I think it is pretty easy to argue that the premier gunmaker in America is Shiloh, in Big Timber, Montana. Of course, they don't make bolt rifles, but if you want the best American rifle making from a semi-custom maker, Shiloh really has to be it, and they only make 2 models. The 1874 and 1877, though in several configurations and many calibers for each. The Sharps rifle is also wholly an American invention, so there is that too.

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BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)

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