HALL 300 H&H rifle , built on a small Hagn action with sliding tang safety . 26 “ Half round / half Octagon barrel . Turkish Walnut stock without cheek piece . Leather covered recoil pad . L.O.P 14 ¼ “ . Flat top checkering 18 L.P.I . Engraved by Warren Smith . Color cased by Turnbull . Weight 7lbs.
FERLACH rifle , Caliber 7mm Rem Mag , finished in the white . Built on a small Hagn action. Barrel is a half round / half octagon, integral sling swivel . Quarter rib has been left for scope mounting at a later date . Upgraded Turkish Walnut stock with 18 L.P.I flat top checkering . L.O.P 14 “ Weight is 7lbs.
BOYD RIFLE , Caliber 300 H&H , Basic Model ; with customer supplied wood . This rifle is the first to be engraved with our new Monogram (MG in script ) which stands for Martini Gunmakers . In the future this monogram will be engraved on the action of all rifles built in house .
RALFS RIFLE ; Caliber 300 WBY MAG , Built in the usual fashion , with half round half octagon barrel . Wood upgrade . The action has been gas carbonized and will be nitrided at a later time . The lettering has been done with pure silver wire inlay to match the eventual grey color of the nitriding . Engraving by Warren Smith . Rifle has sliding tang safety and Monogram engraved on top of receiver . Barrel length 26 " . LOP 14 1/4 " with .008 Decelerator pad . Scoped with a Swarovski , AV 3 - 10 x 42 . Total weight of rifle with mounts and scope 8 lbs . A pleasure to carry but recoil can be felt due to the WBY caliber . * Note * Ralf omitted the Ebony forend tip which is generally standard .
Ganske ,Cal 257 Wby , Customer wanted the action Nitrate hardened and the upgraded wood left uncheckered .
Lutfy Rifle, Built on the old Medium Hagn action, cal 450 – 400 N.E 3 “ . 26 “ length, heavy mag contour, half round, half octagon barrel, with Talley bases machined into quarter rib. A heavy, dense Turkish Walnut blank was selected, which brought the weight up to 8 ½ on the completed rifle. L.O.P 14 ¼ with a 1 “ Decelerator pad. Flat top checkering, 18 LPI. Engraving by Warren Smith. Color Case by Doug Turnbull.
Pettus Rifle, built on a Small Hagn action, Caliber .270 Win, with our standard contour 25” half octagon /half round barrel. Talley mounts. Exceptional piece of Turkish walnut obtained from Luxus. This light stalking rifle, weighs barely 6 ¾ lbs. L.O.P 14 ¼ “ with a .800 “decelerator pad. Flat top checkering, 18 LPI, Engraved by Warren Smith, colorcased by Doug Turnbull.
EARL RIFLE; Caliber 300 WBY MAG ; This rifle was built to hunt under extreme weather conditions therefore the customer requested a 26 “ Stainless Steel Barrel . Action has been Nitride hardened to achieve a high level of corrosion resistance.
Bruvold rifle ; A 338 Winchester Magnum , the first rifle stocked in Bubinga wood as per customers request . The round barrel is 26 “ and has our new quarter rib and banded front sight ramp . All the hardware is soldered on the barrel . The quarter rib is set up for Talley rings . The new medium action is colorcase hardened as is the pistol grip cap . Flat top checkering 18 LPI , leather covered recoil pad , LOP 14 ½” . This rifle weighs a tad under 8 lbs without the scope .This rifle will be used in Northern BC and not a safe queen by our youngest ever client to order a singleshot !

 
Paschen Rifle ; Another 300 H&H on a small Hagn action , finished in the white . 26 “ half round /half Octagon barrel , integral sling swivel base , Lower tang extension , trap door grip cap , sliding tang safety . Integral rib is set up for Talley mounts . Stock is Exhibition grade Turkish Walnut with “English Red “ tone . Length of pull 14 ¼ , 24 LPI checkering . Leather covered recoil pad . At 7 lbs 4 oz this rifle lends itself as an elegant stalking rifle .

