The Real Gunsmith - Randy's History
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- Randy Selby has been building rifles for over 52 years. In this introduction video he shares with us what it took to get him where he is today. There is arguably no other gun maker with the experience and knowledge that Randy has obtained through a lifetime of gun building and load development. Welcome to The Real Gunsmith!
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Thanks for the overwhelming response to this video, as well as our other videos on The Real Gunsmith Channel! We appreciate your comments and questions. Due to the volume of the comments and questions, some which would take some time to answer, we just don’t have the time to respond to them all. However many of the questions will be answered in future videos.
Our first priority is to our paying clients. Writing out long answers would take time away from that, and I won’t put them “on hold” to post long answers here.
If you have questions about getting gun work done or a custom rifle built, contact us at randyselby@randyscustomrifles.com. I have a wide range of prices for custom rifles so even the “average Joe or Josephine” can get into a custom package, just as accurate as the higher end rifles.
For our detractors, we appreciate your difference of opinion, too, but I stand by my decades of experience.
To all of you, thanks again for your overwhelming support. Stay tuned! God bless you all. Randy and Cathy
Thanks Randy for sharing what you love doing. This video was such a pleasure to watch and learn about how you came to become such an accomplished craftsman. For some one which has been shooting and reloading for over 58 years, I have great appreciation for you taking time to share your knowledge. God bless you and your family.
Thanks, Sir. It's been a great experience and people like you make it all worthwhile. Good shooting!
You're a national treasure . I enjoy watching all your videos.
If every kid on earth could have this guy as a grandpa, every problem in the world would cease to exist.
No one could replace this man,he is a national treasure...
THANK YOU MR.SELBY FOR ALL YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS.GOD BLESS
Wow, what a story. I'm happy that someone is recording this history for the future. Men of your experience and background are becoming few and far between. Thank you for sharing your history.
I could sit here and listen to this man talk for hours... I live a long way from my family and I barely knew my grand parents growing up so I find these videos very nostalgic on top of being amazing wisdom. Thanks Randy, you have quite the story Sir.
Don't quite have the words to describe this. This is the fourth time I've watched this. Never gets old. Hope everyone realizes what a true treasure this and the other videos are. Sure wish I could meet them for about 20 years. No one does it the Selby way. God bless.
Any time I have run into a reloading problem I searched out an old timer and they helped me solve the problem every time. I now have 30 years of reloading experience. But I still learn something new each time I watch one of Randy’s videos.
I love this guy. He is the real deal. He reminds me of my mentor. Thank you for sharing all that you know with us. You're amazing.
Thanks so much Josh!
Some folks go through their lives and never really figure out what they're suited for. Randy's obviously not one of those people.
Terrifically interesting video!
Great to watch a true legend,so much content with a passion for our gun community a wealth of knowledge that I very much appreciate
Thanks Randy. Priceless. You're a gentleman of the highest order. Stay well. Cheers
Thanks Randy for your reply. I have a Browning bar safari Mark two. In 7mmMag. What do you think of this rifle. Spare no feelings. As always Good Bless you and yours.
It sounds like you got into the industry when things were developing and got interesting. People took pride in what they were building then and the development that's why some of the stuff is still around. I came across your videos by accident and I'm glad I did.
Thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to watch, as I do with all of the videos. My blessing to be born in the right time and place, being surrounded by a lot of wisdom. Good shooting!
I had the same relationship with my Grandpa. He helped make me the man I am today. RIP Ggrandpa.
This is awesome. Growing up in Wyoming must have been a lot of fun. I’m from Texas so I envy the mountains and terrain there. Its all about making the most of the opportunities you have and not dreaming about the ones you don’t. And that’s what you have done and what we should all do. None of my family is into guns beyond the annual whitetail season. For some reason my brother and I started collecting guns around 12 years old which was unheard of even for central Texas. We started with all the major rifles of WW2. Garands, Enfields, Mausers, Nagant Variants. I saved up one summer with my sights set on a AR15. Even sold my No.4 Mk 1to my brother to get it. Fortunate to have access to a piece of farm land not to far away I looked into reloading. Lucky for me I had parents that didn’t mind buying components for me, with my money of course. Long story short after self teaching myself I developed a load around 1 moa. I was lucky to get a first round hit on a 10” plate @400 yards. That was enough to get me hooked. After high school. I didn’t need my parents to go shooting so I picked up a 243 and became proficient at 400-650 yards and learned about external ballistics and wind calling. Again I was lucky enough to have a place to experiment so I made the most of it and a lot of memories. I admire the skills you have with machining and stock building. Thanks for the videos.
