From the early 1940’s to the mid 1960's, if you wanted quality gun work completed to your exacting specifications and at a fair price too, the man you would call on was Martin J. Ahlman Sr., aka “Coyote Cap”.  Cap picked up that nickname back in the 1930's when he was a young man, riding the rodeo circuit. As years passed and Cap started a family, he turned to gunsmithing as a less bone breaking way of making a living. Cap was considered by friends and customers to be an artist and in the span of 25 years, Cap built over 400 "Custom" Sporting Rifles, that are prized collectors items today. He built them for African and Alaskan hunters, Movie and TV stars and folks just like you.

Cap only knew one way of doing things, the right way or not at all. Through years of hard work and an attitude of no compromise when it came to excellence, Cap rightfully earned a worldwide reputation as a "Master" Gunsmith. The American Gunsmiths Guild voted Cap as one of the ten top gunsmiths in the United States, as a tribute to "Coyote Cap's" dedication to the difficult art of gunsmithing.

Unfortunately, Cap passed away from a heart attack in 1965, but his legacy continues today, with Cap's son, Martin J. Ahlman Jr., (aka Coyote Cap, SASS 14184-L), and Grandson, Tim Ahlman aka "Mogollon Drifter" SASS 13690-LR-TG),

Coyote Cap / Lasergraphic specializes in "Custom" laser and action work on all types of Cowboy Action Shooting firearms, plus we do large quantities of club trophies and badges for major matches.

We travel to CAS shoots all over the country with the company mobile gunshop and Laser engraving trailers. Cap and Drifter do (FREE) "on-the-firing-line" emergency gun repairs and also custom gunsmithing and laser engraving (plus, instant badge and trophy making) at shoots.

As a tribute to the memory of the real "Coyote Cap", we here at Coyote Cap / Lasergraphic have taken on the same attitude of dedication to excellence, as is evidenced by the photos on this page and other pages on this website. Our dedicated workmanship, artistry and attention to detail is earning us an International reputation with our customers and has drawn the attention of major corporations like Interstate Arms Corp, (IAC) Cimarron Firearms and the National Rifle Association (NRA).

As a cowboy action gunsmith, Coyote Cap was instrumental in the re-designing and modernization of several types of antique shotguns. These are the M-99 hammered double, the original John Browning designed M-93 and M-97 hammered pump and the M-87 hammered lever action. We commissioned IAC to build to our specifications with American Components, (200) "Coyote Cap Special Edition, Competition Commemorative" M-87wse-18 Coachguns, (200) M-97wcse-18 hammered pumps, (200) M-93/97wcse-18 hammered pumps, (200) M-87wse-20 lever actions and (1,000) M-87wcse-18 lever actions. We now have over 1,700 of our special edition guns in use across America and we are getting close to completing our 3,000th. Competition Action Job for Cowboy Competitors.

Over the last ten years, Coyote Cap has donated over 150 "Custom" firearms and countless laser engraving and action job certificates to help promote local, State, Regional, National and World Championship shooting events, the SASS Scholarship Fund, the St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital, the new Founders Ranch Chapel Fund, personal SASS member family tragedies and other worthy causes. Words alone cannot describe the pride we have in continuing the legacy of our Grandfather, the real "Coyote Cap".

Our company is based 3 miles N. of Morristown Minn, on a small ranch surrounded by an Elk farm. Some of the largest Bull Elk in the world are here and it is a magnificent thing to see. You are always welcome to stop off for a visit, whenever you are in our area.

We are very active at CAS matches and participate whenever we can. We love this sport, and we are very passionate about the services our company provides to our customers. Before you get your gun back from us, we make sure that it looks and operates to our high standards.

Quality Workmanship is EVERYTHING to us and our very high standards takes a huge amount of time for each gun. But our reputation for excellence is what makes this so worthy and enjoyable.

We ask folks to please understand this fact and be as patient as you can and you will see what other customers have already seen, the wait for VERY HIGH QUALITY, will always be worth it.   If we feel confident enough with your firearm, to shoot a major match with it, THEN and only then, is it right !

