Our mission is to provide our customers with rifles that are reliable without fail and accurate beyond expectation. Simply put, if we can't trust our life to it, it doesn't leave the shop. Those of us who have carried firearms in the performance of duty know that you must have 100% confidence in the ability of your weapon. We apply that same principle to our custom rifles. We hunt hard and shoot hard, and know that our customers do too. Whether for back country hunting, duty, or defensive use, rest assured that you are carrying a rifle that will not fail you.

About Us

  We are a Licensed manufacturer of Title 1 and NFA firearms, holding a Class 2 SOT and Type 7 FFL. The business was originally founded as a small retail establishment in the late 1990's, and has now developed into a dedicated custom shop.

  Our custom work is broken down into two main components; bolt action rifles and US Military rifles. Click on CUSTOM RIFLES for more information regarding our work with bolt actions for hunting, benchrest, and tactical use. Click on SERVICE RIFLES for information regarding our work on M1 Garands, the M14/M1A family, Springfield Rifles, and the AR15/M16 platform.

  In addition to gunsmithing, we also stock and special order reloading components, ammunition in many popular calibers, optics, and accessories. Click on RETAIL for a list of the companies and products we distribute.

About the Gunsmith

  Clayton Smith grew up shooting and hunting, learning a love for firearms, reloading, and hunting from his Father and Grandfather. Over time this turned into a quest for knowledge and skill, as factory built rifles no longer held the capabilities that he looked for. He had always had a passion for miltary rifles, primarily the M1 Garand. This led to him becoming the gunsmith for West Texas Ordnance for approximately two years, before enlisting in the Marine Corps in 2005.

  After Boot Camp and Marine Combat Training, Clayton Graduated as Honor Graduate from the Small Arms Repair Course(MOS 2111) at the US Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground. From there he was assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, and completed one combat deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom from January to August 2006. Upon returning from Iraq, he was subsequently assigned as the section supervisor for the Marine Aircraft Group 14 Armory, responsible for the maintenance and serviceability of over 4000 individual weapons. He served in this cpacity from January 2007 until June 2008, when he was deployed as the Armory Chief for Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa.

  Clayton left the Marine Corps in April 2009 at the rank of Sergeant and is now the full time gunsmith for West Texas Ordnance Inc.