The Art of Gunmaking

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VO 45 is the first carbon fiber rifle ever manufactured at VO Faktori.
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Art of gunmaking

It’s all about devotion. A passion for the craft resulting in perfection. Through the years we’ve had the honour of creating exclusive handmade rifles for some of the world’s most remarkable hunters and collectors. Tailored after exact requirements and then, through partnership, further re?ned beyond their highest expectations. Every detail handcrafted at our unique facility, VO Faktori, in the south of Sweden. All of us at the family business of Master Gunsmith Viggo Olsson, cherish the bond with our distinguished clients. Knowing they share our reverence for the art of gunmaking.

Tradition and innovation

Being part of a tradition is important for us. We have the utmost respect for our craft and all of those who have developed the art of gunmaking through the centuries. The amount of time that is put into our rifles is unique in the world today. Every little screw or surface is treated with the same precision. This is, however, something we combine with modern technology and pure ingenuity to develop our craft even further. That is why we built VO Faktori where old reliable methods are being used side by side with top-edge machinery and innovative processes, where we can challenge ourselves in every method. A quest for perfection and new solutions that continues every day.

“The amount of time that is put into our rifles
is unique in the world today.”

Building the Stock

Strong, yet so light in your hand, and most of all: beautiful. The quest for the ideal walnut root takes us throughout the world – all to ﬁnd the wood that is the essence of our stock. Meticulously air-dried, the roots are then washed and the bark is shaved off. Finally cut, the wood is carefully stored for another three years and the moisture is gradually drawn out. Now the walnut is ready to be worked into shape. Gently precision-ﬁled, sandpapered, oiled. All by hand by our craftsmen in our own unique facility – an important preparation for the marriage between wood and metal. Shaping a stock that will stand the test of time.

Working the steel

Steel is quintessentially Swedish. Our country has a long tradition of metalwork, exquisite artefacts forged from our very own world-renowned steel. Perfection is another thing we take very seriously up here. This is, after all, the country where Linneaus classiﬁed the natural world and Celsius created an exact temperature scale. Such is our craftsmanship: a diligent attention to every single detail. At VO Vapen all metal parts are precision-ﬁled and polished by hand and transformed into elegant, accurate riﬂe parts. A bespoke product made according to our customers’ very speciﬁc wishes.

Perfecting the barrel

Form and beauty is all very well, but function is really what makes a riﬂe truly great. Accurate marksmanship is all really a matter of weight and balance. This is where our Swedish stubbornness proves really invaluable. All our barrels are designed according to special length and weight parameters to ensure the perfect balance for every calibre, all according to our customers’ wishes. To reach the highest precision possible, they have all been thoroughly tested at our own state-of-the-art shooting gallery at VO Faktori. Always under the vigilant eye of our Master Gunsmith Viggo Olsson and Gunsmith Ulf Olsson.

Creating the engravings

The engraving is what makes the riﬂe your own, very personal artefact. This is the moment where our relationship with our customers is sanctiﬁed. Our engraving work is unique for every riﬂe – no matter if you choose a weapon from one of our collections or not. All our craftsmen are masters of their art and we are proud to have some of the world’s ﬁnest engravers as our colleagues here at VO Faktori. For us the engraving is a vital part of the expression of a riﬂe from VO Vapen. Through the years we have also developed many new methods of engraving, a consequence of our constant quest for perfection.

Ingenuity resulting in

VO INNOVATIONS

In our search for perfection, we came to the unavoidable conclusion that some classic solutions in our trade don’t live up to our demands. We simply had to come up with better, more precise or safer methods. Sometimes this has even resulted in true innovations. Many of these inventions are patented and now a part of our VO Vapen family. As with everything from our company, they have been created, produced and thoroughly tested at our own unique facility: VO Faktori.