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WWGreener
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Gunmaker Aaron Little
      #288369 - 26/09/16 10:44 PM

I met Aaron Little of Texas at the Vintage Gunners Cup in Maryland. He had a 404 Mauser build there that was very well done. Also a trigger plate action built from scratch and a shotgun to rifle conversion. Very clean, classic work and a nice young man. I discussed a shotgun to rifle conversion with him that I hope to do in the near future.

A very promising new gunmaker.

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Re: Gunmaker Aaron Little [Re: WWGreener]
      #288438 - 29/09/16 04:09 AM

Aaron is a nice young man and has good references. I dropped by his shop on the way to an opening day dove hunt and saw the barrels of a 30-30 double he is working on. He seems to be staying busy.
He is doing some work for me now and I am eagerly awaiting the results.

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Re: Gunmaker Aaron Little [Re: crshelton]
      #288464 - 29/09/16 08:59 PM

Was Aaron the fellow who worked with bailey Bradshaw for a while?

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Re: Gunmaker Aaron Little [Re: Well_Well_Well]
      #288816 - 07/10/16 11:24 PM

Yes he did work with Bailey and then went out on his own.

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Re: Gunmaker Aaron Little [Re: crshelton]
      #293588 - 10/01/17 02:05 PM

Hello all,

I just ran across this post about Aaron Little.

He's a Masterful Gun Builder. Here is a project he did for me last Spring. Its my favorite Double.

This post was on Double Rifles.

http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=280803&an=0&page=2#Post280803

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Re: Gunmaker Aaron Little [Re: buckstix]
      #293798 - 14/01/17 12:45 PM

When I first became interested in early custom 1903 Springfields, and became acquainted with the late Michael Petrov and his wonderful books, I began inquiring as to who could do the quality of restoration work that was demanded by some of these fine rifles. I'm not talking about the regular hack job Bubbaed 1903 Springfield Sporters that are a dime a dozen, but Griffin & Howe, Hoffman, RG Owen, Barney Worthen, and other custom gunmakers that turned out works of art before WW2. At the time John Wills did much of Michael's restoration work, but he had recently passed away. Michael's remark to me was "When you find the guy, let me know."

At the time Aaron lived right down the road from me (well, 125 miles right down the road) and I took a chance on him to see if he was up to doing the kind of work I was looking for. The first two rifles I took to him were numbers two and four in his bound book. I was quite pleased with his work, and just today he sent me photos of the stunning RG Owen 1903 he is working on for me. Guys, cell phone photos of his work will take your breath away, much less seeing it in person........

I was describing Aaron to a friend of mine needing some specialized work like Aaron does so well thusly: He is a young guy doing the work of a 60 year old guy. He understands rust blue, double rifles, color case hardening, Rigby, Purdy, H&H, engraving, and regulating (in no particular order). What else is there?

I don't toot anybody's horn very often, but:

Michael:

I found the guy we were looking for............................

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Re: Gunmaker Aaron Little [Re: relics6165]
      #293805 - 14/01/17 01:51 PM

You guys are going to make me blush! Thanks for the kind words.

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Edited by Aaron_Little (14/01/17 01:51 PM)

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