At Coyote Cap / Lasergraphic, we are committed to following the legacy of Coyote Cap Sr. We understand, everyone should expect quality at a reasonable price, and that is exactly what we deliver.

A Quote From M. J. "Cap" Ahlman Sr.

Born, 1913   Passed Away, 1965

""Definition of a Gunsmith""

A Gunsmith must have:

The tenacity of a bulldog

       The stubborness of a mule

       The wisdom of Solomon

    The patience of Job

              The hands of a surgeon

                    And the soul of an artist

CAP's   BLOG

APRIL 2012 - - - - NEWS FLASH - - - -After ten years of development work and improvement inventions to make the I.A.C. shotguns the BEST shotguns for CAS, to date, Interstate Arms has informed us, that they will no longer be importing the I.A.C. M-99, M-97 and M-87 shotguns. We were told we could import them ourselves, which we will once again do, but the cost to us for these shotguns is substantially more than before, because of the number of dramatic changes we have made to improve these guns over the past (16) years.

We expect all of these guns to be comprised of 1/2 American and 1/2 Chinese materials and that is the only way these guns will ever be produced - - - no cutting corners and no exceptions to contracts. We

These changes include:

1.  Shorter, thicker, heavier, "Premium" barrels.

2.  Stainless Steel or Brass (#4) front sight beads.

3.  (5) laser engraved choke tubes

- - - - .640 - - "Turkey"   - - - - - - (extended)

- - - - .695 - - "Extra Full"   - - - - (internal)

- - - - .720 - - "Modified"  - - - - - (internal)

- - - - .730 - - "Cylinder"  - - - - - (internal)

- - - - .740 - - "Rifled" - - - - - - - (extended)

4.     longer magazine tubes for Wild Bunch competition.

5.     Special mag tube spring and follower for Wild Bunch.

6.     Laser checkered Wild Bunch forearms.

7.     Coil Spring operated left extractors.

8.     Coil spring (automatic safety) rebounding firing pin.

9.     Special steel (Chinese Titanium) firing pins.

10.   Damascened Full Race Actions.

11.   American Walnut (hand rubbed and finished) stocks.

12.   Sporting Clays recoil pads set at 12-1/2" LOP and .4 degrees AOA.

13.   .125 thicker frame (for better balance and safety).

14.   the left side of the frame is laser engraved  - - Coyote Cap 1897 Competition

15.   All lettering and numbering will be 18K Gold filled

The above specifications are M-97wcc-18 "Competiton" models and are a serious result of years of trips to China, personal financial investment and production refinements and can be used for a multitude of shooting sports.

At the Shot Show this year, we talked with IAC and Chinese plant owner and they will build 1,200 pump shotguns, (the number that is needed to fill a shipping container). The first model will be the M-97wcc-18" ("Competition") model shotguns. We will once again, be pre-selling these very special shotguns, over the course of the next 12-14 months, with expected delivery in early 2013.  These shotguns will once again be numbered (1 of 1000) and will be a collector item and more than likely a family heirloom, as (personalized) laser engraving is also available. The price will be determined once we get an actual cost count for all the necessary changes to be made, but is expected to be about $1300 to $1400 each.

The reason for production delay until 2013 is because the factory in Rizhao, China has a contract to build the Savage/Steven shotguns and that contract will run until early 2013. After that, the plant will re-tool for our specifcations, "Cap" will return to China once again and production will begin.

To secure one of these "Competition" shotguns, you will need to contact our sales office and put down a deposit equal to 1/4 the total price of the shotgun and select a serial number from 1 to 1000. Your deposit will go into our credit union and held there until we are ready to deliver your shotgun. At that time the 3/4 balance will need to be paid before we can ship the gun to your FFL holder.

Delivery will depend upon the date and time that your order and deposit arrives at our sales office and you have selected your personal serial number. At that time, we expect to test and ship about 5 to 10 guns per day and in the order that the sales office received your order. There will be no jumping the line, so the sooner you get your order in and select the serial number you want, the sooner you will receive your new competition shotgun at your FFL.

