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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I Grew Up on John Wayne
In early October of 2011 the Wayne family decided to auction the personal belongings of John Wayne. When I saw this auction advertised, I looked through the catalog…
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P.O. Ackley Micrometer Reamer Stop
Pacific Tool & Gauge (PTG) offers this tool for sale. The P.O. Ackley Micrometer Reamer Stop It’s a nice honor to bestow upon P.O. Ackley to say this…
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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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Ackley Barrel Making Machines for Sale!!!
I received a letter from Mike Bellm on July 14, 2017. The letter is quoted complete below. This is a business opportunity for someone who wants to get…
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TSJC Celebrates 70 Years Since Ackley Started the Gunsmithing Program
June of 2017 marked the celebration of 70 years of the Gunsmithing Program at Trinidad State Junior College in Trinidad, CO. In 1946 P.O. Ackley received huge numbers…
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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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Chambering for Ackley Cartridges
In volume 1 of P.O. Ackley’s “Handbook for Shooters and Reloaders” Ackley explains headspace for his improved designs as well as standard factory cartridges. The chapter describing these…
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Headspace and Ackley Improved Cartridges
By Fred Zeglin Not too long ago at 4D Reamer Rentals LTD we rented a 30-30 Ackley Improved (AI) reamer to a hobby gunsmith so that he could…
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