
Engraved and Custom Guns of Gun Digest 2016.404 buttstock, primarily to achieve a better balance due to the heavy. Buehler installed a recoil reducer in the. The fore-ends are attached using the traditional wedge and escutcheons. Both rifles feature PacNor barrels and are stocked in English walnut checkered with “flat-topped” patterns. He also fitted a set trigger to the smaller-caliber rifle. The factory Ruger actions were heavily modified, including removing the slotted screw in the action, adding new sliding safeties and a steel trigger and other cosmetic touches. The full-length photo shows a No.1 chambered for the. Reto Buehler Custom Ruger No.1sĪ superb pair of No.1 Rugers crafted by Buehler in an unusual chambering combination. Buehler crafted the stock from a spectacular stick of Turkish walnut, finishing it with many coats of hand-rubbed oil, and used a flat-topped checkering pattern with 20 LPI. He also installed a trap grip cap, which holds a peep sight that can be installed on the rear bridge when the scope is detached. He mounted the Leupold straight tube scope in his own quick detachable cam-lever mount. Buehler used a PacNor 24-inch barrel, fitting it with a quarter rib, front sight ramp and sling swivel band. 404 Jeffery cartridge, it features most all the “bells and whistles” one expects to see on such a rifle. This lovely rifle is built on a Granite Mountain Arms action and is typical of a Buehler Custom Sporting Arms “English Express” model. Except for engraving, he is a one-man, one-stop shop in that he is equally adept at stockmaking and metalwork. His work is impeccable and his talents seemingly endless, with many years left to further his chosen craft. He and his contemporaries are the future of the custom gun trade. Swiss-born and educated, Reto Buehler is one of the new breed of custom gunmakers turning out very high-quality firearms. Lee Griffiths Hagn Single Shot and Custom 1911.Joint Project Single-Shot Falling Block.Hanns Doesel Engraved Floorplate and Grip Cap.Dave Talley: Custom Rifle from the Past.Brian Hochstrat “Best Engraved Rifle Winner”.Our Annual Review of the Finest Examples of Beauty and Artistry in the World of the Custom and Engraved Gun.
