20-YEAR PATRIOT SALUTE

POF-USA CELEBRATES TWO DECADES OF SUCCESS AND THE MAN BEHIND IT

FRED MASTISON

→ Twenty years ago, an aerospace industry process engineer decided that he wanted to build a rifle. But not just any rifle. As an avid shooter, he sought to design a gun that solved the biggest problems with traditional gas impingement guns—carbon fouling. With the help of his son and later nephew, he took to his garage and began working on a better mousetrap. At that moment, the garage became the first design and production lab for one of the most well-known rifle manufacturers in the world—Patriot Ordnance Factory. And the engineer behind the launch was none other than Frank DeSomma. While traditional procedure would be to refer to him as Mr. DeSomma, he was simply referred to as Frank in the firearms industry. QUICK SUCCESS Within two years. Frank…

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Tactical Life (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2022

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