YOU SIR! ARE A BAD ASS. THE SPORTING INDUSTRY OWES YOU MORE GRATITUDE THAN ANYONE COULD EARN IN TWO LIFETIMES. YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!!!!! I JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNEL. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE!!
Thank you for sharing your story. Such a rich history is worth listening to.
Thanks for the kind comment, Adam.
You met Colonel Townsend Whelen??!! He's one of the greatest riflemen that ever lived! You are the real deal sir.
Dear Mr Selby,
I just recently discovered your channel and so happy I found you. You Sir are an inspiration and a wealth of information for another OG that is passionate about shooting and accuracy. I’d gladly pay to come up during my off season (I’m a crop dusting pilot) and intern with you for a month or two…. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. If nothing else maybe I can have you build a rifle for me down the road. Thanks again and God Bless… 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Randy, Your last words exemplify what few folks can expound as their legacy for the many aspects of firearms build and design, as well as projectile, guided intended impact with superior optics EXCEL’LANCE through design execution. So much of your story resonates. Humbly appreciate your sharing the intimacy, passion, and dedication to importance of family cohesion. Emphasizing the back to roots, should give pause to all who may hear or read your story. We camped on the Shoshone River in 2016 attending a shoot with John Linebaugh. Hope to return to meet you someday. Could we have passed a sign on the way to Yellowstone? Jerry Moran.
Great country. Did you know John passed away recently. Go to Cody Enterprise for a good article on his life. The reporter didn't know the difference between bullets and cartridges, but otherwise well written.
No signage on the road, as we are "by appointment only" and we are on a private, not public road.
Take care. Thanks for watching and for your kind words.
@@TheRealGunsmith Randy, Lee Jurras, and several other old notables adopted me in the early seventies. I met John Linebaugh years ago and had not seen him for decades. In June of 2015, we were invited to his shoot in POWELL the usual suspects were there.We returned in 2016 and stayed in touch over the past 7 years. I got the call on March 19th the day he left this life. Him and our son bonded when they met. Hope to share some time with you and your wife sometime. Appreciate the info on the article. We will research. Stay in the Faith and active in the wild. Jerry
I'm so happy I have found these videos. I so love the beauty in a well made rifle and to hear you tell your story is such a treat. Good stuff keep em coming.
Just absolutely amazing. Wow. Great job Randy. Thank you for sharing.
I spoke to a gunsmith local here in Tampa to get a canted sight block fixed on my AK. I don’t have the tools to do it properly so there I was . The guy took the rifle for 3 weeks adjusted the sight drum all the way left and tried to charge me 80$ . That is my typical experience with trying to find skilled people to help me out when I don’t have the equipment.
You have so much to teach. Thank you so much for the knowledge your sharing.
I'd like to shake this man's hand and tell him thank you. He one those people you find that has forgot more about shooting and building guns than most of will ever know. Thank you sir.
Thanks! If you ever get into the Cody, WY area, look us up.
I was up in Rawlings couple years ago on a job. Hoping to take my two sons and my niece on a elk in next couple years.
You are a great inspiration to all. Thank you for taking your time to share your knowledge with us.
Outstanding video, what a legend. Greatly appreciated for sharing and all the effort.
Thank you for sharing your story Randy.
keep up the good work , youve definitely caught my attention ! I wish there were more like you!
Outstanding history! Thanks for sharing it!
Randy is such a well of knowledge. You can only put so much of that into videos, but we him, and those like him, gratitude for passing on that knowledge when they could just as easily take it the grave where it would be lost forever.
Living your passion...Priceless
Thank you Randy! You are a true joy to listen to, as well as a wealth of information for a dummy like me!!!
What an amazing gentleman. Thanks for the fascinating story. Truly the real gunsmith
WOW THAT IS A HISTORY!!!!! Congratulations and thanks. J.
Absolutely phenomenal. Integrity, honor, and respect.
You Sir should have your own book. Thank you for sharing.
