Does anyone have any personal experience with the Champlin Arms rifles made bolt actions?

[Deleted member 53080]

Does anyone have any personal experience with the Champlin made bolt actions? They seem very well made, solid and nicely stocked.

A wealthy gentleman in my area passed away a while back and whoever is handling his estate has put his entire firearms collection on consignment at my LGS. There are three Champlins, one Griffin & Howe, a Ludwig Borovnik double rifle in 458 win mag among others. Those are the handful that caught my eye.

 

[One Day...]

Champlin rifle were/are very high end custom/very-limited production rifles. Ross Seyfried the well know pistol competitor and firearm/hunting writer used to think the world of them.

I posted some time ago on article on the .340 Wby in which he speaks briefly of his Champlin rifle:

Is the .338 RUM Dead?

As a fan of big .338s, I really want a new rifle in .338 RUM but it seems that no one is making it in this cartridge anymore. If the RUM is dead, I might as well just get a .338 Lapua, as everyone seems to be chambering it now. Thoughts on the life of the RUM?

www.africahunting.com

 

[Deleted member 53080]

Champlin rifle were/are very high end custom/very-limited production rifles. Ross Seyfried the well know pistol competitor and firearm/hunting writer used to think the world of them.

I posted some time ago on article on the .340 Wby in which he speaks briefly of his Champlin rifle:

Is the .338 RUM Dead?

As a fan of big .338s, I really want a new rifle in .338 RUM but it seems that no one is making it in this cartridge anymore. If the RUM is dead, I might as well just get a .338 Lapua, as everyone seems to be chambering it now. Thoughts on the life of the RUM?

www.africahunting.com

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Thank you sir. I could definitely tell I was holding quality when I looked at them.

I spoke to Mr. Caswell about one and he said it was a good buy. I made an offer but they weren’t ready to deal yet, having just put it out. I’ll have to try again later. I’m guessing they’re going to sit a while.

 

[Tom Leoni]

I don't know about these rifles, but I know about George Caswell. He is a paragon of both knowledge and integrity when it comes to high-end rifles. I can't think of any situation where anything he recommends would turn out to be less than what he says it is. That, and his business partner J.J. Perodeau--perhaps one of the top-5 high-end gunsmiths in the world.