 
The Hall Rifle; A 6.5 x 55 on a small Hagn action, with a 26 ", full octagon barrel. Engraved by Warren Smith. Nitrate hardened finish. Flat top checkering, 18 L.P.I. No cheek piece. L.O.P 14 1/4" with a wood upgrade! This beautiful stalking rifle weighs in at 7lbs 3 ounces without scope.
THE CLARK RIFLE; built on a medium Hagn falling block action, Cal 300 H&H. This is a typical representative of our singleshot rifle. Colorcase hardened by Turnbull, engraving by Warren Smith. Barrel 26 " LOP 14 1/4, Flat top checkering 18 LPI. Weight 7 1/2 lbs. Turkish Walnut by Luxus.
SOUTHIN SINGLESHOT on a medium Hagn action, 280 Remington, 26 inch barrel. Stock in our typical styling, checkered in flat top @ 18 Lines per inch. Weight 8 lbs 2 ounces with Swarovski scope and Talley mounts. All work, wood and metal done by Ralf Martini.

Perez singleshot rifle, cal 300 H&H, built on a Medium Hagn action. Barreled by Ralf Martini with a Heavier, full octagon Krieger barrel. This rifle is an absolute shooter and upon sighting in Ralf had three shots touching, the results of a heavier barrel section hidden in the forend to counter balance the mass of the quarter rib on top and the springloaded hanger system .

The North American Classic Hunting Rifle ACGG Firearm # 23
 

THIS RIFLE WILL BE RAFFLED OFF AT THE 2008 24th Firearms Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition CONVENTION IN RENO, NEVADA.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ACGG website. Draw will be held at the 2008 24th Firearms Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition  CONVENTION IN RENO January 25-26-27 2008 .

 

The North American Classic Hunting Rifle.   Just the name brings images to your mind of Desert Bighorn Rams in the Southwest, Mule Deer up and down the Rocky Mountain range, Moose in the northern U.S. and Canada, Dall Sheep in Alaska and, of course, Grizzly Bear.

The concept of such a rifle began five years ago at the 2002 Firearms Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition in Reno, Nevada.  Two Old World trained gunmakers from Cranbrook, British Columbia, Ralf Martini and Martin Hagn, and American engraver Marty Rabeno, known for his detailed bulino style engraving, put their talents together and assembled the rifle pictured.

Metalsmith Ralf Martini began with a Hagn single shot action, a very well designed and strong action, with ample space on either side for engraving.  Barrelmaker John Krieger supplied an oversized .30 cal. barrel blank from which Ralf machined a half round half octagon barrel with an integral quarter rib, front sight, sling swivel and express open sights.  He then chambered the barrel for the  .300 Winchester Mag., hand polished the barrel and fit it to the Hagn action.

Martin Hagn began the stockmaking by selecting a well-seasoned blank of Turkish Walnut with exceptional grain and coloring.  From that wood blank he created a two-piece stock of classic British design with a pancake-style cheek piece.  The forend has an ebony tip and the buttstock is fitted with a leather covered recoil pad.   The stock was finished in traditional fashion and Martin checkered the stock in a classic point pattern with mullered borders in English flat topped checkering.  This is style of checkering that is not commonly seen on today's firearms and is difficult to execute properly.

Marty Rabeno then began his magic of turning plain steel into almost real life with his engraving.  The sides of the Hagn action depict the life and death struggle of the wild.  An Alaskan Moose and a Grizzly Bear square off with each other on the right side in that struggle.  On the left side the victor stands in triumph over his rival.  The two portraits are highlighted with Marty's style of bank note engraving and bordered with fine line gold inlay.

After the engraving was completed, the action was color case hardened and Marty then grayed the engraved animal scenes and the remaining metal parts were rust blued.

The rifle is topped with a fine 3-9x36 Swarovoski scope in Tally scope mounts.

The rifle and cleaning components are French fitted in a full-length leather covered oak carrying case by Marvin Huey.

The rifle has one other unique aspect.  This rifle also represents the 25 years of the ACGG being in existence and is engraved in gold on the triggerguard.

The Craftspeople:

Ralf Martini
1264 Jim Smith Lake Rd
Cranbrook, B.C. CANADA V1C 6V6
(250) 417-2226

Martin Victor Hagn
PO Box 444
Cranbrook, B.C. CANADA V1C 4H9
(250) 489-4861

Martin Rabeno
530 Eagle Pass
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 382-0353

Photography by Gary Bolster.

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