Wanted to say hello, and let you know how much I enjoy your videos. Your ability to be authentic and direct are perfect for what we (those who hunt, gunsmith ect...) need as we move forward, yesterday shouldn't be lost in the muck that seemly leaking into our world. Your video on Ethics was absolutely SPOT ON! The people who watch you videos need to put actions to their lives wherever they live and provide the passion, truth and ethical evidence in their lives...then I think we would get an upper-hand with young lives changed and we would deal a strong blow to those who what to take our firearms away.
I'm currently a student at Sonoran Desert Institute and have used some of your videos for references for my studies. I hope to be able to pass your work on to others for the good of all!
Keep up the good work Randy!
Thank you for sharing your story Randy, It was wonderful.
I would give my left pinky finger to be able to work with Randy in his shop for a week. This man and men like him are a dying breed. A true patriot in every sense of the word, and a bottomless pit of gun manufacturing knowledge. Thank you Kathy and Randy for what you're doing on this channel, you wonderful people are inspiring me to follow my dreams.
Incredible life story plainly spoken, humbly from the heart and soul of a true legend in the shooting sports community. Definitely want to get a custom rifle from Randy Selby.
Mr Selby
Thankyou for sharing your lifes work and history with all of us
Truly a great craftsmen and gentleman
Regards Ken
The Real Gunsmith, Randy Selby - I am so grateful to you for sharing your knowledge, experiences and wisdom to the younger generations. Thank you for these wonderful videos documenting your wisdom for future posterity. With deepest respect.
Wow,Just Wow! Thank You for All You have accomplished . It has Benefitted All of Us ,Thank You Randy Selby.
You’re awesome Randy. A true inspiration. Keep making videos.
Thanks! We appreciate your comment and interest in our videos. Stay tuned! And good shooting, too.
Thanks from Ireland for sharing you knowledge and skills
Thanks for watching from Ireland!
A true innovator... Last of a breed !
God bless you Sir and your family.
You are a true human being, Mr. Selby. No BS in you. Thanks.
Heavens, you are a legend! Thank you for sharing your incredible history! I pray I can acquire one of your rifles in the near future! God bless!
So much knowledge & wisdom!! Thank you sir
I've learned more watching these videos, than all I've done on my own. Many thanks Randy. Keep them coming. God Bless you and yours.
And God bless you and yours, too.
Nice young man , everything sounds good,good luck ,good information given
Now that is a life I would call very fulfilling. To walk in your shoes for a day would be a experience of a lifetime. To be able to accomplish the things you have is a great thing. My hats off to you sir.
Wow! A great story about a great career!
That's Amazing every game rifle I have has Burris mounts under the optics. I am also a 7mm mag fan and love your 7mm x 404 wapti Express video. I would like to say your videos are very informative!!
Maybe this sounds crazy but the stars didn't line up for you mr selby you lined them up yourself and boy are they lined up. I hope you and your family realize what a treasure this is.
So much knowledge.
Very interesting video and history!
Thank for what you do for all of us 🇺🇸
What a great life story Sir. God bless you and yours.
Thank you Sir, and God bless you and yours, also!
We are about the same age, I always love the old gun writers. Your nothing but a reincarnation of that Era except you were actually doing what they wrote about. I'm now bow hunting for elk, but I still love my 300 Weatherby, but it's almost in retirement. Much of what you've done and said has been repeated to my hunting grand boys and grand daughters. Thanks.
Just watched this video so glad I found this channel I'm sure many more will stumble across this bit of gold on UA-cam. I look forward to hopefully many more
Videos from you. They don't make men like this these days you can tell from the way you speak and carry yourself. You are from an era when people had respect and people would consider you a gentleman. All the best from down under.
Thank you so very much! We appreciate you taking the time to comment. There are more videos to come. The plan is approximately one a week. Life may interrupt that on occasion. But if you stay tuned and subscribed you'll see more. The great comments and response have been overwhelming.
Beautiful story.
This man knows his stuff. Pay attention !!
You sir, are living your dream. I can tell you have a very happy, fulfilling life.
Mr. Selby we are all lucky that such an extraordinary man as yourself shares his thoughts and experiences . Encouraging your offspring and others to carry on your skills would be doing the world a great favor. I mean you no disrespect in any way by making suggestions to such an accomplished individual as yourself. It is only out of respect and admiration that I do so. Thanks again.
