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Steel being poured into molds for Shiloh ri昀氀e parts. All parts for Shiloh ri昀氀es are manufactued on
site at the Big Timber facility. Shiloh does not outsource any parts for any of it’s ri昀氀es, not even
screws. Those are made and 昀椀nished on site as well.
Shiloh operates and maintains its own generateor plant to power steel foundry work and avoid
power disruptions and blackouts that would a昀昀ect the Big Timber community.
slowed during the transition.
The building’s completion delayed progress. They were able
to have their grand opening of
their new production and sales
facility on May 17, 1984, celebrated in the “Livingston Enterprise Newspaper.” The new
plant manufactured replicas of
the Sharps ri昀氀es and were then
sold by C-Sharps Arms Company.
By the end of 1984, it became
clear that sharing a building was
not ideal for either company.
Wolfgang began constructing
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a new manufacturing facility
up the street. The Kilts knew
the relationship between Mr.
Scho昀昀stall and Wolfgang was
becoming strained and so they
were unsure of their future, so
they chose to leave in December
1984 as it was not a good environment to work in. In January
1986, Mark rejoined his father
(Wolfgang), and manufacturing
resumed. A backlog of orders
made a distributor unnecessary,
leading to all ri昀氀es being sold
directly under the Shiloh Ri昀氀e
Manufacturing name to individ-
ual dealers and retail customers.
In 1991, Robert Bryan visited
Wolfgang to show him the elk
he had harvested with a 45/70
ri昀氀e he had waited almost two
years to receive. Wolfgang
revealed his plans to complete
remaining orders and close the
business, which troubled Robert. After returning to Broadus,
Montana and discussing with
his family, they decided to sell
their ranch, machine shop, and
concrete plant to purchase
Shiloh Ri昀氀e Manufacturing.
April, 2026 - Issue #2
