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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.
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.
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.)
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

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.

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.)

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