Vince F: A comment you made on my wife's channel 8-26-19: The Real Gunsmith's Wife in response to this same video on her channel shows and a notice showed up in her gmail account, but hitting "reply" does not show the comment on the channel nor on this one. I'll be glad to respond to it in full, but it does not show up on either channel. You can send your question to me at randyselby@randyscustomrifles.com if you'd like.
Good shooting.
Some people, and some periods of time/eras for what is achieved, with so little, are irreplaceable. Randy, you cover both.
Thanks Crows 2332! As Randy's wife I totally agree with you!
Thanks, and to you, too. I see we sent you exporter info. I've asked for information on the importer for you and am awaiting a reply. From Cathy, the "other half" of The Real Gunsmith
Thank you, you are too kind. I think the exporter info may be for another Aussie, that I saw post on one of your videos. Hopefully that means your knowledge & legend is spreading far and wide.
Hi mate thanks for the great video i came across your videos a little while back and really enjoy them when I get a chance to watch them still haven't finished watching the video on the stock making I agree with the other comments about you and hope you have a good apprentice to pass all this knowledge on to other wise the future might not look good. Thanks again take care keep the videos coming and hopefully one day I might be able to import one of your rifles down under a long with the other guys who would like to as well regards Mike.👍
Thanks Mate! We have two clients from Down Under and would welcome more!
Thanks for your videos and wisdom old timer 👍😊
Thanks!
Great job.
Young kids are so inquisitive and with so much energy to teach them a disciplined skill like hand loading at that age is a great idea I think. I can imagine if my son were interested in how deep down the rabbit hole he would be willing to go for that perfect load
How fortunate to find his passion and commit to it (even unconsciously) so young.. I hope I can help my boys find their 'thing' young too
Thank you for all your hard work!!! Do you still have the rifles that you built when you was a young man? It would be cool to see the progress throughout the years of your gun building.
very interesting,, thank you for sharing this with us,,,i would like to know more ,,,
Thanks, Kerry. We've been considering a followup on Randy's history [this is his wife, Cathy]. It will be a ways out, as there are other videos being edited and others planned ahead, but this is on the radar. Thanks for taking the time to comment. We truly appreciate it.
Good shooting!
Sounds like its been a great ride, All the Best from Australia
Thanks! It has been. BTW, we have several Australia clients, both with takedown rifles.
That's interesting, I wonder how they got the import licenses, ? getting any thing gun related into Australia is a nightmare. Do you know if they used a particular import broker? godspeed@ joecizin.com.au
I am sorry for the delay, my wife was really sick and that's been my priority. We had to ship to an exporter in US,
Jason M. Wong
Hurricane Butterfly
100 Andover Park West
Suite 150 - 105
Tukwila, WA 98188
253.414.6066 (v)
253.272.4740 (f)
I am not sure who his counter part in your country is for importing but if you sent a fax to Jason, he could tell you, and what all is entailed.
www.meplat.com.au/ Austraila importer that our US exporter worked with .
This would be a better country with more citizens like yourself. Ethics and Traditions are being abandoned at the speed of light it seems today. Wishing you and yours Best Regards-
Great story
Amazing all i can say !
Thank you..
Wow - what an interesting story! Thanks for sharing this. Did you by any chance meet Elmer Keith and/or "270 Jack" back in the day? I´m guessing you might have since you worked for Speer and also lived in Idaho. Is there any piece about Elmer in any of your clips? If not - would you consider making one? I´m new to this channel so I haven´t had time to plow through all the clips just yet - but I will for sure. I´ve been trying to find videos of Elmer but haven´t succeeded - would like to hear his voice and what he sounded like. I´m a 41 year old Swede who got into light gunsmithing about a year ago shortening, crowning and threading barrels for mounting suppressors. Worked on 14 barrels so far so not really up to your speed ;-) but it is only a side business to my boring ;-) engineering job. Thanks again for a great clip and a great channel! I really enjoy listening to your calm voice and learning a lot a the same time.
My grandfather has that same exact atlas lathe. He has had it since the 60’s
Your awesome Randy
Great story. Very interesting career. I think you once used to modify leupold scopes and modify their magnification? If so I wrote to you from Ireland. Lol
I love this guy.
Thanks Sean Patrick. I wish more people would watch this video to learn who Randy is, and how he came to have the knowledge he has.
Good shooting, thanks for watching, from Cathy, The Real Gunsmith's Wife.
