Old African Mauser Custom Stock Designs. Faeton Underhammer Rifles

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Return with us to the days of grand safaris in darkest Africa, where fine single shot and bolt action rifles provided the ultimate challenge of the hunter's skill. When all that was needed were nerves of steel and one good shot from a fine sporting rifle.

My specialty is recreating those Pre-War (the Great War) Sporting rifles that handle like a fine shotgun and seem to float to the shoulder and aim themselves effortlessly. I can create that One Great Rifle for you through my custom stock work.

Mauser System rifles are the basis for our Old AfricanTM Rifle, although I also provide that Old African look and feel to Ruger No.1s as well. We begin with your Mark X Mauser, Model 70 Win, CZ / BRNO or Ruger M-77 or Ruger No.1 rifle stock and slenderize it by reducing the forearm length and slenderizing it along with the buttstock and we add a faux ebony forearm tip.

SERVICES begin with your rifle stock. We perform modifications that will convert your modern, clubby hunting rifle into a sleek and slender early English or Germanic-style Old AfricanTM Stalking Rifle. This is not work that we simply pop into a machine and run. Each stock is hand-crafted using Old World methods involving sculpting of the stock into the new form using chisels, gouges, rasps and a trained eye to transform the ordinary into something Outstanding.

It’s hard to imagine how removing just the right amount of wood – from just the right places – can result in a rifle that handles like a fine shotgun. One that seems to float to the shoulder and aim itself. That is our goal and that is our service.

We start with your stock and re-sculpt it into the sleek, slender and graceful form of those Pre-War rifles of both Germanic and English Sporting Rifles. The comb is lowered and thinned for easier viewing of iron sights, while the forearm is shortened and thinned with a faux Ebony or Schnable finish to the tip. The stock is then re-checkered and given the look of a well-kept 1915 African rifle with the application of our exclusive all-weather Vintage Finish.

For bolt action rifles, as standard procedure, we also install Blind Cross Bolts behind the recoil lug and through the trigger web to reduce the possibility of stock splitting at those critical areas. We can also install a Wrist Support Rod and Pillar Bedding to those stocks that can benefit from it, such as Model 70s and Remington 700s.

Now you can enjoy the look and wonderful handling qualities of those early Mauser sporting rifles without the high cost of an original London or Oberndorf African rifle. The cost for this service is still only $1,495.00 for the basic service – far less than the thousands it would cost for quality restocking to achieve the same end result – a fine rifle that handles like a fine shotgun.

On occasion, a new idea emerges which defies that which has gone before it - that which has been accepted as conformant wisdom. The underhammer Faeton™ challenges that conventionality with innovation of design and quality to satisfy the demands of the most discriminating hunter. Each Faeton™ is crafted to a standard of heirloom quality that will render a slender and graceful muzzleloading rifle that with care will last for generations to come. It is for certain, a Trophy Rifle.

For more detailed information about the unique Faeton Underhammer Muzzleloading Rifle, please visit rjrenner.blogspot.com

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TERMS & CONDITIONS:

Contrary to rumors of my demise, I'm alive and well and still enjoy the challenge of designing and creating unique firearms for my own amusement and that of my friends as seen on this website and other places. I am still accepting work that challenges me - that keeps my mind and hands busy. Such work is purely experimental and is the result of collaboration with the friend and there are no guarantees of a specific outcome only the promise to provide my best efforts toward the project the friend and I envisioned.

In the off chance of a dispute regarding the work performed, such dispute will be settled in a gentlemanly manner. If that does not provide resolution of the dispute, Private Binding Arbitration will be employed to settle the issue. The loser will pay all costs of Arbitration.

Such work is done by Private Contract to the exclusion of all other parties. Such Private Contract is protected by our Right to Contract as recognized in law and is exempt from interference from any outside party aimed at impairing the obligation of the contract per Hale v. Henkel, 201 U.S. 43 at 89 and U.S. Const. Art. I, § 10 "No State shall pass any Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts."

Because I have no control over the work once it leaves my hand, I accept No Liability of any kind or any manner for any results that occur from the use or misuse of the work by any party. The friend agrees to accept all liability and hold me free and blameless and indemnify me in the event of a third-party claim.

By contacting me, you, my new friend, agree to these Terms & Conditions. Receipt and continued possession of the work by the private friend will constitute acceptance and enactment of the Terms & Conditions of our Private Contract.

A copy of the actual Contract is available for review by request prior to any agreement.

Feel free to call me if you have any questions.

If you have any interest in any of the items you see please call 775-453-9355 or email me at: rjrenner@protonmail.com and we can brainstorm.

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