Rangemaster G2 7.62

We are pleased to show you for the first time our new 7.62 rifle. Still in prototype format, it has been tested at Bisley and performed exteremly well.

Rangemaster .338 STBY

It was suggested that there is a desire to see if the .338 could be made with a shorter barrel. We took up the challenge and produced the Rangemaster .338 with a 20″ barrel and boy was it good!!! First time fired we were hitting 4″ targets at 1350m in gusting 25mph wind–within 20 shots. The specialist ammo was developed by Primetake specifically for shorter barrelled rifles and will be available from them.

Drake are based in Shelter Island, New York have the been acting as the US importer and distributor for PGM systems for many years now with great success. For all US enquiries either fill in the web enquiry form or contact Drakes directly on;

DRAKE ASSOCIATES
PO Box 1895
Shelter Island, New York 11964
(631)749-1100 office
(631)749-1515 fax
(631)905-1217 direct

www.DRAKEASSOCIATES.us

September 2011

2 New tactical rifles trialled and released for sale.

It gives me great pleasure to let you all know that after many months of discussions and work, we can now let you see the 2 new tactical rifles available;

Rangemaster G2 7.62

We are pleased to show you for the first time our new 7.62 rifle. Still in prototype format, it has been tested at Bisley and performed exteremly well.

Rangemaster .338 STBY

It was suggested that there is a desire to see if the .338 could be made with a shorter barrel. We took up the challenge and produced the Rangemaster .338 with a 20″ barrel and boy was it good!!! First time fired we were hitting 4″ targets at 1350m in gusting 25mph wind–within 20 shots. The specialist ammo was developed by Primetake specifically for shorter barrelled rifles and will be available from them.

August 2011

Drake Associates announced as US Distributors.

Rangemaster are extremely pleased to announce that Drake Associates will be acting as our US importer and distributor. Over the last few months we have been working out a deal that will allow Drakes to represent our products for the whole of the U.S.A.

Drake are based in Shelter Island, New York have the been acting as the US importer and distributor for PGM systems for many years now with great success. For all US enquiries either fill in the web enquiry form or contact Drakes directly on;

DRAKE ASSOCIATES
PO Box 1895
Shelter Island, New York 11964
(631)749-1100 office
(631)749-1515 fax
(631)905-1217 direct

www.DRAKEASSOCIATES.us

July 2011

New Action released for the Imperial Meeting.

We developed and release by popular demand the new ’round’ action. After consulting our target user group it was decided that we should design a Quadlock with the ability to be ‘V bedded’ into the stock for ease of maintanence and change. Contact your local dealer for pricing and availibility.

June 2011

Field and Stream, County Moy announced as the distributor for Northern Ireland and Eire.

We travelled over to Northern Ireland for the Irish Game fair at Shanes Castle to support our new distributor. Ivor Cowan and the Field and Stream team were displaying and we took a full complement of rifles to show off.

Thumb Hole Hunting Rifle Test (Swedish Gun Magazine 2010)

6th December 2010

Swedish Gun Magazine review the RPA Thumb Hole hunting rifle. This article is available in Swedish only and can be viewed as a PDF download only.

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Swing King (Sporting Rifle December 2010)

6th December 2010

In 2009 a remarkable 70% of rifles shot used RPA actions. In the second part of his series on rifle actions, published in December 2010, Chris White of Sporting Rifle examines the Swing, the action that superseded military conversions.

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What a beast….awesome rifle (Sporting Rifle November 2010)

5th November 2010

For the November issue of Sporting Rifle, Tim Pilbeam investigated whether the stories about seriously long-range shootings were really true.

Having heard boasts of shooting mountain elk and other antelopes from beyond 1,000 yards, his major questions was, ‘How accurate can you really be at this

kind of distance?’ Tim denounces long-range shooting of any animal, but this exercise was to test rifles from an accuracy and ballistic point of view. He

tested various rifles against the 300-grain .338 Lupua Magnun Rangemaster, and found that no other rifle could match RPA’s accuracy and precision.

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RPA rifles top choice for an ammunition comparison (Sporting Rifle October 2010)

28th October 2010

Two of RPA’s hunting rifles were used by Tim Pilbeam in the October issue of Sportingrifle magazine. For this test

Tim put the 7mm-08 calibre up against the .308 Winchester to see which one really does come out on top.

Two identical RPA rifles, of different calibres, were used for the review, to ensure the results would be meaningful. Overall, the

7mm-08 proved to be very capable and with better ballistics and than the .308. The round was more comfortable to shoot with and even

recommends the switch to the 7mm-08, ‘…when I get tired of my trusty .308…the 7-08 will be my first choice.’

Tim continued on to mention, ‘[RPA’s]…endless enthusiasm for precision rifles had worked wonders for me once again.’

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Precision Rifle Heaven (GunSite SA October 2010)

9th October 2010

[On the hunting rifles] ‘Every aspect of this rifle is precisely built, for a purpose, and to be used’

‘This is a no mess, no fuss action with a fantastic two stage trigger to match. The action is smooth, positive and built like a

tank…It is superb. Every time the trigger brakes it puts a helpless smile on your face as you think to yourself, ‘I can’t

possibly miss.’’

