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Custom & Semi-Custom Firearms Makers

American Handgunner maintains a listing of their choice of pistolsmiths as members of the Club 100.
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Accuracy International, LTD - tactical/sniper rifle system and custom rifles built on several actions.
ADC (Armi Dallera Custom) - offers custom-built IPSC "Race Guns." "We repair and customize all the pistols derived from the 1911, revolvers, single- and double-action handguns, AR-15 and shotguns."
American Hunting Rifles, Inc. makes custom rifles and Howell cartridges
American Spirit Arms Corp. makes M16-style custom rifles.
Aro-Tek Ltd. offers custom Glocks and refinishing services.
Austin & Halleck; custom rifle makers, offering quality in-line muzzleloaders (Feb. 2003 - owned by North American Arms).

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B.C. Armory -- Bruce Warren specializes in type 1911-A1 pistols and S&W revolvers.
B & D Holdings Ltd -- produces .22LR cal half-scale, working Gatling guns! (Be sure to visit to see the demo video!)
backyardartillery.com makes one of the only machine guns legal in all 50 states!
Baer, Les; see under "Les Baer"
Baikal custom-engraved shotguns. NOTE: as of August 2007, the Web site was "under construction."
Ballard Rifle LLC, Cody WY. Manufacturers of Single Shot & Black Powder Cartridge Rifles
Bansner's Ultimate Rifles LLC offers custom-made rifles and accessories.
Barnes Pneumatic makes premium pneumatic air rifles. "Each is the work of one man - Gary L. Barnes, who manufacturers them individually and completely."
Beyond 1,000 offers "Custom Target, Varmint, Hunting, & Law Enforcement Rifles" and cartridges - "Black Powder Cartridges through .50 BMG."
Big Bear Gunworks gunsmithing; specializes in custom-built firearms for "physically-challenged" shooters.
Bluegrass Armory makes the Viper rifle in .50BMG (right- or left-hand) and the Cheyenne rifle in .408.
Bob's Custom Gun Shop (Montana) -- Dedicated to handcrafting artistic, precision Sporting Rifles & Shotguns.
Border Barrels is now building rifles for target and varmint.

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Borden Rifles "Rifles manufacutured by Borden Rifles have won numerous Benchrest events including over 75 World Records and National Championships." Jim Borden is a well-known name in circles where precision is the subject. Borden offers offers custom rifles, new and used, Rimrock, Alpine and Timberline actions as well as complete actions.
Bowen Classic Arms Corp. offers superbly customized Ruger, S&W and Colt revolvers.
Brazos Custom Gunworks - Gunsmith Bob Londrigan offers 1911-style guns "designed ...with one thing in mind - to maximize fit and performance for each ...customer."
Brockman's Rifles - Custom rifles by gunsmith Jim Brockman
Briley Pistol Division; maker of the Fantom pistol and several others based on the 1911A1. Also offers customized Ruger 10-22 rifles and Beretta shotguns.
E. Arthur Brown Co., Inc. offers some of the finest custom rifles and pistols.
Brown Precision, 7786 Molinos Ave Los Molinos, CA (TEL: (530) 384-2506) - where you can find the "500-yard rifle."
Bruno Shooters Supply offers "custom benchrest and varmint rifles built to your specifications."
Bryant Custom - Precision riflesmithing by Mike Bryant.
Burns Custom Pistols - custom pistols based on the 1911A1 frame.