The last 200 guns will be a combination of  100 M-97w-20tg, (WW-1 "Parkerized" Trench Guns) and 100 of the M-97wcfg-28" (Field, Sporting Clays and Trap Models). These will be priced less than the "Competition" models.

For right now, and until these new guns arrive, what is left out in the industry, nationwide, is all that there is, so you need to get one while you can.  Below, you will see a listing of our present inventory.

The majority of these M-97wcc-18" shotguns are manufactured at the new plant in Rizhao, China, using CNC milling machinery, and the results can readily be seen in "out-of-the-box" smoothness and quality

Please scroll down for gun sales listings and prices - - - thank you

What you are looking at is a brand new M-1901wcse-18 "Prototype", (notice the straight lever, longer frame, deeper drop in the comb and top bolt mounted thumb safety), it is specially chambered for longer Rocky Mtn. and Magtech, brass 70 Caliber slugs and 12ga shotshells. This gun was hand built in 2003 (along with 26 other like Prototypes). It was then laser engraved and hard chromed and machined to see the inside workings of the action. We deliberately milled out the frame as a learning tool, when doing the development work for the production (shorter framed) M-87, 12ga. We also used this gun to develop our original (2003) "Posi-Lock" system so that the magazine tube could still be loaded. We call this gun our "Hard Chromed, Air Cooled" model, which obviously is not for sale. However, with the use of this gun, we were able to once again, completely re-design the action of this 1901 shotgun and adapt this system to the popular I.A.C. 1887 lever action shotguns of today.

This gun actually has all (4) systems installed, "Drop Two System", (which you don't want and we will not install on your gun), our "Two Shot Feeding System", "Top Gun Mod" and "Posi-Lock".

Our "Two Shot Feeding" system was factory installed on all I.A.C. M-87's from 2005 - 2008 and because some of these guns were sold to the general public (and not SASS members), those folks thought something was wrong with the guns, because when they closed the action VERY slowly, the action would stop at the 3/4 position ("Two Shot System") and they returned the gun under warranty when actually, nothing was wrong with the gun at all (for cowboy shooters). It was then, that I.A.C. told the factory to stop producing the "Two Shot System" and leave it out of the guns. They called those models the M-87-1 model and if you have one, you will need it upgraded to use it in SASS.

You can see more photos and a complete article about this gun and the "Posi-Lock System", by simply clicking onto our link, called "Gunsmithing Simplified".

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We recently completed a project that has never been done in over 123 years. That project is the re-introduction of the 70-150 Winchester rifle/shotgun.

This cartridge first appeared on the 1888 Winchester Cartridge Boards and to our knowledge the only gun chambered for the 70-150 was a specially-built Model 1887 lever action shotgun. Unfortunately, the Winchester 1887, 70-150 "Rifle" was never put into production.

After 123 years, Coyote Cap Gunworks has successfully converted a (Prototype) M-1901wcse-18, "Coyote Cap Commemorative" 12ga. shotgun to fire specially loaded 900 grain slugs through a normal shotgun barrel, into a short rifled choke tube. The Coyote Cap 1901 Special Edition can withstand a proof tested chamber and frame pressure well beyond 44,500 psi.. That rifle/shotgun now exists and has a total capacity of (7) rounds. In test firing a much lighter load, the 950 gr. fired slug imbedded itself 2-1/2 inches into a frozen Oak Tree. Removing the slug proved to be quite difficult, but the bullet had mushroomed perfectly and it still would have taken down a Bull Elephant with only one shot.

Photos of this rifle/shotgun and cartridges to follow shortly !

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THIS IS OUR PRESENT INVENTORY as of 5/05/2012. Our supply of these listed guns, goes up and down, as we order more, or other Dealers and Distributors sell us theirs.

These prices are a departure from prices noted elsewhere in this website. Make sure you are logged onto the most current website, because when you Google us, we have found three old website's that had incorrect information, so it is important to REFRESH our website when you log on.

