In 1992, at the age of 21, LeRoy Barry started his profession in the custom gun world. As an apprentice at COOPER FIREARMS, LeRoy started learning the finer points of stockbuilding, as a sander and also running the duplicating machine. After mastering the different process's of stockbuilding, LeRoy moved into the assembly and customer service areas.

In 1995, Dan Cooper hired LeRoy to set up and run the STOCK SHOP, a new business, where LeRoy supervised and built HIGH GRADE over under shotgun sets for a Connecticut based company called CVC. In 1997, COOPER ARMS and CVC merged, bringing LeRoy back under the COOPER ARMS umbrella, where he was handed the wood shop once again. LeRoy had a number of stock designs he developed, two of which were for the ANSCHUTZ USA project, a sporter and a mannlicher, based around the Anschutz 1710 action. These received high marks with the writers and the public. In the spring of 1998, LeRoy left COOPER ARMS for a short hiatus, but was convinced to come back and run the wood shop in 1999.

In the years that followed, LeRoy built many custom stocks around different actions thru COOPER ARMS, along with supervising, designing and producing Coopers own line, which includes the JACKSON SQUIRREL rifle and others.

In 2001, LeRoy's future wife, Connie, started learning the fine art of high grade checkering, also a COOPER ARMS employee, where she excelled. Thru her background as a wildlife artist and having a fine eye for detail and design, she is equally important in the overall success and unmatched quality and beauty of a CANYON CREEK stock.

In 2004 LeRoy was encouraged by Dan Cooper himself, to start producing his own custom products. In July of 2006, LeRoy and Connie broke away from Cooper and began solely, CANYON CREEK CUSTOM GUNSTOCKS, LLC.   

MONTANA LIFE

LeRoy's 2009 Eastern Montana Muley

2009 Tabby Mountain Elk Hunt

Utah Bird Hunting 2009

Roping Fun

Two Good Cabin Trail  2009

Cold Rainy Day Ride

Sign Creek Ride 2009

Johnson Peak Ride 2009

Tin Cup Lake 2009

LeRoy at Trapper Peak (elev 10157 ft) Observation Point  '08

LeRoy' 08 Antelope

LeRoy's 08 Mule Deer

LeRoy with whitetail doe taken with his bow '08

 

Our Good Friend Dan M. helping LeRoy cart out his '07 bull

    

 

 LeRoy and his Bighole Badger taken in '07

Connie and her first turkey '06  27lbs 9" beard REALLY!

LeRoy and his '06 turkey

Good Friend-Dan M and grouse '08

Good Friends- Randy M, Coral M, "Razz" M and LeRoy and Connie at Two Good Cabin Aug 9, 08

Connie and "Ritz" low clearance on the Two Good Cabin Trail Aug 9, 08

Good Friends- Coral on "Pips" and Randy on "Jo" Two Good Cabin Trail Aug 9, 08

Connie on "Ritz", LeRoy on "Denny" and Randy on "Feleene"  Selway Bitterroot Wilderness sign on the Boulder Falls Trail Aug 2,08

Connie "Ritz", LeRoy "Denny" and Randy "Feleene"  Boulder Falls Trail Aug 2, 08

   LeRoy "Denny", Randy "Jo", Coral "Pips" Jason "Sly" and Angela on "Son E" up on the ridges up "Guide Saddle" Sept 14, 08     

LeRoy "Denny" (APHA-gelding Docs Winning Hand PM) learning to trail steers at the MR Bar Ranch '08

Connie on "Ritz" (AQHA-gelding MR Bar Sail Win Jack) learning to trail steers at the MR Bar Ranch '08

Good Friends- Dan and Jeannie M and LeRoy at Clark Canyon Reservoir  "08

LeRoy smiling on Holter Lake '08

LeRoy with Rainbow at Hauser Lake '08

Connie with Rainbow at Hauser Lake '08

Connie in the Bighole '07

 

  Connie's Folks- Reg and Joyce taking a break on their way to see Trappers Peak '08

 LeRoy making sure we don't get lost at Tough Creek Saddle '08

Good Friend- Barbara G on "Chester", LeRoy on "Denny" and "Ritz" at McCart Lookout Elev 7115 ft on the Johnson Peak Trail Aug 11' 08

LeRoy on "Denny" and Barbara on "Chester" on the Johnson Peak Trail Aug 11 '08

      Connie and "Ritz" on the East Fork Trail Aug 3, 08  Happy Trails   

                                        'no hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle'-w.churchill

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