Reamer Directly from P.O. Ackley’s Tool Box
Recently Ron Pearson, P.O. Ackley’s grandson and part time gunsmith sent me a reamer from his grandfathers collection. It is an honor to receive such a nice memento. …
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Elmer Kieth & the Abuse of Enfield Rifles.
Starting on Page 28 of “P.O. Ackely, America’s Gunsmith” I wrote about time at Ogden Arsenal during WWII when P.O. Ackley was the Foreman of the Small Arms…
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99 Reasons To Know Who P.O. Ackley Was.
I’m often asked why I wrote about P.O. Ackley. I can think of reasons right off the top of my head. While writing “P.O. Ackley, America’s Gunsmith” I…
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115 Years Old Today
P.O. Ackley would be 115 years old today, May 25th, 2018
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Ackley Wrote Five (5) Books
A friend told me a few years ago when we were talking about teaching gunsmithing, “You have the curse of knowledge.” From time to time I am reminded…
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Good News for you E Reader Fans
Gun Digest has released P.O. Ackley, America’s Gunsmith as an Ebook.Naturally the E version of the book will contain all the same information and high quality photos, just…
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Chambering for Ackley Cartridges
Just in time for the Christmas Shopping season Fred Zeglin has released a new booklet that will interests any and all Ackley fans. This is a detailed look…
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Guns and Gunsmiths Review, “P.O. Ackley, America’s Gunsmith”
Book reviews are often interesting because the reviewer may pick up on details that will interest readers that the author may overlook when talking about the project. The…
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What is EMDEKO?
We mention in this video that you can still visit Casa de Emdeko, Click here to check it out. We also have another blog post on the Colt…
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Colt – Sharps Borchardt & P.O. Ackley
The July 2017 issue of Rifle Magazine contains an article by John Barsness, “21st Century Rodent Rifles”. The first page of the article has a great picture of…
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