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Jerry Tierney has left the Range...

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We are very sad to announce that a good friend (and a brilliant shooter) Jerry Tierney, has passed away at age 77. I have worked on this site for 11 years, and Jerry was one of the most helpful and talented men I've met along the way. I will really miss him. AccurateShooter.com would not be the same without him. He was THE man who lead the way for the .284 Win in F-Class, and he helped me greatly with my understanding of rifle accuracy. Rest in Peace Jerry. We'll miss your smarts, your good humor, and your love for the sport.

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Here is a profile on Jerry from 2005. This started the trend to the .284 Win in F-Class: http://www.accurateshooter.com/guns-of-week/gunweek053/

Past National F-Class Champion Danny Biggs wrote this: "Our long time shooting friend, Jerry Tierney, left the range last night. Jerry was 77 years old, and was overtaken by bad health over the past year...cancer and other ailments. An accomplished Palma Rifle shooter, his home range was the Sacramento Valley Shooting Center, near Sacramento, CA, and, just 16 miles from his front door, outside Plymouth, CA.

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Jerry was a frequent contributor to [Rifle Blogs] in past years. In particular, about 7 years ago, he published considerable results of his testing of the Winchester .284 cartridge. This testing convinced several of us to transition from the venerable 6.5-.284 to the straight .284 for both long range "sling" and F-Class Open. Jerry's testing was primarily in the realm of F-Open; wherein, he fell "in cahoots" with a young F-Open shooter, Charles Ballard, who set an F-Class Open National record that stood for many years. (By the way, Incahoots is the name of Jerry's favorite restaurant in Plymouth, CA, near his home; where I've enjoyed many an evening meal with him.)

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Many others have contributed to the legacy of the Winchester .284; but, if you happen to be shooting a .284 in F-Open today...you might just give a thought to Jerry at your next trigger-pull. More than likely, you are shooting some of his data."
-- Danny Biggs
 
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I have always enjoyed what I have read about Jerry. I am sorry that I will never get a chance to meet him. He seemed to me to be one of the exceptional ones, with a broad background, a fine mind, and unwavering enthusiasm. I am sorry to read of his passing. We are diminished.
 
My respect and condolence....... to the Tierney family and friends.

Jerry was the leading member of the "NBRSA Long Range Hall of Fame"..... well deserved !.!.!
A very friendly man, a mentor to the sport, and one of the best LR competition shooters there's ever been.

Betting he's up above, at the range shooting, and smiling down at us right now....
Donovan Moran
 
I only new Jerry for a few years, as I began shooting F-Class in 2010 - but he always answered my questions, helped me with my first Wildcat chambering and I never, ever, saw or heard of him "Big Timing" anyone. I'll miss his gap-toothed grin, like he knew something you didn't. (and probably did!)

We're better off for knowing him and worse off for not having him around any longer. So, appreciate your friendships and shoot small....Jerry would.

If anyone would like to send a condolence card or note to Jerry's wife, you can PM me for the address. I think she'd be pleased knowing how many people he touched.

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R.I.P. little big guy, we loved ya.
 
So sad to here that Jerry has left the range. Loved his stories at the CA State matches, Coalinga. He was indefatigable in his quest for accuracy, doing load testing for the USA Palma Team and various other ventures all of which he posted for the edification of the shooting world. When he couldn't shoot sling any more he advanced with stellar results to F-Class and Benchrest. I distinctly remember his advice on cleaning a Palma bbl. and that was "Don't!". He said once after cleaning one he didn't start getting a good X count until after he had put 500 rounds down it. RIP, Jerry, and put in a good word for me to whoever is in charge of the wind in Valhalla.
Martin Tardif
 
He was always willing to share his evidence with me when I would email him about different shooting components suited for FTR. I still have the worksheets.

R.I.P

Trevor
 
REST IN PEACE JERRY MY FRIEND.
I am one of many shooter’s here in the Northern California Region that called Jerry Tierney a friend. I’m going to miss calling him and asking his opinion about something to do with shooting. He sometime’s wouldn’t tell us what he was up to, such as the time he showed up at the range with frozen ammunition that had been in the freezer over night. In the passed he was lucky enough to do testing for different companies in the shooting industry. Such as the Lapua small primer 308 cases. Jerry had the cases more than a year before their release. My most sincere sympathy to Barbara and family.
 
Met Jerry once years ago, and corresponded afterwards. Always considerate, thoughful, and knowledgeable. We are poorer for his passing.
 

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