinished.

40x converted to a repeater with custom floorplate? Trigger bow release for the magazine?
Beautiful.

Thanks!

Thanks
It started as a 40XB repeater. I built a new magazine "receiver" to fit Kimber magazines and added a custom cap as it's exposed. Release in the guard bow is linked to the mag release. Lots of time figuring that one out. Works great though. Feeds like a hungry teenager.


Shouldn't look too familiar. It's the only 40x I've built. DW does some great work, just not this one. He prefers to do the wood & metal, as do I.

Love the scalloping on this one. Will be heading to a new owner soon.

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Cooper M52 (.30-06) with a few options...
Bob

Here’s a gay 270 WSM

Here is one of my favorites ,savage 1899B made in 1905,28" barrel 32-40.

That is a beautiful 99

wooboy! that's an understatement!

Ah, so you did do the work yourself. I guess the "not mine" in your post made me think otherwise. Please excuse my misinterpretation. A fine custom in the highest regard. That bottom metal addition/conversion puts it over the top. I've bought a few customs that I never thought I would buy just because they were too nice to pass on. This is one of those. Thanks.

Browning Low Wall .260 Rem



John

270 Titus





Some misc. Savage porn




These have since been refinished

Closest thing I have to fancy is a tricked out Mk.VII in a Savage 114 stock. It's prettier now with a Gloss Burris FFII on top.

Gonna need details!

Beautiful rifles.

Top - Bottom

Burgess/Milliron - Oberndorf double square bridge, solid sidewall .458 Win Mag.
Jerry Fisher - G-33/40 7X57
Maurice Ottmar - Pre-War Mauser Standard Modell - .375 HH
Yugo Mauser - 7-08

WOW!!! Beautiful Rifles.

No way am I putting mine on here. These are way nicer than mine.

Beautiful rifles being shown everyone!

Picked this one up in a pawn shop a few years ago, 1903 Springfield custom in 35 Whelen Improved, while the stock is dated styling it is a very accurate and comfortable rifle to shoot.

Great Thread!
Thanks to all for sharing the pics!

The custom 7x57 with it's first "big" game animal,killed this morning.

Really nice wood figure coming out here. A nice surprise every time.

Had to join the party

I think that's cool as heck right there.^^^^ And Whitebird, yer killin me here.

Nicest,
Quien Sabe,


GWB

Probably the nicest rifle I own.
Brno Model 1 22 - Just a rimfire.

Man. They just keep on coming. Thanks again and looking forward to many more.
Well, since I sold off my 'boring rifles' these are the 'best' of what's left.
Geedubya, (typo corrected) Best collaboration works.
custombolt

Cooper Varmint Extreme







ya!

GWB

How about some brown steel and fancy wood.

Yeah Doc. Awesome wood grain.
Thanks for adding another one geedub. Fixed my typo above.
Still hope Gato chimes in with something. Might still be moving and putting stuff away though.
Feel free to send me some email pics Charlie. I'll put 'em up for ya if you like.

Here's a custom Sako actioned 17/222 mag by an unknown maker in California back in the 60's. The wood be Mesquite. Took 3 blanks before one worked.

Kleinguenther

Here is a pretty nice winchester extra lightweight 1886, in 45-70. not custom but Winchester special order. Don

Cooper Model 22 Varmint extreme, chambered in 308 Winchester.






ya!


GWB

Great thread!

Some real beauties posted.

Dam i wish I could figure out how to post pics.

Remington 700

Damn nice lookin rifles irfubar....

WOW! Info on this one please,Irfubar.

Elkhunternm,

That is my 220 swift. I built it on a 1909 Argentine action. Douglas S.S. #3 contour 1/8 twist. Blind magazine, Sunny hill trigger guard.
The wood is black walnut from Oregon, ebony tip & cap. Decelerator pad. Timney trigger. Wisner safety.
It currently has a Vortex viper 6.5-20 scope.
I am going to send it out for checkering sometime this year.

I own a handful with the two finest being a Pete Grisel actioned 280 Remington that Roger Green built and a 7x57 on a M96 that was given the 33/40 treatment. The latter built by Jim Wisner. As some here did, photos were lost with PB so I do need to drag them out for a reshoot. This is my 358 Win built on a pre-64 M70 action. It did great duty in Africa six years ago.

Top: Custom Sako AII, 222 Rem Mag.

Bottom: IDT Custom Guns, Sako A3 Mannlicher, 7mm-08

Thanks for the info,Irfubar.

Pretty decent M-1

Great wood and metal never gets old.

Outstanding there NYR.

ya!


GWB

Wayne Barnett custom Mauser 98, 35 Whelen!

ya!

