Making the rounds at POF-USA
I recently visited Arizona-based Patriot Ordnance Factory, founded by the indomitable Frank DeSomma, and found the company thriving and growing in new directions.
DeSomma, an aerospace engineer remembered today simply as “Mr. Patriot,” sought to solve problems he saw with the AR-15’s gas impingement system and blazed fresh territory in piston guns before his untimely passing in 2020.
Still family-owned and located in a new 27,0000-square-foot facility in Phoenix, POF is still innovating. (Photo: Chris Eger)
New for this year is the Tombstone, a lever-action rifle that uses a Magpul SGA 870 nylon stock and the 20-round mag from the company’s Phoenix 9mm.
The Tombstone is lovingly crafted in-house from aerospace-grade aluminum and is a thoroughly modern lever-action rifle, keeping weight under 6 pounds.
More in my column at Guns.com.