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Cabin Creek Muzzleloading offers "high quality, historically correct, authentic products for a fair and reasonable cost.... We offer re-boring, reaming and rifling of muzzleloading barrels using traditional 18th century tools and techniques. These are just a few of the many gunsmithing services that we offer that makes our shop one of the most unique in the country."
Cascade Arms, 52261 Kelly Springs Road, Maupin, OR 97037. TEL: 541-328-6215. (no Web presence)
Caspian Arms Ltd., 14 N. Main St., Hardwick, VT 05843. Tel: 802-472-6454 or FAX 802-472-6709. (no web site)
Christensen Arms offers Custom and semi-custom graphite barreled rifles and graphite hunting stocks.
Clark Custom Guns -- fine-crafted IPSC, Team Challenge and CCW firearms. Special services on Ruger 10/22 rifles.
Cloud Mountain Armory - Home of the Thunder Sabre Family of weapons.
Cobb Manufacturing, Inc. - Acquired by Bushmaster Firearms International in August 2007. The current Cobb rifle lineup will be refined and re-branded with the Bushmaster snake, and will be produced out of Bushmaster's Windham, Maine Facility.
Cole Arms, Inc., 2225 Pinehurst, McMinnville, OR 97128. TEL: 503-472-8539; FAX: 503-472-4600. Custom single-barrel trap shotguns.
Cooper Firearms of Montana (aka Cooper Arms) offers remarkably accurate custom rifles.
Christensen Arms -- custom rifles.
Curtis Custom Shop in Wallingford, KY builds super 1911s on their frame or yours. E-mail Mike Curtis; mrcurtisATkihDOTnet, or telephone 606-845-4401.
Cylinder & Slide, Inc. "...your true custom handguns and custom pistolsmith shop. We still specialize in building your custom pistol or custom revolver one at a time." Builds custom handguns on 1911, Browning Hi-Power, Walther, Kahr, Ruger, Glock, Para Ordnance, and Sig handguns.Mbr>

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Dawson Precision --dedicated to producing the highest quality pistols for competition and law-enforcement. Alternate URL
DLASK Arms Corp. offers custom handguns, rifles and accessories, featuring the DLASK "Pro" 1911.
Doug Turnbull Restoration also offers custom guns, Teddy Roosevelt Colts and Big-Bore and Cowboy classics.
Dow Arms -- see Tactical Rifles

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E.R. Shaw makes "precision engineered gun barrels."
Ed Brown Products, Inc. High performance bolt-action rifles and 1911 handguns for those who expect the best.
Empire Rifles builds premium hunting rifles to order.
Entreprise Arms Inc. widebody custom 1911-A1 pistols
Evolution USA offers custom-made Long-range Bolt Guns, Classic English Bolt Rifles and Holland & Holland-style Double Rifles.

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Firearm Refinishing & Restoration - "I can do things not usually available, like hot blue stainless steel, deplate nickel, nitre blue, straw blue, gold plate triggers and hot blue M1 gas ports, as well as conventional hot blue, TR Gun Kote, Parkerizing and recoil pad installation." Also, repair/refinish water- and fire-damaged firearms.

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Gary Reeder Custom Guns - offers superbly crafted custom handguns. Check out the Ultimate Back Up 2 .500 Linebaugh revolver crafted from your Ruger.
Gary Storm builds custom rifles using Remington Model 700 or Winchester Model 70 actions
Gatling Gun Company -- Manufacturers of fine Gatling guns, suitable for display, reenactments, or actual use. (These products are "to drool over!" -- Ed)
Gilmore Sports Concepts - custom competition semi-auto pistols.
Gunsite Training Center Custom Shop. Custom handguns, rifles, shotguns.
Gun Smoke Enterprises -- match-grade AR-15, AR-10 products
Guntek, Inc., 139 Sequester Dr., Stafford, VA 22554. TEL: 540-752-5026 or e-mail Guntekerols.com or FAX: 540-752-5192. Builds custom USMC Sniper Rifles (M40,M40A1,M40A3), USMC Designated Marksman Rifles (DMR), M14 National Match Rifles, AR-15 National Match Rifles, USMC MEUSOC Pistols, National Match Hardball and Bullseye Pistols, IPSC and IDPA Pistols, PPC revolvers, Combat Shotguns and Benchrest Rifles.

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Halk Guns says "Choose a barrel, pick your wood, select from an astounding array of receivers. You deserve nothing but the best...."
Hammond's Rifles - "Custom benchrest and hunting rifles our specialty.
Heinie Specialty Products Custom IPSC arms & acc.
Charles Hellis shotguns; completely hand-crafted in London. They state, "One day all best guns were made like this."
Henry Repeating Arms' Golden Boy rifles may be ordered uniquely inscribed with your own words. Perfect for birthdays, graduations, retirements, and other special occassions. Available in .22LR, .22Mag. or.17HMR.
Hill Country Rifle Company , custom rifle builder.
Historic Arms, LLC, 1486 cherry Road, Franklin, GA 30217. TEL: 706-675-0287. Owner Len Savage offers semi-automatic versions of several historic military firearms.
HTC (High Tech Customs) Rifles offers rifles "...designed to fit your specific needs the way you want them."