GWB

Ed,
Yeah. I got T-d off when PB did a 180 on us. I hastily dumped all my PB pictures.

My Grisel DSB is one of my favorites as well. Pete Grisel is a great guy too, He is always willing to share information about those DSB's.

Decent M70.
Lots of nice guns here. Everyday something new.

Decent

Thanks for chiming in with the M70's. Did you buy both of these rifles at Salter?

Damn nice iron in this thread....

No I bought the 270 directly from Biesen probably about 10 years ago.

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Borden Timberline 7x57

I have no idea if this will post since the Photobucket changes I haven’t posted any pics

Obviously doesn’t work 😠

Join the club, I just had photobucket figured out and it disappears and I haven't gotten this new system figured out either. It seem overly complicated to this old man.

It amazes me that a tree can turn minerals out of the soil into such beautiful patterns.

Pre 64 FW 7x57

275 Rigby.. <a href='https://postimg.org/image/el4qz152d/' target='_blank'><img src='https://s10.postimg.org/locmenai1/IMG_0790.jpg' border='0' alt='IMG_0790'/></a>

another attempt at posting pics. A 275 Rigby....well maybe:)

Some more of the Rigby

Now (hopefully) it will work

I apologize for the duplicate pic. This is confusing to this old geezer. Maybe here is another pic

Ruger #1 7MM-08

Nice! Who was the stockmaker?

The same person your sending the action to. He did both of those rifles and will do the 6.5X55. The best part he's 10 min from me.

Dakota 76 Alpine, .250-3000

Sako .222 with Hart barrel

Old school .257 Roberts

A bunch of damn fine rifles!!

Vince Dougherty, is liquidating some of his Weatherby collection not far from here. Old school stuff from California and Germany. Looking at them really takes me back to the days when rifles were judged by the quality of the bluing and walnut. Gorgeous rifles. I should find some way to add one to the safe just to have.

Nice stuff posted here guys!

I've been a sucker for #1s for a loooong time. This one is just plain perfect. Nice!

Thanks Otter6. Here is a Cooper Varmint Extreme with a wood upgrade among others. Caliber is 25WSSM

One more for tonight a custom 7X57 AI on a Sako action. This was the first custom rifle I ever had and led me down the dark path:)

https://postimg.org/gallery/1d8i31xza/

Well now that's different. Pretty cool.

I didn't put the picture up but the butt is a Neidner steel one with a trap door and the stock is hollowed out to hold 3 extra shells. That rib is milled right from the barrel blank as well meaning it's integral to the barrel no added piece.

That's a work of art, GSP.

This started out as a Parker VH 20ga. I did it to honor the best bird dog I've ver had my GSP Gunner.

That is truly stunning.

GSPfan.
Glad to see you're getting the hang of it now. Excellent wood on some fine rifles. Thanks.

Thanks to you custombolt, I couldn't have done it without your excellent assistance.

Custom mauser in 270.



Dakota Model 10 in 257 Roberts



Not the fanciest, but one of my favorites it this Dakota 22.

A 7mm Magnum built on a commercial FN action by John Mercer.



A 7x57 on a pre 64 Model 70 action built by Clayton Nelson.



Not custom rifles but here is a matching pair of Redhawks that my dad and I had built with the Kodiak conversion from Hamilton Bowen, and exhibition French walnut grips from Rob Rowen.

Good god , wow

I'll say.....
Color case hardening can add so much to a build if done well. Love the deep blue.

Happy to see the last several customs, lots of fine work here (again) .
Thanks to all, look forward to the next 'batch'.

A 25-06

Beautiful

My pre-war M70 270 Win.

Holy mother of pearl! There aren't words.

Great looking rifle. The feather crotch figure in the butt is beautiful. Like the Conetrol's too.

Wow some outstanding work....

More beautiful wood figure. Nature can be amazing.
Ed: Is that a southern US hog you got there? Nice tusker.

work in progress.



Lee

Very, very pretty , Thanks for sharing that!

That's a purdy 99.

Yeah. Awesome wood figure Polecat. That'll look sweet all checkered up.

My grandfather's Biesen that he left to me. FN, 22" barrel, 7x57.

Oh Hell yeah!

Nice Mauser Ralphie.

My 280.

Geez you guys got some cool rifles!!! I feel like a African American.....


I just run SS and synthetic

Here is a pre 64 M70 .270 fwt. that a friend built years ago, he hunted sheep all over the place and than gave it to me 5 years ago, it's on the "never sell" list.


https://imgur.com/a/hzgco

And one I sadly no longer own, a Gary Goudy 7x57 built on a 1937 M70 action, the most beautiful rifle I've ever held.


https://imgur.com/a/TGu1d

WOOOOOW

Nice rigs handwerk.

