New Arrivals

Al & Roger Biesen custom left hand Remington Model 700 .338 Winchester Magnum. Serial C6448884 is a highly refined Remington 700 LH barreled action. The 23-inch barrel (24 inches long including the integral brake) remains provisioned for open sights and wears a sling swivel stud. The action features polished rails, jeweled bolt body and follower, custom bolt shroud with three-position wing safety, custom steel bolt handle with four checkered teardrop panels, custom steel bottom metal with inside-the-guard release button and a wonderfully-tuned trigger. A Leupold VX-II 3-9×40 scope with Duplex reticle is secured in custom-contoured mounts. The stock is extraordinary. Beginning with a heavily-figured walnut blank no doubt selected as much for its strength, formalities include an ebony forend tip, 26 lines-per-inch borderless wrap checkering with accenting fleurs, slight Monte Carlo comb, scalloped cheek rest with shadow line, steel grip cap and an inletted sling swivel stud. All screws are timed. MARKINGS: “Al & Roger Biesen Gunmaker Spokane WN” is centered on the barrel. DIMENSIONS: Weight is 9.0 pounds with the optic. Length-of-pull is 13.5 inches. CONDITION: The bore is pristine. Metal finish (rust blue) exceeds 98 percent and wood finish/condition crowds 100 percent with but a single minor impression. The optic is clear. The price is firm and layaway is available. $7,500 plus shipping.

Browning Model 78 Bicentennial .45-70 consecutive pair. Rifles 17760610 and 17760611 each feature a polished blue 24-inch octagon barrel (.830 muzzle diameter) with recessed crown, blade front sight and a dovetail-mounted rear sight. The rear of the barrels and the tops of the receivers are drilled/tapped for bases as well. STOCKS: Each rifle is stocked in select high-grade walnut. Forearms incorporate a soft Schnabel and bordered checkering with sweeping points and interior diamonds. The straight grip butts have crescent plates. Sling swivel cups are also incorporated. ENGRAVING: Both rifles have engraved receivers with a bison on the right and an eagle on the left, each surrounded by a circular border. The balance of the receiver sides, top and bottom are dressed in scroll – the pattern continuing some three inches along the top of the barrel and reappearing near the muzzle and at the top of the crescent. Rifle 610 is signed by Coenen while 611 was engraved by Hupkens. DIMENSIONS: Weights are 8.2 pounds and lengths-of-pull are 13.5 inches. CONDITION: Both are thought to be unfired. Rifle 610 has a pristine bore. Metal finishes are essentially 100 percent. Wood is nearly 100 percent as well, the exception being a few very minor instances of varnish lift. Rifle 611 is similar to its mate, with the minor varnish lifting showing at the top of the grip (edges of checkering) and a few microspots of tarnish on the sides of the lever. COMMON INCLUSIONS: Each rifle is presented in a locking wood case with special lid label and mated with a numbered Browning knife. Manuals, Browning 78 Bicentennial pamphlet, medallions and keys are also included, as is a single set of sling loops. The price is firm and layaway is available. $7,500 plus shipping.

Granite Mountain Arms .404 Jeffery. Completed for a shooting industry VIP in 2012, serial 518SRV is a proper dangerous game rifle based on the GMA double square bridge magnum Mauser action. The 24-inch heavy sporter barrel (muzzle diameter .700-inch) has a banded front ramp with large fiber optic (red) sight, banded sling swivel stud and a quarter rib (matted top) with a fixed express blade (gold sighting line). Features include a full-length Mauser extractor for true controlled round feeding and extraction, drop box magazine (4+1 capacity, bolt “snaps over” cartridges dropped into the chamber), straight bolt handle, three-position Model 70-type safety and steel bottom metal with an inside-the-bow release button. Stocked by Joe Smithson from a strong-grained walnut blank, appointments include an English-profile ebony forend tip, 24 lines-per-inch wrapping checkering fields with partial Mullered border, single cross bolt (engraved), open grip, steel grip cap, scalloped English (pancake) cheek rest with wrapping shadow line, inletted sling swivel stud and a Limbsaver recoil pad. DIMENSIONS: Weight is 9.4 pounds and the length-of-pull is 13.75 inches. CONDITION: The bore is pristine. Trigger pull is sharp and mechanics run solid (dry). Both metal and wood finishes are at least 98 percent and absent issue. CASE: The rifle ships in a Pelican travel case. The price is firm and layaway is available. $9,000 plus shipping.

