In summer of 2019 Doug set off for Africa. He was participating in a management hunt with friend and writer Joseph von Benedikt, as well as two of Joseph’s friends. The plan was to spend the next ten days at two different camps in Namibia, tracking and hunting a variety of wildlife. Both Joseph and Doug brought along Turnbull Model 1886 rifles (including a Turnbull-restored Winchester 1886), chambered for Doug’s own .475 Turnbull cartridge.
We receive a requests all the time through a this blog, Social Media and email asking for photos of "works in progress". Sometimes it's an anxious gun owner who wants to see his or her gun as it is transformed into something they can be proud of. Some of the requests...
As one of the premier builders of quality rifles today, Turnbull Mfg. Co. is pleased to announce their latest project, a carbon steel 308 semi-automatic rifle. Turnbull Mfg. Co. has recently entered the 7.62x51mm (.308 Winchester) rifle market with the introduction of...
This past weekend, Turnbull Manufacturing Company completed their second season giving firearms away at Texas Motor Speedway. On Friday after qualifying, Doug Turnbull presented Greg Biffle and the #16 team with a Turnbull Model 1886 rifle. On Sunday, after...
The Tony Stewart Stewart 'Smoke Show' took place at Texas Motor Speedway this past August. This event is a way for people to experience a day in the life of a Sprint Cup driver. The day is full - starting with a driver's meeting, driver...
Turnbull Manufacturing Company is proud to announce their latest project: A true reproduction of an original Model 1886, a John Moses Browning duplicate, with 100% interchangeable parts. Standard chamber is in either .45-70 or .45-90, but for an additional...
If you are anything like me, you love NASCAR! Back in August of 2007 I was watching my favorite driver Tony Stewart win the race at Texas Motor Speedway and shooting off a gun in Victory Lane! (I’ll add the gun was not as beautiful as a Turnbull manufactured firearm.)...
I was in Louisville Ky. this past weekend with some of the Turnbull Restoration crew for the National Gun Day. Show promoter Ron Dickson kicked off the show by yelling “its Gun Show time” and people get a real kick out of that. Show attendance was quite good (there...