Montana rifles?

[M70375!]

Does anyone know where to find Montana rifles, I can't ever find them.

 

[fourfive8]

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Huh? Simple search finds their website. Company located in Memphis Michigan.

 

[schmijar]

Need a little more clarification. Are you looking for the current rifles? Or used rifles from the original company?

 

[Hunter-Habib]

Didn’t Montana Rifle Company close down during the Chinese Virus outbreak ? Are they up & running again ? Master rifle maker John Boliger (of Mountain Riflery) is currently building a customer a beautiful .505 Gibbs on a Montana Model 1999 action.

I’d love to see the company back again in full swing.

 

[schmijar]

Didn’t Montana Rifle Company close down during the Chinese Virus outbreak ? Are they up & running again ? Master rifle maker John Boliger (of Mountain Riflery) is currently building a customer a beautiful .505 Gibbs on a Montana Model 1999 action.

I’d love to see the company back again in full swing.

They are back under new ownership.

Thread 'Montana Rifle Company TSAVO in .375 H&H - Shooting!!!' https://www.africahunting.com/threads/montana-rifle-company-tsavo-in-375-h-h-shooting.91234/

 

[Mark A Ouellette]

Didn’t Montana Rifle Company close down during the Chinese Virus outbreak ? Are they up & running again ? Master rifle maker John Boliger (of Mountain Riflery) is currently building a customer a beautiful .505 Gibbs on a Montana Model 1999 action.

I’d love to see the company back again in full swing.

@Hunter-Habib my friend, I am hurt that you did not read, or forgot about my thread of the Montana Rifle Company under ownership of Grace Engineer in Memphis Michigan

Thread 'Montana Rifle Company TSAVO in .375 H&H - Shooting!!!'

Mar 27, 2025

@Altitude sickness and I hosted Ian, Brian, and Kristen of the Montana Rifle Company for a “user test” of a pre-production example of the new MRC Tsavo Rifle in .375 H&H. It is a really nice rifle featuring;

• 4 round magazine in .375 H&H
• 23” barrel
• Removable muzzle brake
• Cerakote finish
• Uses M70 Classic scope bases
• Very nice wood with a “vacuum” impregnated finish
• A bunch of other features that I didn’t take notes on… J
• Retail price when available, $3295

We shot at 50 yards off the standing rest and at 15 to 20 yards for rapid fire. We took a lot of...

• Mark A Ouellette
• Replies: 129
• Forum: .375 & up

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Video,

Thread 'Video - Shooting Montana Rifle Company TSAVO in .375 H&H'

Mar 31, 2025

All,
@Altitude sickness and I have the pleasure of @Imac45acp , Brian, and Kristan of the Montana Rifle Comany allowing us to test fire a pre-production example of their TSAVO rifle in .375 H&H.

Please know this is my first ever video and I think it's fairly good. I am still learning this new stuff...
Camera used was a Nikon Z8 mirrorless with 28-400 F4-8 lense.

This link is unlisted (not public, for now..) but its okay share it among us gun guys!

Photos of this rifle are posted in this thread...

• Mark A Ouellette
• Replies: 8
• Forum: .375 & up

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At the Tally-Ho Safaris open house which my wife and I are hosting on 15 February in Southeast Michigan https://www.africahunting.com/threa...in-southeast-michigan-15-february-2026.99184/
, our friend Ian from Montana Rifle Company ( @Imac45acp ) can't make it but will provide a MRC Tsavo in .375 H&H for a hands on evaluation by all!
https://www.africahunting.com/threa...michigan-15-february-2026.99184/#post-1527098

The information is there if one lets their fingers do the walking...

 

[Hunter-Habib]

@Hunter-Habib my friend, I am hurt that you did not read, or forgot about my thread of the Montana Rifle Company under ownership of Grace Engineer in Memphis Michigan

Thread 'Montana Rifle Company TSAVO in .375 H&H - Shooting!!!'

Mar 27, 2025

@Altitude sickness and I hosted Ian, Brian, and Kristen of the Montana Rifle Company for a “user test” of a pre-production example of the new MRC Tsavo Rifle in .375 H&H. It is a really nice rifle featuring;

• 4 round magazine in .375 H&H
• 23” barrel
• Removable muzzle brake
• Cerakote finish
• Uses M70 Classic scope bases
• Very nice wood with a “vacuum” impregnated finish
• A bunch of other features that I didn’t take notes on… J
• Retail price when available, $3295

We shot at 50 yards off the standing rest and at 15 to 20 yards for rapid fire. We took a lot of...

• Mark A Ouellette
• Replies: 129
• Forum: .375 & up

• 
• 
• 

Video,

Thread 'Video - Shooting Montana Rifle Company TSAVO in .375 H&H'

Mar 31, 2025

All,
@Altitude sickness and I have the pleasure of @Imac45acp , Brian, and Kristan of the Montana Rifle Comany allowing us to test fire a pre-production example of their TSAVO rifle in .375 H&H.