My deer rifle. A .243 by Jack Haugh.

My .222. I did the stock and Chuck Grace checkered and blued it for me. 8-1/4 lbs. as shown.

My CZ .17 HMR. I did the stock and Kip Wood checkered and blued it for me.

Ouch. That's one I'd regret selling.

Dakota Model 76, 7mm Dakota








Definitely need some better pics. Wood is beautiful.

Nice featherweight!

Browning Low Wall 260 Rem:


Mannlicher Schoenauer 6.5x68:





Mannlicher Schoenauer 7x57:

Pre '64 Mdl 70 270 Win stocked by Sam Marino, Beaumont TX in the '60's:

Beautiful rifles and never a dull moment on this thread. Just keep it going................stock by Al Lind. Grisel #0022. Metal work refreshed by Roger Ferrell.

Love the stock on that Mauser. Cheek piece certainly has unique lines.

+1

Yeah but where da wabbit..?

DF

Mercy, there's some beautiful rifles there.

Some I have made.
Please forgive the poor photography on some of them. I never have been very good with a camera.

97 Jaeger carving by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
97 Jaeger comb by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
100_1198 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
100_1199 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
aag-443_2 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
aag-443_6 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
[img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4213/35622518126_a32e615201_k.jpg[/img]11290005 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr

11290005 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
TM Rigby 66 1 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
IMGP2480 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
Christmas Tree 006 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
Christmas Tree 007 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
Christmas Tree 004 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr

100_1479 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
100_1484_2 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr
Zihn Muzzleloaders May 31 008 by Steve Zihn, on Flickr

Wow, szihn.

If you keep practicing, you may get it down...

I think you getting pretty close...

DF

Love the fiddle back wood grain..

Here's a youtube clip of Steve and his carving. (BTW, beautiful work, Steve.)

I have not done a perfect one yet. But that's why I keep trying.
If I could do perfect work I'd get bored and stop doing it.

I'd have to find something else to make me work at improving.

Floyd Butler custom made for my father in law. I really love his work. This is a 270 on a mauser action.

257 Roberts built on a 1909 Argentine Mauser action

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Now there is some interesting stock work about the rear tang GSP. Nice bone charcoal CCH as well. Great responses on this thread. Thanks. CB.

Keep up the fine work, Steve. It's beautiful.

What a great thread. I find myself going back though the pics all the time. Thanks to everyone for their pics.

Lee

beautiful guns!!!!!!!!!!

Posted this as a courtesy to Handwerk.

Not mine.

never really wonted a 7x57 but if confronted with that 1 i would have now had one. nice in every way.

JSTUART.
Superb wood! Worth sharing no doubt.
Handwerk. I would miss that one too.

Worth a refresh. Lots of fine wood in this thread, most recently the Goudy in 7X57.

This one looks okay for being 23 years old...

Then there's this one:

I quit looking at pg #6, Wow!!! Anyone ever shoot any of these?

I like all my rifle's looks but my special on is a 1903 Springfield done by Paul Jager in 1945. Love this thing!

Yeah Woodhits. Fine keepers right down to the slightly proud wood about the bottom metal. Takes a special eye to pull that off. Love both of them. Lines are very crisp & uniform. Only the best can mirror image contour lines like that. Thanks.

Gorgeous rifle Keith! Would you share the details? Maker? Calibre? Etc?

I'd be guessing DE on the first rifle and DW on the second.

You nailed it, James.

The first is an Echols Classic, built on a 1909 and completed in 1995. It is chambered in .270 Winchester and was the first rifle that he used his aluminum I-beam forend on. I bought it from the original owner about 18 months ago.

The second rifle is a .300 H&H, also built on a 1909, by Duane Wiebe. I commissioned this rifle myself and Duane finished it about 3 years ago.

Thanks gentleman! I recognized D'Arcy's work instantly but the second rifle had me a bit perplexed. If you ever have a lapse of better judgement and wish to sell either, please keep me in mind

Gunsmith Floyd Butler of Raceville, NY was a true artist in creating many custom firearms. The picture above does not show the curl well behind the grip Butler put on many of his stocks.

You can see that artful curl below the start of the cheek piece.

This is a great thread, and some wonderful rifles thanks to everyone for posting all of the eye candy. I've noticed about myself, for most of my life I preferred the highly figured black walnut over english walnut, but now in my 70's I've completely switched to more enjoy the color swirls and water marks in the english walnut.

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that just drizzle's with gun porn right there!!!!!!!!!!!!

I shoot and hunt with all mine. I'm currently having a Mannlicher built on a 1909 Argentine action. It will be chambered in 6.5X55:)