Vernal Express | 1953-07-09 | Page 14 | Sports Afield Section

by ted ault just what are custom guns very few modern type guns are made completely from scratch to a customers order the gunsmith will at least start with a standard type action but if we get a production rl ri fie from a gunsmith and have him cut two inches off the barrel we would not call the rifle a custom gun under these candit conditions dit ions the barrel itself would not even pass as custom made on the other hand the barrel would be classed as a custom barrel if it was turned to special outside d dimensions I 1 or if the bore was made to our specifications in diameter twist chambering or number of lands then comes the question of whether the custom barrel makes the rifle a custom gun ordinarily not because I 1 believe the rifle would be referred to as such and such a model with a custom mada made barrel it if further work was done on the rifle such as special hand engraving or a custom stock added we could begin to think of it a as a 0 custom gun u n acco according dang to arms expert ae pete te br brown ow i A fine custom made gun Is a work ol 01 art and entails a lot of handwork I 1 suppose it la is for this reason that people never think of this country of mass production specialists as turning out high grade custom guns nevertheless some of the finest and most beautiful guns made in the world are conceived and turned out in this country many shooters dont know that some of the big arms companies have excellent custom craftsmen in their organizations and that they the make high grade guns to order there are equally capable gunsmiths gun smiths in some of the private firms as well as several top email small shop gunsmiths gun smiths who build guns or specialize in certain phases of custom work custom work is expensive if you could see the amount of skilled work and time that goes into a fine fifie custom gun I 1 think you would be surprised sed that prices arent higher cost depends lot on how bow ornate a arb job you want it Is amazing what at you can get for or less on the other hand if it you go in for a 4 lot of to topnotch top hotch engraving and other special special features the cost i can run up to 2000 and more