Please know this is my first ever video and I think it's fairly good. I am still learning this new stuff...
Camera used was a Nikon Z8 mirrorless with 28-400 F4-8 lense.

This link is unlisted (not public, for now..) but its okay share it among us gun guys!

Photos of this rifle are posted in this thread...

• Mark A Ouellette
• Replies: 8
• Forum: .375 & up

• 

At the Tally-Ho Safaris open house which my wife and I are hosting on 15 February in Southeast Michigan https://www.africahunting.com/threa...in-southeast-michigan-15-february-2026.99184/
, our friend Ian from Montana Rifle Company ( @Imac45acp ) can't make it but will provide a MRC Tsavo in .375 H&H for a hands on evaluation by all!
https://www.africahunting.com/threa...michigan-15-february-2026.99184/#post-1527098

The information is there if one lets their fingers do the walking...

Good heavens, @Mark A Ouellette ! How embarrassing of me. This is absolutely fantastic news ! I have a strong feeling that the new ones will be even superior in quality than those produced by the original company.

Are they building .505 Gibbs rifles again ?

 

[Mark A Ouellette]

Good heavens, @Mark A Ouellette ! How embarrassing of me. This is absolutely fantastic news ! I have a strong feeling that the new ones will be even superior in quality than those produced by the original company.

Are they building .505 Gibbs rifles again ?

The new owners Grace Engineering is a successful family owned business of 50-years that manufactures precision piece parts for other businesses that manufacture assemblies. https://www.graceeng.com/
Locally, such businesses are know as "Third tier suppliers", normally to the automotive industry.

A subsidery is the G-5 Outdoors company, maker of quality archery broadheads. https://www.g5outdoors.com/g5-outdoors-about-us/

Montana Rifle Company https://montanarifleco.com/
They make things correctly the first time. That statement explains the delay in the MRC TSAVO .375 H&H, https://montanarifleco.com/rifles/tsavo/
Ian of MRC informed me a couople months ago that they are fine tuning their CNC machinery to manfacturer the TSAVO rifle parts correctly.

MRC's plans are to next introduce a .458 Lott rifle, to be followed by a .416 Remington rifle.
MRC is a manufacturing company, not a custom or semi-custom rifle maker.
In my opinion of Grace's successful business model, the low quantity cartridges such as .404 Jeffery, .505 Gibbs, and so on will NOT be offered by MRC anytime soon, if ever. Any company needs to make a profit on what they make and sell. Low quantity builds like these require the same production equipment set up time as do the high volume models.

For custom builders, MRC is planning on MRC 2022 actions. I don't know if their new actions are large enough for the .404 and .505 cartridges.

 

[coyote wacker]

Its a great loss MRC is not also building a left handed version. We may be a small minority being left handed but sure do miss a high quilty firearm being also built for our needs.

 

[M70375!]

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Huh? Simple search finds their website. Company located in Memphis Michigan.

Not so simple, try to buy one. I have called them several times,most of the time they don't answer the damm phone and when they do , I get transferred to someone to help me who never picks up and does not return my calls. I use their dealer locator and can't find anyone who stocks them or has ever sold one even though they are listed as a dealer, very disgusting.

 

[M70375!]

Need a little more clarification. Are you looking for the current rifles? Or used rifles from the original company?

current rifles , looking for a that actually sells them.

 

[Tex .416]

Not so simple, try to buy one. I have called them several times,most of the time they don't answer the damm phone and when they do , I get transferred to someone to help me who never picks up and does not return my calls. I use their dealer locator and can't find anyone who stocks them or has ever sold one even though they are listed as a dealer, very disgusting.

Very easy to buy them. There are usually about fifty or more listed on gunbroker. Click, pay, choose a FFL to have it shipped to during checkout, and done in less than ten minutes. There are about as many listed on gunsinternational, but that platform requires calling the seller to purchase for most listings.

 

[M70375!]

Hey thanks Tex

 

[Tex .416]

Hey thanks Tex

You’re welcome.

 

[schmijar]

Not so simple, try to buy one. I have called them several times,most of the time they don't answer the damm phone and when they do , I get transferred to someone to help me who never picks up and does not return my calls. I use their dealer locator and can't find anyone who stocks them or has ever sold one even though they are listed as a dealer, very disgusting.

I have a buddy who is actively looking to get his hands on one of the new ones. He has had good luck with their communication, not sure why you haven't. My understanding is that they have very low stock currently as they are just getting up and running, and there won't be any on the shelf at any dealers. But they agreed to send one to his local shop for him to look over. Good luck! They look really nice.

 

[M70375!]

The new owners Grace Engineering is a successful family owned business of 50-years that manufactures precision piece parts for other businesses that manufacture assemblies. https://www.graceeng.com/
Locally, such businesses are know as "Third tier suppliers", normally to the automotive industry.

