Black Diamond Gun Works LLC

Black Diamond Gun Works LLC Hello, I am Matthew Begley. I am the owner/operator of Black Diamond Gun Works LLC. Here is a little history of my shooting/gunsmithing past. A fun combination.

I started shooting with a local 4H group in 2004 and became hooked. My first shooting sport was American Trap, which I still shoot today. Since I started shooting American Trap I have been on the All-Ohio State team 5 times and on the All-American team 4 times. Along with American Trap, I enjoy shooting skeet, sporting clays and 5 stand. Lately I have been competing with the Buckeye Vintagers. Thi

s is an Ohio based group who shoot trap, skeet and sporting clays with side by side shotguns. Personally I enjoy working on side by side shotguns the most. Not only do I shoot shotguns, I also shoot muzzle loading rifles with Dayton Muzzle Loading Gun Club and at Friendship, Indiana. I built my first gun under the direction of Jim "Beaver" Marshall when I was in high school. It was a Tennessee Poor Boy rifle. I also compete in Cowboy Action at Middletown Sportsman's Club. My alias is Monterey Matt. I really like Cowboy Action because it combines speed and accuracy with rifles, shotguns and six shooters. I graduated from Miami Valley CTC in 2010 from the Precision Machining program. I took this program because a large part of gunsmithing is machining. After high school I attended the gunsmithing program at Trinidad State Junior College in Colorado. While in gunsmithing school I built three bolt action rifles, one 1911, one target revolver, I restored 6 guns, and restocked 5 guns. Not to mention all of the repair I did on various guns. After graduating in 2012 I found a job at Heritage Gunsmiths. The owner, Jim taught me so much about firearms and customer service while I was there. My two years there was more of an apprenticeship. I left Heritage Gunsmiths to take a job at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio so I could finish my education degree at The Ohio State University. For my bachelors degree I had to have teaching experience before I could graduate so I taught precision machining for two years. I am currently building my new gunsmith shop outside of Maria Stein, Ohio. I live in the area with my wife, son, and 3 dogs. I still enjoy shooting sports and try to make it to as many shoots as I can.

This year has been a huge year for the shop. Personally I have finished 154 guns for clients. I am currently looking f...
12/06/2024

This year has been a huge year for the shop. Personally I have finished 154 guns for clients. I am currently looking for another smith to join me in the shop to work on a contract basis. If anyone is interested please contact me here on facebook or on my cell phone (937) 668-3850.

Finished up this Wi******er Model 21 metal restoration. Salt blued the receiver and small parts and then jeweled the ba...
12/01/2024

Finished up this Wi******er Model 21 metal restoration. Salt blued the receiver and small parts and then jeweled the bar. Slow rust blued the barrels.

Last year while working on my entry pieces for the American Custom Gunmakers Guild my website had some issues so I let t...
12/01/2024

Last year while working on my entry pieces for the American Custom Gunmakers Guild my website had some issues so I let the listing expire. Since then I have had multiple clients ask about a website so my apprentice Matthew Horninger developed a new one. Check it out!

Custom Stockmaking, Checkering, and Gunwork

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to all our clients, family and friends. Have a relaxing day with family!

Reblued this clients set of barrels and jeweled the flats. All back to looking like they did when they left the factory...
11/02/2024

Reblued this clients set of barrels and jeweled the flats. All back to looking like they did when they left the factory.

The first Diamond Grade Fox. 12 bore, 2 barrel set, non ejector. 27” and 28” barrels.Ready for stockmaking.
11/02/2024

The first Diamond Grade Fox.

12 bore, 2 barrel set, non ejector. 27” and 28” barrels.

Ready for stockmaking.

Episode 3 of the Diamond Grade Fox is live. I hope everyone is enjoying the series.
10/31/2024

Episode 3 of the Diamond Grade Fox is live. I hope everyone is enjoying the series.

ACGG member Matthew Begley of Black Diamond Gunworks walks us through the steps of custom shaping an A.H Fox Sterlingworth. https://www.acgg.foundation/https...

https://youtu.be/fqkR6hwYxMUEpisode 2 is now live. I hope everyone is enjoying watching the process. Thank you for ...
10/24/2024

https://youtu.be/fqkR6hwYxMU
Episode 2 is now live.

I hope everyone is enjoying watching the process. Thank you for all of the support!

ACGG member Matthew Begley of Black Diamond Gunworks introduces and walks us through the beginning steps of custom shaping an A.H Fox Sterlingworth. https://...

https://youtu.be/KqGU6AH8OPA?si=BAAQwR--5PpTZUBGThis is the start of the Diamond Grade Fox series. A new episode will ...
10/16/2024

https://youtu.be/KqGU6AH8OPA?si=BAAQwR--5PpTZUBG
This is the start of the Diamond Grade Fox series. A new episode will be posted each week. Enjoy the process.

ACGG member Matthew Begley of Black Diamond Gunworks introduces and walks us through the beginning steps of custom shaping an A.H Fox Sterlingworth. https://...

On the road early today to pick up a tool room lathe for the shop. Once this is up and running we should be able to off...
10/02/2024

On the road early today to pick up a tool room lathe for the shop. Once this is up and running we should be able to offer a few more services in house.

Finished inletting and shaping the skeleton butt plate for the Diamond Grade Fox. I have done a dozen of these skeleto...
09/25/2024

Finished inletting and shaping the skeleton butt plate for the Diamond Grade Fox. I have done a dozen of these skeleton butt plates. They look nice when finished but they are a lot of work.

Custom safety for the Diamond Grade Fox is fit and polished. After the wood is finished on this Fox everything will go...
09/18/2024

Custom safety for the Diamond Grade Fox is fit and polished. After the wood is finished on this Fox everything will go to the engraver and then finishing.

This safety may not look like much but these take longer than most would expect. The tang of the receiver is curved across the length and width so fitting the safety is not a quick process. I think this safety came out with a good fit and a good shape.

I hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day. I have been laboring away on this Diamond Grade Fox. The metal shaping ...
09/02/2024

I hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day. I have been laboring away on this Diamond Grade Fox. The metal shaping is finished. I am almost done polishing all of the file marks out. This is a 2 barrel set so there is an added difficulty in keeping everything the same with two forearm irons and two barrel sets. Both semi beavertail forearms are shaped, sanded and sealed. I am hoping the buttstock comes back from the duplicator this week so the stock can be inletted and shaped. Then off for engraving and finishing.

Finished up this broken stock Fox today. The stock was broken through the wrist when I received it but now it is read...
08/26/2024

Finished up this broken stock Fox today. The stock was broken through the wrist when I received it but now it is ready for the field again.

I machined out a large portion of the inside of the stock, the width of the trigger guard tang and fit a piece of solid wood inside and then inlet the internals again.

As a side note, I shot two rounds of s***t with this gun after the repair and my second round was a 23 straight but I missed the first and last birds.

Well I finally finished this custom Savage 99. I did all of the sight work, square bridges, stock work and metal finish...
08/04/2024

Well I finally finished this custom Savage 99. I did all of the sight work, square bridges, stock work and metal finishing.
Doing a rifle like this is not my normal work but I always remember my mentor Clayton Nelson building them then I worked for him and I wanted to try my hand at one.
Look for the article about this Savage in the Winter addition of Gunmaker magazine.

07/29/2024

I am sorry to announce that we will not be taking in any new jobs for the next few months, possibly the rest of the year. My wife fractured her ankle and knee Sunday and will be non weight bearing for the next 3 months. I appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding for this difficult time.

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Timed the southgate ejectors on this little English 16 bore. I have found in my 16 years of working on guns that nothing kicks empties out like a quality English double.

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