The MEGA BEAST
Over the years, I have wanted to offer a LARGE caliber hunting rifle. The 577 Nitro or the 600 Nitro has enticed me for years. We attempted to produce a single-shot 600 Nitro, but encountered difficulties finding manufacturers to handle the small parts and stocks. So we dropped the idea, until recently. For quite a few years now, we have been building LARGE caliber hunting rifles. After several African safaris and examining the various big-game rifles owned by professional hunters, we decided to make the guns in the same calibers, with most of them on the Ruger No. 1 platform.
The MEGA BEAST
Field Grade $2495. (on your Ruger No.1)
Deluxe Grade $2995. (on your Ruger No.1)
About 20 years ago, we introduced our new Mega Beast in 470 Nitro, 500 Nitro, and 500 Jeffrey, and it is still very popular. In the last few years, we have added the 476 GNR to the lineup, and it is a great, dangerous game cartridge.
The MEGA BEAST is built on your Ruger No.1 base gun. The base gun can be in any caliber, as it will be changed. We start with a new heavy-duty 20-inch barrel and our own muzzle brake(reducing felt recoil close to 50%), front and rear express sights, and engraving on the sideplates with scenes of dangerous game. This version (pictured above) features extensive engravings of dangerous game and intricate scrollwork. We add gold or silver bands to the barrel and complete it in our Black Chromex finish. We refinish the stock in an ebony finish and add a decelerator recoil pad to provide a comfortable shooting experience. The field-grade rifle is similar, but more of a working gun, without the engraving and decorative bands.
In the past, the 470 Nitro, 500 Nitro, and 500 Jeffrey ammo have been a bit hard to find, but no more. Hornady offers excellent ammunition in these great calibers. The 476 GNR is also available for the custom reloader. We have the dies, and you can easily load them yourself. Whether you go for the 470, the 500 Nitro, 476 GNR, or the 500 Jeffrey, you will have one of the finest dangerous game rifles made.
African Classic
The AFRICAN CLASSIC rifle- This beauty is built on your Marlin 1895 and can be in either 440 GNR, 45-70, 475 GNR, 476 GNR, or 50 Alaskan. In the new conversion, we give you a new barrel in the length of your choice, some new internals, a full action job and reliability package, plus you get the fine XS sights, a Decelerator butt pad, the engraving of your choice, and full refinishing of the gun. We also round out the lever a bit for easier use while wearing gloves.
Each gun is test-fired approximately 30 times to ensure perfect reliability. The AFRICAN CLASSIC can be completed in either our Black Chromex finish or stainless finish, according to your base gun. We can also offer a two-tone finish for that unique look.
The AFRICAN CLASSIC comes with a 16 1/2" barrel or in the length of your choice, and can be upgraded with a muzzle brake to reduce nearly 50% of felt recoil. Whether you are hunting in Africa or the Florida swamps, it would be hard to beat our AFRICAN CLASSIC.
African Classic
$2495 on your base gun ( Marlin 1895 ).
Bad Medicine 400GNR
Our BAD MEDICINE series- This one is chambered in our new 400 GNR. The new 400 GNR is based on a blown-out 30-30 case, blown out straight to .400 caliber. It works perfectly in the Marlin 30-30, giving you a lot more power but not a lot more recoil. We are chambering it in our Bad Medicine series of custom rifles.
Here is the prototype rifle in 400 GNR. Any Marlin 336 or Model 30 in 30-30 can be converted to our new 400 GNR. This gives you the power of the 444 without the recoil. You get a new barrel, new sights, the BAD MEDICINE engraving, the Black Chromex finish, a Pachmayr Decelerator butt pad, a full action job, and a lot more.
Bad Medicine
$2495 on your Marlin 30-30.
Bad Medicine
The Bad Medicine has a 16 1/2" barrel, easy-to-use XS sights, special engraving, deluxe Black Chromex finish, Decelerator recoil pad, larger hunting loop, and action job. Our BAD MEDICINE is built on your Marlin base gun and can be had in either 45-70 or custom calibers like the 416 GNR, 440 GNR, 450 GNR, 475 GNR, 476 GNR, or 50 Alaskan, and is built on your Marlin 1895 in 45-70.
Your base gun can be either blue or stainless. With various finishes available. From our Black Chromex to our soft satin Vapor Hone. When it comes to custom lever guns, people want something special, and our Bad Medicine is just that, something special. This rifle's versatility is ideal for your North American hunting needs. Wrapped up in a short, compact package.