A subsidery is the G-5 Outdoors company, maker of quality archery broadheads. https://www.g5outdoors.com/g5-outdoors-about-us/

Montana Rifle Company https://montanarifleco.com/
They make things correctly the first time. That statement explains the delay in the MRC TSAVO .375 H&H, https://montanarifleco.com/rifles/tsavo/
Ian of MRC informed me a couople months ago that they are fine tuning their CNC machinery to manfacturer the TSAVO rifle parts correctly.

MRC's plans are to next introduce a .458 Lott rifle, to be followed by a .416 Remington rifle.
MRC is a manufacturing company, not a custom or semi-custom rifle maker.
In my opinion of Grace's successful business model, the low quantity cartridges such as .404 Jeffery, .505 Gibbs, and so on will NOT be offered by MRC anytime soon, if ever. Any company needs to make a profit on what they make and sell. Low quantity builds like these require the same production equipment set up time as do the high volume models.

For custom builders, MRC is planning on MRC 2022 actions. I don't know if their new actions are large enough for the .404 and .505 cartridges.

Mark,
Have you ever handled a Dakota or Parkwest Arms rifle, if so, how would you rate the build quality (craftmanship) of the Savannah as compared to the other two rifles?

 

[Mark A Ouellette]

Mark,
Have you ever handled a Dakota or Parkwest Arms rifle, if so, how would you rate the build quality (craftmanship) of the Savannah as compared to the other two rifles?

I've never handled a Parkwest rifle I owned a Dakota 76 in .330 Dakota which I passed on to a more appreciative caretaker. The rifle was finely crafted but owning a .338 Win that I don’t shoot, I had no need for the Dakota, as nice as it was.

The Montana Rifle Company TSAVO in .375 H&H is a solid value at retail price of $3295.

• Is a MRC TSAVO as finely crafted as a Dakota or Parkwest that cost two to five or six times more? No.
• Is a MRC TSAVO the equal of Kimber of Oregon Caprivi? Probably and the TSAVO will be available soon but Kimber of Oregon is no longer in business.
• Is a MRC TSAVO at $3295 a 45% better rifle than an out of the box new Winchester Model Classic at $1800? I think so.

The bottom line is there are many different rifles at different price points. The MRC TSAVO is a quality production rifle worth $3295.

A basic (no options) SD-76 Savanna starts at $10,495. Is the Parkwest worth more than three times what the TSAVO is worth? The customer must be the judge.

 

[M70375!]

I've never handled a Parkwest rifle I owned a Dakota 76 in .330 Dakota which I passed on to a more appreciative caretaker. The rifle was finely crafted but owning a .338 Win that I don’t shoot, I had no need for the Dakota, as nice as it was.

The Montana Rifle Company TSAVO in .375 H&H is a solid value at retail price of $3295.

• Is a MRC TSAVO as finely crafted as a Dakota or Parkwest that cost two to five or six times more? No.
• Is a MRC TSAVO the equal of Kimber of Oregon Caprivi? Probably and the TSAVO will be available soon but Kimber of Oregon is no longer in business.
• Is a MRC TSAVO at $3295 a 45% better rifle than an out of the box new Winchester Model Classic at $1800? I think so.

The bottom line is there are many different rifles at different price points. The MRC TSAVO is a quality production rifle worth $3295.

A basic (no options) SD-76 Savanna starts at $10,495. Is the Parkwest worth more than three times what the TSAVO is worth? The customer must be the judge.

Thanks Mark
I agree on all counts, ParkWest is a wonderful rifle, but I think for the money the Tsavo is plenty good enough for me and the one to buy.

 

[Tex .416]

I've never handled a Parkwest rifle I owned a Dakota 76 in .330 Dakota which I passed on to a more appreciative caretaker. The rifle was finely crafted but owning a .338 Win that I don’t shoot, I had no need for the Dakota, as nice as it was.

The Montana Rifle Company TSAVO in .375 H&H is a solid value at retail price of $3295.

• Is a MRC TSAVO as finely crafted as a Dakota or Parkwest that cost two to five or six times more? No.
• Is a MRC TSAVO the equal of Kimber of Oregon Caprivi? Probably and the TSAVO will be available soon but Kimber of Oregon is no longer in business.
• Is a MRC TSAVO at $3295 a 45% better rifle than an out of the box new Winchester Model Classic at $1800? I think so.

The bottom line is there are many different rifles at different price points. The MRC TSAVO is a quality production rifle worth $3295.

A basic (no options) SD-76 Savanna starts at $10,495. Is the Parkwest worth more than three times what the TSAVO is worth? The customer must be the judge.

Reliability trumps all other factors. Accuracy is right on its heels.

Pretty is nice to have, but not necessary.

The ability to place a bullet when and where needed is critical and not negotiable.

MRC 1999’s are mostly what I use now. I will add a “new” MRC one of these days in a niche not already filled.

 

[M70375!]

I agree and I think the Tsavo fills the bill on both pretty and high quality , I will find out as I have put a deposit on one, can't wait.