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INFINITY Firearms -- custom pistols manufactured by Strayer-Voigt, Inc.
Intertex Carousels Corp., P.O. Box 7833, Charlotte, NC 28241. Tel: 704-587-0068. Fax: 704-587-0079. Handguns, Super Automatic .38 & .45 Caliber, Made From Stainless Damast Steel, All Machined Steel Construction.
The Iver Johnson/AMAC Model 1500 long range rifle in .50 BMG is available from Lomont Precision Bullets.

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J.B. Custom offers the Mare's Leg, a cut down Winchester '94 with a large loop lever.
.50 Peacekeeper custom rifles available from J.D. Jones' SSK Industries and Ed Brown Custom, Inc.

JP Enterprises, Inc. offers a wide variety of tactical/competition enhancements for your AR15-style rifle, your shotgun, your 1911-style pistol or your Glock. Don't want your .223 to move off-target? Have JP install their custom muzzle brake. JP also sells a wide range of AR15-based rifles for target, competition or law enforcement use.

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KDF, Inc., located in Texas, makes fine custom rifles. TEL: 830-379-8141.
Kelby's custom benchrest rifles.
Kilham & Co., Main St., P.O. Box 37, Lyme, NH 03768. Tel: 603-795-4112. Makes Prototype Firearms & Accessories.
King's Gun Works, established 1949, has been successfully serving the competition shooter, collector, hunter and black powder shooter for fifty years.
Kolar Arms, in Racine, WI, makes some of America's finest competition shotguns.
Krebs Custom, Inc. "...offer[s] the finest semiautomatic Kalashnikov rifles available today." Newly available is the KCI Rail System, "...a Picatinny Rail System designed for a drop-in fit on any standard AK-style rifle." (ie: AK-47 (AK47), etc.)
Kustom Ballistics - Custom pistol work by Neil Keller.

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Lauer Custom Weaponry offers several suppressed pistols and rifles. All NFA rules apply.
Lazzeroni Arms Co. Custom rifles, ammo
Les Baer Custom, Inc. offers competition firearms.
Lew Horton -- Revolvers and custom handguns.
Although he has no web presence, no listing of "custom guns" would be complete without a contact for John Linebaugh. John developed the .500 Linebaugh and .475 Linebaugh cartridges and revolvers. His address is PO Box 455, Cody, WY 82414. Telephone 307-645-3332.
H.G. Lomas, Gunmakers, Inc. makes custom shotguns as well as sporting and safari rifles. They also offer repairs, renovations and/or modifications to such firearms. 54 W. Rhine St., PO Box 565, Elkhart Lake, WI 53020. Tel: 920-876-3745 or e-mail hughlomasyahoo.com
Lone Star Rifle Co., Inc. -- custom rifles
LRB Arms offers a barreled, semi-automatic M14SA action ready to be dropped into an M14 stock. Choose a Criterion or Wilson barrel, available in G.I. National Match or service-grade, chrome-lined configurations. A second build level is available complete with rear sight, stripper strip guide, bolt stop, connector lock and operating rod guide.
L S Industries builds trophy-winning, custom barrels for turkey shooters and hunters alike. "Turkey Shoot" or "Block Shoot" competitors, check this out!

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McBros Rifles builds competition rifles like the Tubb 2000C, designed by champion high-power shooter David Tubb.
Meacham Tool & Hardware Co. Inc. says "We custom build the finest single shot sporting rifles made." Check them out!
McCann Industries offers some fine custom rifles and accessories. One very useful accessory for the M1 rifle (Garand) is a gas nut drilled out to accept one of five provided hex-head screws drilled out with different size jets to vent excess gas. Selecting the proper size can prevent operating rod damage. No gunsmithing needed.
Millennium Custom - competition 1911-based pistols.
Miller Arms, maker of superior single-shot rifles merged with Dakota Arms, Inc.
Montana Rifle Co., Inc., 2593A Hwy 2 East, Kalispell, MT, 59901. The Montana Rifleman has been dedicated to providing quality rifle barrels and services for the custom gunsmiths and their clients for over 15 years. The Montana Rifle Company’s expert designers ...have designed and built an rifle action like no other; the Model 1999 Montana Action.