Yes sir I love to watch your videos and you help me with the videos of how to improve my shooting and reloading witch I'm gotten very involved in for my self and family and witch I really enjoy doing im been looking at a new rifle and it a 264 win mag in a remington 700 26inch barrel in great shape what is your opinion on the 264 caliber if you don't mind me asking thanks again for your videos
That fox hat is so damn cool... Im gonna try my hand at some sewing next time i get a yote or a wolf pelt... I want me a hat like that so bad haha
1:12 😄 that hat is too cool!
You certainly are Real, Randy.
You have had A great life 🙏🙏
I would love to know what you sold those rifles for in college.
This was an awesome video randy. Supposing someone is already a bsba but is interested in adding gunsmithing as a knowledge base, where would you suggest they go to school these days?
Thanks!
My only experience, of course, is with Trinidad State Junior College in Trinidad, Colorado. It still has a great gunsmithing program. One of our clients attended there a few years ago, did the full two years. If the one rifle I saw that he built is any indication, I'd say they are still doing a great job.
I hear of many people that want to apprentice, or to "learn gunsmithing just by books and videos", but a person who will just be learning from one other person, may be learning bad habits or practices. And hands on experience with the proper equipment, such as a certified gunsmithing school has, is paramount, in my opinion.
Eastern Wyoming College in Gillette WY is relatively new, but I've heard good things about it. The person heading the program is a Trinidad State Junior College Gunsmithing graduate.
When I was in college for gunsmithing, business courses weren't a matter of course. I think it is very, very needed, so take that in conjunction.
Thanks for watching and good luck!
This man knows his stuff .pay attention!
Awsome,. A true , gental man,,,,
I always liked Speer bullets, wished they still made the Speer Mag Tip bullet. Being in SW Montana Speer bullets are hard to find and heard Speer came out with the Deep Curl and I have yet to see any on the shelf at any of the gun stores here. Hornady, Nosler and Barnes are abundant but hardly any Speer.
MontanaMountainMen deep curl is discontinued now. It came out many years ago.
Explains why I never seen any then or now.
What A Life ! god bless to you all , Paul . thank's mate , down under cheers .
Thanks Paul. We have several down under clients. God bless you, too.
It's a absolute pleasure to listen to your knowledge . Thank you .
Wow the ultimate grandpa love the video
You remind me of me. I was already drafting architectural and mechanical drawings when I was just 10 years old. I was a licensed General Building Contractor by the age of 25. I've been building shit for nearly five decades. I can relate.
Not hard to get a contractors license. Plenty of women have one and never have built anything.
@@Dougarrowhead I don't know what state you're talking about, but here in California when I got my license back in 1985 you had to have documented and verifiable four years of experience in the trade you're applying a license for along with an affidavit from a licensed contractor. Then they'll let you take the state trade and law test for the license.
Machine shops in school aren't what they used to be. Even by the mid 1980s lathes were off limits in my junior high. They were in the shop but hadn't been used in years.
I talked with Randy about doing some custom work on an old Remington 721 I had and his prices were a lot cheaper than I thought they would be given his reputation for quality workmanship. I recommend everybody reach out to him with project ideas you won’t regret it.
Randy I’m gonna not do the 721 but I’m saving for a safari rifle and I’d like to have you make me a 416 Rigby so I will reach out to you via email
Look forward to working with you when you are ready.
We try to keep our prices in a range so, with budgeting, most people can afford the work. I am not out there to make my work only available to deep pockets.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Take care.
Did you know Jerry Tolonen when you worked at the Speer plant? He's my father in law - I really enjoy your show. Do you still build rifles?
No, I never met or heard of him.
Yes, I am building and working on rifles every day.
Thanks for watching.
Randy, you remind me of my father😢. He passed last October. I would give everything I own to apprentice under a great gentleman as yourself. 🙏🏻 I’m dead Serious
We are really sorry for your loss! Cathy's Dad passed away in Nov last year. Randy's when he was not yet 3. It's a great loss.
We appreciate you watching, commenting and aspirations!
Good shooting. God bless!
So when do I start??🤔
I count you with GunBlue490 and Paul Harrell as simply the unquestionable best firearms content on the Internet. Gun Jesus (Ian McCollum) of Forgotten Weapons and John Correa of Active Self Protection top off the list. If you can't learn it from these five, you didn't need to know it anyway.
Paul harrel is a doofus. I cant believe anyone watches his channel.