Rifle Castings by Rodney Storie
This is an unoffical copy based on information received by e-mail in 2005 and 2006, when Frontier Armory was handling the marketing of Storie's castings.
These are as cast and considerable machining is required to produce a rifle. The cast springs shipped with some kits will require special heat treatment. Small parts such as screws and pins must be purchased or made.
Internet posts from early 2009 said Storie was no longer producing castings. The next year, posts claimed The Rifle Shoppe in Oklahoma intended to again produce these, but I came across none of them.
In May of 2019, Storie began to post on a few forums that he planned to make castings again:
I have investment casting molds for 30 different single shot actions. I am getting some cast up now for sale, from $225 to $295, and parts like butt plates and fore arm tips... I sell only what I have on hand; you can request something for the next order, no money up front. I have retired from teaching machine shop at a career tech here in Oklahoma. Doing this as a small retirement business. On hand at the moment are Remington #1 rolling block sporter, Remington #3 Walker conversion sets, Sharps 1874, 1877, 1878 sets, Winchester 1885 coil spring single and DST. Ballard single and DST. Gibbs Farquharson detachable action, Westly Richards 1897 and Field 1877, and more.
On another forum in 2021, he mentioned he has castings for underhammer muzzle loaders: "I have molds for the Ruggles, D. H. Hilliard, and a nice H & A." He has posted a photo of his No.1 Remington casting on the ASSRA forums.
Price of castings, U.S. $
Rem #1 RB Plain Trigger, SST, DST 200 to 250
Rem #3 Hepburn 1879 Plain & DST 210 to 260
Rem #7 RB (pistol rifle) 200
Rem 1871 Army Pistol and Target Pistol 190
Sharps 1874 DST straight or Pistol Grip 320
Sharps 1878 Borchardt paneled receiver 220
Winchester 1885 Plain or DST 220 to 280
Marlin Ballard Plain or DST on pistol grip frame 220 to 280
Farrow 1884 220
Farrow 1887 220
Phoenix 1874 Plain, SST, or DST 190 to 250
Deely & Edge 1883 300
Gibbs Farquharson 1877 ( side safety) 310
Jeffery Farquharson 1895 ( top tang safety) 330
Webly-Wyley 1879 200
D S Cole 1884 180
Stevens 44 1/2 DST 280
Wesson #1 Midrange 1877 200
Redfield 1889 DST 280
Swiss Martini DST 250
Zettler DST 260
Farrow DST 280
Lechner DST 300
Westly-Richards 1897 330
Hubalek Conversion (Ballard receiver only) 80
" Kit (minus Ballard Receiver and Tang) 110
List of Mechanical drawings for Kit Buyers
Peep Sights
Ballard short Range Tang Sight
Ballard Mid range Tang Sight
Ballard Long range Tang Sight
Soule Tang Sight Long Range
Soule Tang Sight Mid range
No. 1 Rolling Block
Plain trigger straight grip
Barrel sight grip
Buttstock , pistol grip, shotgun
Sporting butt, straight
Gove conversion lever action
Triggerguard group, PG, Plain
Triggerguard group, ST, DS
Triggerguard group,ST,Set
Triggerguard group, ST,Plain
Hammer & Breechblock group
Receiver group
Receiver
Pistol grip, shotgun butt
Double-set, straight grip
Farrow ( 87)
Rifle w/Schuetzen butt stock
Rifle w/shotgun butt stock
Receiver
Breechblock group
Receiver group I
Receiver group II
Trigger plate group
Schuetzen buttstock, forend
Shotgun buttstock
Marlin Ballard
Plain trigger, shotgun butt
Double-set trigger, Schuetzen
Breechblock, plain trigger
Breechblock, double-set
Receiver group
Double-set trigger assembly
Breechblock, plain trigger
Breechblock, double-set
Breechblock,.22 rimfire
Stock group 1
Stock group 2
Stock group 3
Sharps 1874
Main assembly
Receiver
Trigger plate group
Sidelock group
Lock and trigger plate Assy’s
Receiver group
Breechblock & Sight groups
Buttplates & Patchbox
Stock group
Remington Hepburn
Assembly-Plain Trigger
Assembly-Double-set trigger
Receiver
Guard plate group
Double-set trigger group
Receiver group
Receiver & Breechblock group
Stock group- Hunting rifle
Stock group- Schuetzen
Winchester Singleshot
Highwall assembly
Tang-double-set trigger
Tang groups
Breech & Lever Assembly
Wood & Buttplate for
Extractor for
Take down system
Hammer fly
Style A. take down system-No.3 Receiver pgs.1-4
DST, PG Dimensions
ST, Staight grip dimensions
Sharps Borchardt 1878
Assembly Cuttaway & Parts legend
Receiver group
Receiver and Breechblock group
Receiver
A. O. Zischang double trigger
Buttstock, barrel, forend
Frank J. Zika double trigger