Laramie Gunsmith's $24,000 Fine Rifles Are Works Of Art Made For Serious Hunting

Each rifle that Nathan Heineke makes is a thing of beauty, the result of hundreds of hours of painstaking craftsmanship that carry price tags that might rival those of many people’s vehicles.

Even so, the last thing he wants is for them to be vainly displayed on walls.

N.L. Heineke rifles are meant for hunting — frequently, hardcore African safari hunting for dangerous game.

“A lot of it (rifle making) goes back to my passion for hunting, and my respect for the hunt,” the Laramie, Wyoming, gunsmith told Cowboy State Daily.

“It’s as much about honoring the traditions of the craft and the trade as it is about honoring the hunt, the animal and the pursuit,” he said.

His work doesn’t reflect modern trends, such as composite rifle stocks or red-dot laser optics.

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