BRIEF RESUME OF GORDY'S GUNSMITHING BACKGROUND
Own and operate full-time gunsmithing shop for over 23 years. Highly experienced in bolt action accurizing, custom rifle building, and general gunsmithing
Background and trade school education in gunsmithing, mechanics and machine shop
Founder, co-owner, operator of Iowa 1000 Yard Benchrest Association, a club which holds registered IBS 1000 yard benchrest rifle matches (see our website: www.iowa1000ydbenchrest.com)
Rangemaster for registered BR-50 rimfire benchrest matches for three years and local 200 yard Varmint Rifle benchrest matches for five years
Rangemaster for Varmint Hunter Magazine's annual Jamboree rifle matches (a prestigious five day event attended by people from all over the world)
Member of Varmint Hunter Magazine's "Gunsmith Advisory Panel"
Speaker at the Varmint Hunter Jamboree's technical seminars for a number of years
Author of numerous technical articles published by Varmint Hunter Magazine over the years
Instructor of a custom riflesmithing class for three years at the summer NRA Gunsmithing School in Oklahoma
Organize and conduct a number of ongoing classes/schools in Precision Gunsmithing and in Long Range/1000 yard shooting (see website training page for details)
Helped Grizzly Industrial design a "Gunsmiths Lathe" specifically for building high-accuracy rifles
Made a professional gunsmithing DVD: Grizzly Industrial's "Chambering a Championship Match Barrel"
In the process of producing the "Extreme Accuracy Series" of precision gunsmithing DVD's for do-it-yourselfers and professional gunsmiths
Builder of a number of custom rifles featured in Varmint Hunter Magazine
Builder of rifles winning the 2004 Heavy Gun, 2005, 2006, and 2009 Overall 1000 Yard IBS National Championships, 2006 and 2007 IBS 1000 yard Shooter of the Year, and rifles winning 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 Iowa 1000 Yard club championships.
Builder of rifles that have set several new IBS 1000 Yard Heavy Gun world record and numerous club records around the USA.
Builder of rifles winning multiple American F-Class and Canadian F-Class Provincial championships, and rifles that have set F-Class world records
Builder of many high accuracy rifles used by customers across North America to set records and win various rifle competitions including the Varmint Hunter Jamboree, 1000 yard matches, 600 yard matches, F-Class matches, BR-50, IR 50-50, 100 and 200 yard benchrest matches, sniper matches, NRA service rifle matches, as well as for varmint and big game hunting
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