private industry firearms founded 1999 headquarters kalispell montana key people keith sipe jeff sipe 1 products firearms rifle actions website www.montanarifleco.com montana rifle company is an american company that designs manufactures and distributes rifles rifle actions barrels and provides gunsmith services . history edit the company was created in 1999 by gunsmith keith sipe because of his desired to produce a high quality controlled feed action . 1 at the time sipe felt it was difficult for gunsmiths to purchase such actions . in 2007 the ownership transferred to sipe s son jeff sipe who was a former kimber manufacturing employee . products edit montana rifle company mrc offers rifle actions as well as complete rifles and gunsmithing services including building custom rifles . 2 the actions are mauser style with controlled feed and come in both left and right handed variations in a number of different sizes to fit different cartridges . 3 they are similar to winchester model 70 actions but with more safety features . 4 the actions are noted for being extremely strong . 5 the rifles are based on the mrc model 1999 action . they come in 3 basic models classic high country and tactical . 6 a variety of stocks are available from wood to composite as well as a variety of calibers including an emphasis on large bore dangerous game cartridges . the rifles are described by gun writers as being high quality . 5 barrels are available in over 20 calibers with a variety of contours and finishes . 2 in 2011 mrc introduced a new line of production rifles . the production rifles are built on the model 1999 action and feature either wood or synthetic stocks and either blued or stainless barrels and actions . 7 references edit a b about us . montana rifle company web site . retrieved 9 september 2010 . a b custom shop . montana rifle company web site . retrieved 9 september 2010 . model 1999 actions . montana rifle company web site . retrieved 9 september 2010 . petzal david e. a top notch working rifle david petzal reviews the montana rifle company model 1999 ridgeline . field & stream . retrieved 9 september 2010 . a b rupp j. scott . montana rifle summit . petersen s rifle shooter . retrieved 9 september 2010 . rifles . montana rifle company web site . retrieved 9 september 2010 . montana rifle company model 1999 in .358 norma magnum . hunt the west web site . retrieved 29 january 2012 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title montana rifle company & oldid 667275608 categories firearm manufacturers of the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 17 june 2015 at 00 22 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view