Hoffman Arms custom Springfield .30-06. From the storied firm in Ardmore, Oklahoma, this classic American sporter wears a 24-inch barrel with a banded front sight ramp topped by a brass-beaded blade. Although reprofiled, the barrel is original as the date stamp is partially visible on either side of the ramp (the left number being a “5” and the right being a “2”). The action itself has received minimal modifications (markings polished, carefully smoothed raceway, extractor and bolt body jeweled, Lyman aperture rear sight added, trigger face serrated with a checkered tip). The bottom metal has been replaced but the rear of the follower has not been beveled and the two-stage trigger mechanism remains in service. No serial number is present either above or below the wood line. STOCK: Fashioned from a walnut blank with strong lines and understated figure, the overall stock profile is wonderfully slim. The forend tip is horn. Fine borderless checkering with accent points wraps the forearm and bookends the grip shoulders in graceful panels. The slim, open pistol grip is capped with steel and the comb line is all but straight. The stock itself incorporates metal bedding pillars and wears an oil finish. The recoil pad was upgraded at some point in the not too distant past.  ENGRAVING: Sans attribution, the engraving is exceptional. The floor plate anchors the theme with a calling bull moose standing in profile against a forested background which is in turn vertically framed by fields of leafy vines with scroll and fleur accents. The pattern extends over the balance of the bottom metal and guard, then reappears on the front ring and on either end of the barrel. Stippling accents integrate on the front right ramp as well as the top of the ring and over the chamber. The grip cap also wears full coverage and the bolt knob is dressed with a horizontal band of fine checkering. DIMENSIONS: Weight is 8.2 pounds and the length-of-pull is 13.65 inches. CONDITION: The bore is bright, not roughed, and has strong rifling. The action is solid and mechanics proper. At least a partial professional restoration seems likely (given the slight softening of the Hoffman legend engraved in the barrel). Metal finish now stands at approximately 85 percent with only minor instances of roughness showing under the finish. Engraving remains sharp. Jeweling over the extractor and bolt body has softened. Checkering is likely recut and the stock oiled. The price is firm and layaway is available. $8,750 plus shipping.

Mauser (Oberndorf) Model 98 mountain rifle in .280 Remington. Crafted in Austria, serial 102675 is an superb light weight sporter stocked in richly-figured AAA walnut with end-to-end crossing grain. While every aspect of the wood’s execution, checkering and finish is exceptional, it is the metalwork quality that staggers. A 23.5-inch tapered octagon-to-round barrel has a full-length integral matted rib ending in a raised front sight ramp topped with a brass-beaded blade. The barrel-mounted swivel stud is seamlessly soldered. The single leaf rear folding sight is dovetailed into the rib. Accents include a checkered steel grip cap, checkered steel butt plate with widow’s peak, timed and engraved screws, double triggers, two-position wing safety on a custom shroud and sleek steel bottom metal with a levered floor plate release. The rifle’s markings indicate “Made in Austria” yet execution is American classic with European heritage slightly evidenced by the petite Schnabel forend and the scalloped pancake cheek rest with shadow line. A straight bolt knob is properly configured to clear a scope. No maker’s name is declared. DIMENSIONS: Weight (with bases) is 7.2 pounds. Length-of-pull is 13.75 inches. CONDITION: The bore is strong and bright with no evidence of use. Metal and wood finishes are each at least 98 percent. The price is firm and layaway is available. $5,000 plus shipping.

Magnificent bespoke .416 Rigby Magnum on a Prechtl Magnum Mauser action. Completed over the course of six years and bearing the unmistakable lines of a classic Rigby, serial number 0684 is a joint creation of three outstanding craftsmen. BARRELED ACTION: Ordered directly from Gottfried Prechtl (Germany) in 2001, the single square bridge magnum Mauser action is fitted with a 24-inch Lothar Walther barrel (tapering to .710-inch at the muzzle) wearing an integral front ramp, banded sling swivel stud and quarter rib. The front ring of the action is rounded over the sides and then turns to flow forward for a flawless transition into the rib. Additional Prechtl features include a Mauser-style “turn-over” safety, straight bolt handle, Recknagel trigger and a Rigby-style floorplate with a serrated inside-the-bow release button. Magazine capacity is four rounds (not 4+1). Feeding/extraction/ejection is magically smooth and single rounds can be thumbed into the chamber with the extractor closing over sans hesitation. The front sight blade itself is removable from the ramp and the brass bead is properly augmented by a flip-up moon sight. The quarter rib secures a fixed express blade and two folding leafs (marked “200 YDS” and “300 YDS”), each with a gold sighting line. STOCK: Dennis Smith shaped the stock from an exceptionally strong-grained English blank. Appointments include 24 lines-per-inch checkering (wrapping over the forearm and panels on either side of the grip) with partially-mullered borders, twin crossing bolts, scalloped pancake cheek rest with a wrapping shadow line, pedestaled bottom metal, steel grip cap, Howell-type inletted sling swivel stud on the toe line and a Silvers pad. The satin finish provides the perfect subtile accent to each feature and transition. METAL: Lon Paul had the final say with the metal, perfecting the corners and surfaces, filing the rib and rear bridge and applying the elegant rust blue. His work was completed in 2006. DIMENSIONS: Weight is 11.2 pounds and the length-of-pull is 14.2 inches. CONDITION: Test fired only and never hunted, the rifle remains in nearly 100 percent condition with scant evidence of handling. The price is firm and layaway is available. $15,000 plus shipping.