‘…the truly impressive Rangemaster sniper rifles which are in a league of their own…The afternoon has given me a

new perspective on what rifles as tools can and should be, along with the realisation that I’ll never be happy until I own a

Rangemaster!’ [Craig, MRST, GunSite SA]

Read the full review on the GunSite website

Competition Winner (Sporting Rifle Issue No. 40 July)

2nd February 2010

Competition Winner, Mr. Gordon Wooley delighted today, in receiving his new RPA Thumbhole Hunter rifle presented to him by Mark Cox,

CEO of Rangemaster Precision Arms Limited at their manufacturing plant in Kent. After being presented with his Rifle Gordon was given a tour of RPA’s

manufacturing plant. During the course of his visits Gordon’s comments included: “I didn’t think I would win, it was only when the conversation

on the telephone went into more detail that I realised I’d got me a rifle!” and “Its wonderful to own such a quality product manufactured in this country”.

Rangemaster Precision Arms are due to launch two new hunting rifles

17th December 2009

The RPA Woodland Stalker and Highland Stalker are due to be launched at IWA 2010 Nuremberg, Germany 12-15 March.

RPA COMES TO THE USA – Introducing our new dealer in the USA

26th June 2009

Introducing our new dealer in the USA – Liberty Arms International, 40 Perry Street, Holley, 14470 New York, USA. Telephone

+1 585 737 8845. 2008/9 was a huge success for RPA during which we were bombarded with many enquiries from the USA, we are therefore

delighted that we can now offer our products to all of our American customers.

HISTORY OF RPA – Absolute Precision from the past and into the future

2nd June 2009

Early in 1970 the SWING rifle action was conceived by George Swenson and manufactured by Peter Churchill and Ron

Wickham, Early in 1968 George Swenson, an itinerant American living in Tonbridge, was introduced to Peter Churchill

and Ron Wickham of Churwick Engineering Ltd. They began by manufacturing two stage triggers as replacements on Mausers

and P14′s as well as front sights. The following year the first rear sights were made, these were known as the Wilkes

sights and were based around the Redfield mounting system.

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RPA Celebrating 40 Years with a unique Custom Gold Rifle

Winter Newsletter 2008/2009

Autumn 2008 Press Release

19th November 2008

RPA is announcing the launch of the Interceptor – Multi Shot. This rifle has been developed from the single shot

Interceptor and is available in .243, 7-08 and .308 calibres with the option of a 3 or 10 shot magazine. It has been

built to the same exacting standards as all our rifles and is guaranteed to shoot better than ½ MOA accuracy.

In addition to the features of the single shot, the multi shot Interceptor has a stainless steel black barrel, black

action, trigger and adjustable butt plate. Watch our website for more pictures and details appearing in advance of

the official launch at IWA 2009.

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GB shooter makes record perfect score

20th September 2008

For the first time in known records a full-bore target rifle shooter has shot a perfect individual score in a

‘Queens II’ course of fire. Jon Underwood shot 150ex-150, with all 30 of his shots hitting the central V-Bull, during

the Peek match of the Surrey Open on 20th September at Bisley. That is 50.10 at 300 yards, 500 yards and 600 yards with

no wind coach, no hand rest and no telescopic sights. Surrey Rifle Association member Underwood used JHC 155g ammunition

in his RPA Quadlock Rifle to post his amazing score. He is well known around Bisley, with notable

successes as Grand Aggregate winner in 2005 Imperial; winner of all three stages of the Queen’s Prize in 2006 and numerous

international honours (including a recent England Team tour to the USA).

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Summer 2008 Press Release

14th July 2008

2008 has already seen huge success for Rangemaster Precision Arms Ltd following the IWA Exhibition

in Nürnberg back in March, where we were bombarded with interest and enquiries making us one of the

busiest stands there! As hoped the exhibition secured RPA a number of Dealers throughout the UK and Europe.

We are now actively developing and liaising with our contacts to expand our Dealer network. Watch our

website for more details!

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Spring 2008 Press Release

16th April 2008

Rangemaster Precision Arms Ltd can trace its roots back to 1970. Since then it has evolved on several occasions,

most recently with the acquisition of the company by “Mach 3 International Ltd” in 2006. Since then the new

shareholders have made a significant investment in the Company resulting in the move to a new factory in Tonbridge

a substantial amount of new machinery, a doubling of the number of staff, (whilst retaining almost all of the

original team including the original founders of the Company). By the end of 2006 RPA had also gained ISO 9001 quality accreditation.

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View Swedish Gun Magazine (PDF 602Kb)

Having heard boasts of shooting mountain elk and other antelopes from beyond 1,000 yards, his major questions was, ‘How accurate can you really be at this

kind of distance?’ Tim denounces long-range shooting of any animal, but this exercise was to test rifles from an accuracy and ballistic point of view. He

tested various rifles against the 300-grain .338 Lupua Magnun Rangemaster, and found that no other rifle could match RPA’s accuracy and precision.

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