In fact, as shown in the pictures, BAD MEDICINE is even shorter than a Ruger 10-22 and that is perfect for dangerous game in heavy brush. If we are talking your language and you need a rifle for close range dangerous game, BAD MEDICINE is that gun.
Bad Medicine
$2495 on your base gun ( Marlin 1895 or 444)
The Classic Hunter
This is our very popular Classic Hunter chambered in 416 GNR, 440 GNR,450 GNR, 475 GNR, 476 GNR, 45-70, or 50 Alaskan. This lever gun is a real thumper with all the power of the 458 Winchester Magnum but in a compact package.
It is built on your 1895 Marlin base gun and features a special heavy barrel, full-length mag tube, special sights, widened loop for use with gloved hands, Decelerator pad, engraving, and our exceptional Black Chromex finish.
This rifle is capable of harvesting nearly all big game and the occasional field mouse.
Available in 450 GNR, 416 GNR or 50 Alaskan
Classic Hunter
$2495 on your base gun.
Big Horn Hunter
Our Big Horn Hunter custom rifle is available in 41 GNR, 410 GNR, or 429 GNR. This beauty is chambered in either of these three calibers and is a complete custom rifle from the ground up. It is built on your base gun, which can be a 1894 Marlin in either 44 mag or 45 long colt. The gun you provide can be a pre-owned model. However, it must have the newer side safety. Our Big Horn Hunter goes through a lot of modifications, including a beefier barrel in the length of your choosing, XS Ghost Ring sights, a larger loop for easier handling with gloves on, a decelerator pad, a full action job, and is fully sighted in with a Positive Performance Package, which means total reliability.
The gun is then engraved with various Big Horn sheep, gold bands are added, and then finished in our Black Chromex. (Alternative engraving scenes may be substituted upon request.) A fine-looking and excellent shooting lever-action rifle that can be tailor-made for you.
The Big Horn Hunter
$2495 on your gun
The Classic Hunter
The ALASKAN CLASSIC- This beauty first saw the light of day back in 1995 in .45-70, full engraved and finished in our Black Chromex finish. We still build it in the 45-70, which is our most popular caliber, but also make it in 50 Alaskan, 440 GNR, 450 GNR, 475 GNR, and 476 GNR. We also built the ALASKAN CLASSIC in stainless and in a two-toned finish.
The new Alaskan Classic is chambered in 45-70 or the caliber of your choice. It has an 18" heavy-duty barrel with gold bands front and rear, with Maxi Throat and Deep Dish Crown. It has Alaskan game engraved on the sides of the frame, which is high-polished. The barrel and top of the frame are finished in the satin Vapor Honed Black Chromes, while the sides of the frame are the deluxe Black Chromex. It has a full action job and has the XS rear sight and the interchangeable blade front sight system with gold bead up front. It has a wide loop for use with gloved hands, and the stock has the Decelerator pad for recoil absorption. The gun is very accurate and is ready to go.
Our revised ALASKAN CLASSIC in the caliber of your choice will take any animal you choose to hunt on this planet. Whether you are hunting Brown bear in Alaska or Russian boar in Tennessee, you can't do much better than our ALASKAN CLASSIC. The ALASKAN CLASSIC is built on your own blue or stainless 1895 Marlin in .45-70 for the conversion. As always, one third down and we begin work on your new ALASKAN CLASSIC.
The ALASKAN CLASSIC
$2495 on your gun
The Buffalo Hunter
Our Buffalo Hunter is built on the super-strong Marlin 1895 with a new heavy 18-inch barrel and full-length magazine tube that holds five rounds plus one in the chamber. Our Buffalo Hunter utilizes the excellent XS rear peep site and gold or fiber optic bead in front. The sideplates of the gun are engraved, featuring various images of American Bison. The owner's name can also be engraved and gold inlaid at no extra charge. The frame is high-polished, and the barrel and smaller metal parts are soft satin Black Chromex finished, and the wood is also satin finished. A full action job rounds out one of the nicest hunting rifles we've ever built. The Buffalo Hunter also has a Decelerator pad fitted to it to make shooting more pleasurable. The pad, plus if you add a muzzle brake, will take the recoil down to less than that of a .30-30. The new Buffalo Hunter also has our wide loop for use with gloves.
The BUFFALO HUNTER shown is chambered in 45-70 but can also be had in several other calibers, such as the 416 GNR, 440 GNR, 450 GNR, 476 GNR, or 50 Alaskan. As always, one third down and we begin work on your new BUFFALO HUNTER.
The Buffalo Hunter
$2495 on your gun