Remington Model 700 Custom Shop 7mm Remington Magnum. Built at the Remington Custom Shop (Dakota Arms in Sturgis, South Dakota), serial number RR02587H has a 26-inch (27.5 inches with removable brake) Shilen heavy sporter barrel (1/8 twist, .765-inch diameter near muzzle before stepping down into threads) with skip-line fluting. The blue-printed Model 700 action carries a much-modified bolt with two plunger ejectors (redundant), long (M-16 style) extractor, body with skip-line fluting and a large knob. A left-side bolt release button and Timney Elite trigger have also been added. The bottom metal assembly is steel and all metal surfaces wear a Cerakote finish. STOCK: A McMillan Game Hunter stock with positive texture fields, deep pistol grip with palm swell, Monte Carlo comb with cheek rest, Pachmayr Decerator recoil pad, three sling swivel studs and camo finish also incorporates aluminum bedding pillars. OPTIC: A Swarovski Z8i 3.5-28×50 P scope with illuminated BRX-1 reticle and a BTF Ballistic Turret Flex elevation system is secured in Talley rings. ACCURACY: Included load information from Barnes Custom Center shows a .5 MOA 3-shot group with 168-grain LRX bullets at approximately 2,779 FPS. DIMENSIONS: Weight (with optic) is 11.2 pounds. Length-of-pull is 13.7 inches. CONDITION: The bore is outstanding. Metal and other surface finishes are approximately 99 percent. Optic (lens coatings, electronics) are absent issue. CASE: An SKB i Series case with custom-fitted interior and “Remington Custom Shop” on the outer lid completes the package. INCLUSIONS: See-through lens covers, auxiliary turret cap and four dials, Grovtec sling with swivels, sock, 200-year pin and the factory manual are present. The price is firm and layaway is available. $5,000 plus shipping.

John Rigby & Co. (London) 6.5x55mm on a much-refined Mauser Model 98 action. From the collection of a former Rigby owner, serial number 10337 is the very definition of perfection in a magazine rifle. Features include a 24-inch barrel, painstakingly smoothed action with jeweled bolt body/extractor/follower, custom steel bases, color case ERA three-position wing safety with secondary locking button, tuned trigger, custom bolt knob with twin checkered and bordered teardrop panels, 26 lines-per-inch bordered wrap-around checkering, scalloped pancake cheekpiece with shadow line, steel grip cap and inletted sling swivel studs. Also included is a Swarovski Z3 3-9x36mm scope with plex reticle. ENGRAVING: “J. Rigby & Co. London. England.” rides atop of the barrel in elegant script. “Cal 6.5×55” is on the floorplate and the serial number rides over the curl of the guard, both in gold. “Made In England” and “Cal. 6.5×55” appear on opposite sides of the front receiver ring and “6.5x55mm” is on the base of the barrel. DIMENSIONS: Weight, including scope, is 9.0 pounds. Length-of-pull is 13.5 inches. CONDITION: All but pristine and believed fired only three times since proofing, the rifle was never hunted. Metal finishes show only the slightest trace of handling. Wood is also nearly perfect, with just a few instances of minor impressions from storage. The scope is also like new. The price is firm and layaway is available. $12,500 plus shipping.

Ruger No. 1 50th Anniversary .45-70. Made in 1999, serial 133-63459 features a banded front sight, banded sling swivel stud, quarter rib with folding rear sight, steel grip cap, polished blue metal finish and a AAA-grade English walnut stock. ENGRAVING: Action sides wear the Ruger “Fifty Years” gold logo surrounded by a medium leafy vine pattern and bordered in gold. Additional gold wire accents appear at the muzzle, barrel base and lever. CONDITION: New and unfired. It is worth noting that the wood figure of this particular rifle is especially strong as compared to others from this special edition. INCLUSIONS: The original box (excellent condition, correct end label), rings (sealed), sling swivels, lock (sealed) and manual are present. The price is firm and layaway is available. $2,750 plus shipping.

Winchester Custom Shop Model 70 Take-Down 7mm STW. Based on an accurized CRF (controlled round feeding) action, serial number G2079 has a 25.5-inch fluted H-S Precision Pro-Series match grade barrel (1/10 twist). Additional features include a three-position wing safety, special bottom metal with inside-the-bow release and a tuned trigger. STOCK: The stock is an H-S Precision Pro-Series kevlar/graphite sporter with a textured finish and Winchester logo recoil pad. OPTIC: A Nightforce NXS 2.5-10x32mm scope with illuminated reticle is locked down in Talley ring mounts. ACCURACY: H-S Precision performed load development in 2000 and reported most 200-yard groups are .5 MOA (168-grain Berger VLD bullets). Test target copies and related information are included. Consignor reports that accuracy is maintained if rifle is taken apart between shots. DIMENSIONS: Weight (including optic) is 10.8 pounds and length-of-pull is 13.5 inches. CONDITION: The bore is pristine. Metal finish is approximately 97 percent. Stock is approximately 99 percent. Optic is approximately 98 percent. AMMUNITION: In addition to approximately 60 rounds of fired brass, 43 rounds of Remington 140-grain Core-Lokt, and 39 rounds of Choice 168-grain Berger VLD are included. INCLUSIONS: Winchester Model 70 manual and Take-Down supplement along with a Nightforce manual. No box or other inclusions. The price is firm and layaway is available. $6,500 plus shipping.