Todd Ramirez Custom Shop

Todd Ramirez didn't stumble into gunsmithing. He started at the Colorado School of Trades, spent years learning English gun-making techniques, then worked nine years at the Beretta Gallery in Dallas surrounded by premium firearms. When he opened his shop near Alba, Texas, he committed to one standard: the best quality—seldom equaled, never exceeded.

Today, after nearly four decades, Todd stands at the top of the custom rifle-building profession. His work reflects in the hands of hunters, collectors, and professionals who understand that a rifle is a lifetime investment.

Custom rifles built to your exact specifications—not off-the-rack compromises. Todd specializes in:

• •Premium Signature Rifles ($30,000 base) on Winchester Model 70 or Mauser Square Bridged actions
• •American Classic Rifles with full cheek piece and American styling
• •Alchemist Warrior Series—high-end custom builds at lower price points (Avani, Ember, Zephyr models)
• •Pre-64 Winchester Action Conversions opening standard magnum actions up to .375

Every rifle ships capable of 1/2" groups with factory ammo—or Todd will work up custom loads to get there.

Customization includes skeleton grip caps, leather-wrapped recoil pads, ebony forend tips, cross bolts with mosaic inlays, express sights, quarter ribs, and engraving by master craftsmen like Robert Strosin.

Beyond custom builds, the shop handles high-end repair and restoration:

Metal Finishing Services: - Oxynate 7 rebluing (matte finish) — starts at $350 - Deluxe finish with mirror polish — $250-$475 depending on firearm type - Master finish (ripple-free mirror) — starts at $450-$475 - Belgian bluing — starts at $425 - Slow rust bluing/browning — $600-$800 - Nitre blue small parts — $50 each, rings $200 - Color case hardening — starts at $325

Sight Work & Mounting: - Sight-in service — $100-$150 - Bore sighting — $30-$40 - Shotgun pattern testing — $60-$85 - Scope mounting with ring lapping — $100-$250 - Dovetail cuts — $50-$95 - Front sight ramp installation — $60-$200+

General Service: - Complete strip, clean, inspection — starts at $125 - Written appraisals and estimates — $50 - Hourly gunsmithing — $100 per man-hour, $150 with machine time - Minimum charge per gun — $50

The shop specializes in high-grade firearms:

• •Shotguns: Beretta, Blaser, Browning, Krieghoff, Perazzi, Zoli, Holland & Holland, Piotti, Purdy, Wesley-Richards

• •Rifles: All major makers (Winchester, Remington, Blaser, etc.)

• •Pistols: All 1911 variants, Colt, Glock, Ruger, Smith & Wesson revolvers

"My Todd Ramirez 7 x 57 is by far the nicest rifle I've ever owned... and to my thinking it's designed and built the way a fine bolt action rifle should be. In the field it's a joy to carry, and it handles like a dream." — Craig Boddington, Dangerous Game Hunter

Tuned for shooters who want premium quality without premium-plus pricing, the Alchemist line includes:

• •Avani — Lightweight stalker rifle built on aftermarket Remington action. Turkish walnut, satin oil finish, carbon or stainless match-grade barrel. Weighs ~6 lbs. Available in European or American Classic stock.

• •Ember — All-around hunting and tactical rifle. Stiller or CRF action, Pac-Nor fluted or Proof carbon barrel. Base paint or custom paint (up to 5 colors). Suitable for long-range work.

• •Zephyr — Long-range tactical build. Remington or Stiller action, up to .338 Lapua. McMillan tactical stock or chassis. Custom paint options.

All three series shoot to 1/2" MOA accuracy and maintain the same craftsmanship as the Premium line.

• •Custom rifle builds (all calibers, all actions)
• •Shotgun restoration and work
• •Pistol gunsmithing (1911s and revolvers)
• •Stock modification and bending
• •Leather wrap recoil pad installation
• •Metal finishing (bluing, browning, color case, nitre blue)
• •Engraving and gold/silver inlay work
• •Scope mounting and sight work
• •Action blueprinting and truing
• •Bolt jeweling and checkering
• •Barrel installation and fitting

Every Todd Ramirez rifle starts with museum-quality walnut. The metal gets hand-polished and fitted for perfect wood-to-metal contact. The signature red stain and hand-rubbed oil finish takes weeks. Checkering is precise—26 l.p.i. point pattern on premium builds. Cross bolts on large calibers get mosaic gold and silver inlays. Bolts are jeweled. Triggers break at 3.75 lbs.

This isn't mass production. It's not semi-custom. It's what happens when a Master Gunsmith with four decades of experience builds one rifle at a time to specifications that will be shot hard in the field or carried to the trophy room.