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Nesika Bay Precision offers "the finest, most accurate bolt actions ever. Then make them available in 60 days or less." Both actions and complete target, varmint or hunting rifles are available. When Kyle Brown set the world record in 1000-yard benchrest competition, he was shooting with a Nesika Bay Precision Model J action.
New England Custom Gun Services, Ltd. "...specializes in top quality gunmaking, gunsmithing and firearm restoration services to the sporting arms community."
North Star West makes fine muzzleloaders custom-fitted to order.
Northern Competition - claims to be "The Leading Edge in Competition Shooting!" Most of their products (and accessories for) are based on the AR15 rifle.
Nosler (yes, the "bullet company") is offering limited-edition (just 500/year) custom rifle systems beginning in 2005.
Novak's, Inc. -- custom carry guns.
Nowlin Manufacturing -- Custom pistols.

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PK™ Gunsmithing offers custom work on the Ruger 10/22, Ruger 22/77 and Remington 870.

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Quackenbush Airguns -- made for hunting. See the site for photos of African game taken with an air rifle!

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Raptor Arms Co., Inc., 273 Canal St., Shelton, CT. TEL: (203)924-7618.
Gary Reeder Custom Guns -- revolvers, pistols, rifles and more. Accepts questions.
Richard's Custom Rifles offers "precision built rifles for the dedicated shooter."
Rightnour Manufacturing Co. is offering a beautiful flintlock muzzleloader for the "traditionalist" hunter.
Robinson's Custom Guns builds the "finest quality custom rifles at affordable prices!"

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Santuri, Ltd. offers 1911-A1 Custom Pistolsmithing, Carry, IPSC Open & Limited.
Schuetzen Pistol Works features Model 1911 pistols from gunsmith Richard Niemer, "quite possibly the most under-advertised Model 1911 specialist on the planet." Parent company is Olympic Arms. Note: at the time of this entry, access is as follows: At the Olympic Arms page, roll your pointer over Products at the top of the page. Roll your pointer over Pistols - 1911 and select any of the SPW selections in the final menu box.
Serengeti Rifle Co. - custom rifles and stocks.
Serengeti Trading Company builds quality rifles using a variety of actions, featuring their ACRA-Bond stock, a beautiful wood stock that will never warp!
Shooters Connection offers 1911-based pistols; accessories too!
Sierra Precision Rifles Target and Varmit rifles
SISK Rifles, Inc. builds the "finest quality rifles!" at "reasonable prices!"
Speed Shooters International (SSI) - custom pistols/parts
S.P.S. - DC CUSTOM ARMEROS offers 1911-style pistols and competition accessories (barrels, slides, compensators, etc.)
SSK Industries offers AR-10s chambered for the new WSMs and AR-15s for cartridges up to the .458 Socom.
STI International offers custom components for 1911-style pistols.
Stiller's Precision Firearms "[Our] main goal is to supply the finest competition rifles ...to the shooting enthusiast."
Strayer-Voigt - custom pistols.

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Tactical Rifles - "Our Mission is to build tactical precision rifles and to do so uncommonly well!" Rifles carry a guarantee of ½-inch accuracy at 100 yards using factory match ammunition.
A Tanfoglio .45-70 barrel insert for specific Baikal shotguns is available through European American Armory (EAA).
Texas Brigade Armory makes a rifle identical to the USMC M40A1 currently in use by US Marine Scout/Snipers.
Thompson/Center Arms Custom Shop page
Tromix offers unique, large-caliber uppers for the AR platform.
David Tubb designed the TUBB 2000C competition rifle built by McBros Rifles (which see).

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The UAR - Ultra-Accurate Rifle System from Innovative Design and Engineering, Inc.
Uselton Arms, Inc. offers a variety of firearms based on the 1911A1 pistol from pistolsmith Rick Uselton.

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Wild West Guns makes the Alaskan CopilotTM called by Jeff Cooper, one of the "three noteworthy steps" in rifle design. Also available is the Wolverine revolver, the Summitlite and ProGuide rifles and the Model 04 lever action rifle in .500 S&W! The Copilot is a lever action Marlin converted to a take-down. I had the pleasure of a close examination at the 2003 SHOT Show. Terrific product available in several chamberings including Wild West's awesome .50 Alaskan.

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Z-M Weapons makes the LR-300 rifle

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