(Exposed Hammer, Pump Action shotguns)

I.A.C. M-97w-20-tg  "Trench Guns" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   $600.00   (0 left)  

I.A.C. M-97w-20-st  "Standard models" - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   $550.00   (2 left)

We have a few used, original Winchester, I.A.C. and Norinco M-97's (various prices) please go to our used gun page for that listing.

I.A.C. M-97w-20-pc  "Period Correct" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $600.00   (2 left)

I.A.C. M-93/97w-20-rg  "Riot Gun Model"- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$550.00   (10 left)

I.A.C. M-93/97w-20  "Standard Model" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $550.00    (9 left)

Coyote Cap M-93/97wcse-18, "Competition" - - - -only 200 were built- -- - - - - - - - - - $1,029.50   (8 left)

NOTE: all M-93/97 models are now legal for Wild Bunch Matches

(Exposed Hammer, Double Barrel Shotguns)

I.A.C. M-99w-20-cg   "1887 Coachguns" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $550.00    (41 left)  

Coyote Cap M-87wse-18 Competition Coachgun - - - - - - only 200 were built  - - - - - - - - - $789.50    (Sold out)

(Closed hammered, Double Barreled Shotguns)

Stoeger, IGA double barreled coachguns - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $390 to $490   (3 left)  

(Exposed Hammer, Lever Action Shotguns)

I.A.C. M-87w-20-st   "Standard Model" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  -$650.00    (Sold out)

Coyote Cap M-87wse-20 "Commemorative"  - - - - - - - only 200 were built- - - - - -  $900.00     (Sold out)

Coyote Cap M-87wcse-18 "Competition Commemorative" - only 1,000 were built -  $1,029.50 (sold out)

Coyote Cap M-1901wcse-18- Prototype - - - - -only 27 were built- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$1,995.00    (2 left)

These 1901 shotguns are the 70/150 cal. rifle/shotgun combination of which only 27 were hand built. Each gun comes (as standard equipment) with American Walnut stocks, laser checkered by "Mogollon Drifter", (custom laser engraving also available when purchasing, ask sales office for info). Each gun has an 18" heavy duty barrel, #4 stainless steel front sight bead, (4) choke tubes, Cyl., Mod., Super Full, and Rifled (for 70 cal. slugs) a full race action, leather lever wrap and a 1" Pachmayr Sporting Clays recoil pad, set at -4 degrees, with a 13" LOP.

The M-1901wcse-18 pt "Prototype" was designated to go into production as an M-1887,  but built on the longer framed 1901 (10ga.) design.  Each gun would then be barreled and chambered for 12ga. These are brand new, hand built at great expense, "Prototype" lever action shotguns.

They are incredibly strong, well made guns, but because SASS rules in 2003 stated that only firearms or clones of firearms built between the years 1850 and 1899 would be allowed in SASS competitions, these guns were (at that time) understood to be a gun that never existed and would have been illegal under the SASS rules in 2003.   When word got to us about the SASS ban that was placed on the Henry Big Boy rifle, we went back to the SASS rules book and unfortunately, when re-reading the rules, all (27) of these beautiful hand built "Prototypes" had to be shelved. However, since that time, the SASS rules have changed and the Wild Bunch have now deemed these VERY RARE rifle/shotguns to be SASS LEGAL and thus after (8) long years on the shelf, these fine rifle/shotguns can now be used in SASS competitions.

These guns cost a fortune to be hand built and because they are PRODUCTION guns and only (27) are in existence, each one will become a very valuable collectors item.  If you want one, you need to act quickly and phone Debbie, "Patience" in the sales office, with your down payment and serial number selection, because as of  5/5/2012, only (2) are left.

Examples of our high quality workmanship is demonstrated in these photos of a Coyote Cap M-87wcse-18, completely "Competition" tuned, jeweled (Damascened) and custom engraved for the National Rifle Association.

Coyote Cap / Lasergraphic

21250 Independence Ave.

Morristown MN 55052

Sales Office Phone # (507) 685-4500

Gun Shop Phone # (507) 685-4511

Fax Line Phone # (507) 685-4635

Laser shop phone # (507) 838-0026

E-mail addresses

cap@coyotecap.com

gunsales@coyotecap.com