Adamstown / Pennsylvania / United States
Bansners Ultimate Rifles, LLC was opened by Mark Bansner in 1980 as Bansners Gunsmithing with his wife, Roslyn Bansner. His educational background from the Pennsylvania Gunsmithing school and his love for hunting started this unique quest for building the ultimate custom bolt action rifles. Mark began his adventure in the basement of his home and opened shop working on all firearms for repair while experimenting with different actions, barrels, stocks and other precision machining. His goal was to build a rifle with ultimate accuracy with a sleek style and elegance. Mark Bansners background consists of hunting since he was in his youth. He has served in the military and worked in machining and explosives. Afterwards, his education at the Pennsylvania Gunsmithing school lead him to teach various places about the anatomy of rifles, pistols and shotguns. His knowledge is extensive as well as his knowledge of the hunting industry. Mark Bansner has not just educated people with rifles, but the hunting sport. Mark Bansner built a strong reputation in the Shotgun industry for customizing shotgun barrels with tighter patterns to scare any turkey. Yet, his love for big game hunting pulled him from the shotgun industry into a high end custom rifle business. It took Mark Bansner over 25 years to produce what many avid hunters use today; the ULTIMATE RIFLE. With a staff of three rifle builders and three stock makers, Marks direction hasnt stopped him from creating new and improved rifles for any type of hunt. Mark Bansner has traveled worldwide hunting big game. He knows his business because he loves what he does. He chose to limit his custom rifles to serious hunters and not the vast retail end. Mark and his crew have a belief that quality is more important than quantity! Thats guaranteed!
