CA Rifle Builder ??

[bpd459]

Greetings,
Do any of our California shooters know anything about a rifle builder "J Navarro". I am looking at a rather nicely built commercial 98 Mauser, in .243, with his barrel stamp. All I have learned was he operated in the central CA area.

Thanks,
John

 

[Phil]

I can`t find a darn thing.......

The last name sounds familiar, but that still dosen`t help matters much....

Do you know what city he was in???

Full first name???

Phil.

 

[bpd459]

Greetings,
All I have is "J Navarro" stamped on the barrel....
Thanks,
John

 

[Phil]

Darn..........

I looked the name up and tried adding gunsmith / gunsmithing in different ways, but probably found out less than you did.......

There are a few central valley Ca. guy`s on here, maybe one of then can be of some help, just keep bumping this to the top and see if one of them spots it.

Sorry, that`s the best i`ve got......

Phil.

 

[dedogs]

All I have is "J Navarro" stamped on the barrel

John, IIRC correctly I seem to remember a smith that was written up in Precision Shooting Mag. a number of years ago who might have been named Navarro. If my memory is correct he was based out of his home in Oakland, California of all places. I will try and see if I can find the article and get back to you. dedogs

 

[bpd459]

Greetings,
Thank you. Do you recall what decade the PS article was in?? It's a nice rifle none the less....
John

 

[Lapua40X]

The only Navarro rifles I've ever heard about were used in the Civil War.
Been in CA all my life and never heard the name associated with a CA gunsmith.

 

[bpd459]

Greetings,
Thanks for the assist. My SoCal cousin bought it in early 80's from original owner, built by " J Navarro". Original owner got it in early 70's. Simple and very detailed build on a very clean commercial 98 Mauser action, in the California Sporter / Varminter style. I will just shoot and enjoy it.

Take care guys,
John

 

[dedogs]

Do you recall what decade the PS article was in??

Sorry John, My memory was incorrect. The guy I was thinking about is Anthony Pettiti from San Lorenzo which is just a little south of Oakland. Article was in the Feb.2001 edition of PSM. My apologies for getting your hopes up. dedogs

 

[JRS]

Is it possible the original owners name was "J Navarro", and stamped on the barrel?

 

[Fast14riot]

Hmm, a bit before my time with customs, but the name doesn't ring any bells either. Maybe jump on Calguns.com and ask over there.