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Handloader magazine - 22 ARC Part I

Posted by Jeremiah Polacek on 7/31/2024 to PTG News

I just wanted to let you know that Part I of the article on the 22 ARC you built is up. Feel free to share it or promote it however you see fit. Part II should be up in mid-September, and the rifle performed extremely well. Handloading always makes

XM 24 & MK23 Rifles Accuracy

Posted by on 1/24/2024 to PTG Customer Corner

This is Steve at Rock River Arms. Please pass these on to Dave. These groups were shot at 100 yards off the bench using a bipod and rear bag. My compliments to the chef!

28 Nosler - Jamie Agado

Posted by on 9/12/2023 to PTG Customer Corner

Customer Notes

Posted by on 5/15/2023 to PTG Customer Corner

I would like to THANK Dave Kiff and crew for surprising me...

Ruger Vaquero 357 Fire Restoration

Posted by on 4/4/2023 to PTG Customer Corner

The Almeda Fire was particularly catastrophic. On the morning of Sept. 8, 2020, it swept through the Rogue Valley within a matter of hours, destroying more than 2,600 homes between Ashland, Talent, Phoenix and Medford. It was the most destructive

6XC Bomber Girl Action Build - Diamond Mountain Precision Guns

Posted by on 3/17/2023 to PTG Customer Corner

" I built this rifle, 6XC on your Bomber actions, could not be happier with an action costing even twice as much. The four shot group is a load I just took out of the book, went two grains above starting load and loaded 10 rounds. Hard to measure

Sunday GunDay: Shelley Davidson’s Amazing “Tinker Toy” 30 BR (2020)

Posted by accurateshooter.com on 9/27/2020 to PTG Gunsmithing School

Shelley Davidson’s peers called his radical rifle the “Tinker Toy” gun. We call it revolutionary. Even now, 14 years after its creation, there’s nothing quite like it. This innovative, skeleton design threw conventional wisdom to the winds. Shelley readily concedes he “broke the rules” of benchrest rifle building. But this was inspired rule-breaking, because Davidson’s rifle shot like a house on fire. The Tinker Toy gun won its first matches, both for Score AND for Group. And this rifle also delivered many “zero groups” in Gene Begg’s Texas Tunnel. Hats off to Shelley for conceiving and building a truly radical rifle that was also wicked accurate and successful in competition

SHOT Show: Cool Tools from Pacific Tool & Gauge (2012)

Posted by on 1/22/2012 to PTG News

Dave Kiff of Pacific Tool & Gauge showed off some trick products and specialty tools at SHOT Show 2012. First he showed his new Remington bottom metal. Designed originally for an M5 installation, there is also a BDL version that....

Run AR Magazines in Rem 700 Bolt Gun (2012)

Posted by on 1/9/2012 to PTG Gunsmithing School

How'd you like to run AR-15 Mags in your Rem 700 bolt gun? Sound far-fetched? Well think again. Pacific Tool and Gauge has developed a unique bottom metal system for Rem 700 short actions that works with standard AR-15 mags, providing reliable

Darrell Jones 6.5×47 Lapua (2006)

Posted by accurateshooter.com on 6/6/2006 to

Proof of Concept Rifle, an American First, Shows Winning Abilities.

Lapua’s new 6.5×47 cartridge has attracted much attention in recent months. But brass has only recently arrived in the States. Here we feature one of the first 6.5×47 rifles built in the USA, Darrell Jones’ new “Forest”. Darrell was a real pioneer, commissioning reamer and dies before he even had his hands on final-production brass. A month of testing in June 2006 demonstrated the cartridge can deliver impressive velocities with outstanding accuracy. Darrell tested a variety of powder and bullet combos before settling on Reloader 15 (RL15) and Sierra 120s at 3068 fps as his match load. With that combination, Darrell’s new 6.5×47 took first place in its very first match. Yes, the 6.5×47 will shoot. Lapua has definitely delivered a competitive new option in the precision shooting game.

Chambering the 6 BR and 6 Dasher (2004)

Posted by on 1/4/2004 to PTG Gunsmithing School

Dave Kiff directs the operation of Pacific Tool & Gauge, the premier custom reamer maker on the West Coast. His reamers have been used on many match-winning rifles, both in standard 6BR and 6 BR Improved chamberings. The man knows his...

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