Anyone know this Montana gunsmith/stock maker?

[raider1v1]

darn. thats way too nice to bang around the woods.

 

[mnshortdraw]

Gorgeous piece of walnut.

 

[JimFisher]

I agree with jd5521, this looks exactly like a Weatherby Mark V stock. I have a .340 Wby with the same stock including that same recoil pad. Its like a fine piece of furniture indeed.

 

[North Idaho Hunter]

Interesting! If it were a mark V action I would agree, however - this is a Remington 700.

does the Remington 700 share the same footprint? If so then that's a possibility.

this 7 rem mag is a 1966 model. Same with the leupold, I imagine the stock has to have come from that era sometime.

 

[North Idaho Hunter]

very similar! However, mine does not have inletting for the side bolt release, it looks as though the builder of mine closely followed the lines of the weatherby though!

 

[8x68s]

It may help in your research to know that the stock maker used the same low profile sling attachments as the old Browning B78 single shot. Made by Pachmayr, they are/were a spring loaded affair where you push the sling swivel into the stock receptacle and turn 90 degrees to lock it. They didn't actually swivel but were limited to a fore and aft movement.

 

[Alibiiv]

Give Dennis Olson, of Olson Gunsmithing Inc, Plains, Montana a call. If anyone would know him, Dave Hanen, Dennis will know. Dennis also does some very fancy stock work as well.

tel: 406-826-3790

 

[George Dean]

Dave Hanen?


I was told he was out of Montana.

I just purchased a beautiful stock handmade that was supposedly crafted by him.

Judging from how old the rifle is I assume he may be an old timer.

Anyone heard of Dave hanen?

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http://www.beautyfromscratch.com/gunstocks.htm

 

[North Idaho Hunter]

I phoned Dennis, no luck! He's never heard of him.


I may never know, darnit.

 

[jd5521]

I phoned Dennis, no luck! He's never heard of him.


I may never know, darnit.

Post #22 gives you the link to the website to the gentleman you are looking for.

 

[North Idaho Hunter]

I looked at his page, his name is Ben Hansen. Not the Dave hanen I'm looking for.

 

[Alibiiv]

I looked at his page, his name is Ben Hansen. Not the Dave hanen I'm looking for.

I found this guy on a Google search to be in Texas, has to be him.

www.beautyfromscratch.com/

 

[North Idaho Hunter]

That guys name is Ben Hansen. Gunstock carver - I cannot find anything anywhere on his page that points to being a stock maker.

strike 2, might get lucky but I'm not losing sleep over it.

 

[Alibiiv]

That guys name is Ben Hansen. Gunstock carver - I cannot find anything anywhere on his page that points to being a stock maker.

strike 2, might get lucky but I'm not losing sleep over it.

This is what I got from the Google search as far as contact information goes, could be he is not the person, or he's not doing stock work, but....his sight does show he works on guns, the name is the same:

Ben Hansen
27406 Tracy Ridge Court
Spring, TX 77386
Phone 928-642-0955
e-mail: [email protected]