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== Cartridges Developed by P.O. Ackley ==  
 
== Cartridges Developed by P.O. Ackley ==  
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* [[.17 Hornet|.17 Ackley Hornet]], a .22 Ackley Hornet necked down to .17 caliber.
 
* [[.17 Hornet|.17 Ackley Hornet]], a .22 Ackley Hornet necked down to .17 caliber.
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* [[.17 Ackley Bee]]: a .218 Improved Bee necked down to .17 caliber.
 
* [[.17 Ackley Bee]]: a .218 Improved Bee necked down to .17 caliber.
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* [[.22 Ackley Improved Hornet]], an improved [[.22 Hornet]].
 
* [[.22 Ackley Improved Hornet]], an improved [[.22 Hornet]].
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* [[.22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer]], developed to exceed 5,000 feet per second.
 
* [[.22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer]], developed to exceed 5,000 feet per second.
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* [[.218 Ackley Improved Bee]], an improved [[.218 Bee]].
 
* [[.218 Ackley Improved Bee]], an improved [[.218 Bee]].
 
* [[.219 Zipper Improved]], an improved [[.219 Zipper]].
 
* [[.219 Zipper Improved]], an improved [[.219 Zipper]].

Revision as of 14:38, 11 November 2019

A picture of Parker Otto "P.O." Ackley, a famous gunsmith and author. He is probably most known for his development of a large number of wildcat cartridges.

Parker Otto Ackley (May 25, 1903, Granville, New York – August 23, 1989) was an American gunsmith, author, columnist, and perhaps most famously, a firearms researcher and wildcat cartridge creator.


Cartridges Developed by P.O. Ackley