Shooting Community Mourns Passing of Ferris Pindell
We are sad to announce the passing, on April 11, of Master Gunsmith and cartridge designer Ferris Pindell. Co-inventer of the 6 PPC cartridge with Louis Palmisano, Pindell was a legendary figure in the benchrest community. A member of the Benchrest Hall of Fame, Pindell was revered as a great machininist and a true pioneer in the pursuit of ultimate rifle accuracy. The short, fat PPC cartridge he helped design has proven to be the most accurate cartridge ever created. For decades it has dominated the sport of Benchrest for group and the PPC holds virtually all the major 100- to 300-yard group accuracy records.
We are all diminished by the passing of Ferris Pindell. As Tim Oltersdorf wrote on Benchrest Central:
“I wish to express my sadness at the passing of Ferris. He was a great innovator and master craftsman. His time on earth was too short for someone with so much to give. He is either wildcatting with God or giving Satan lectures on machining; come to think of it — given Ferris’ gifts — probably both.”
Palmisano is in Poor Health
Lou Palmisano, shown below (on left) with his friend and colleague Ferris Pindell, is ailing. Patti Palmisano posted this request on Benchrest Central this morning:
Just to let everyone know that Lou is in extremely poor health. I know it would mean a lot to him to hear from shooters. He loved shooting and shooters more than anything throughout his lifetime. Please…just [send] a card or note… or even a call in the afternoon. He is 80 now and very frail… asking you to please reach out to him at this difficult time.
Thanks so much — Patti
CLICK HERE for Lou Palmisano address.
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My condolences to June and the Pindell family and friends. I am absolutely diminished by Ferris’ passing. He was my friend and client.
After he put the final touches on my meplat closing die, he wrote the December 16, 2002 letter I hold in my hand. It reads, in pertinent part: “In my over 60 years in the bench rest game, I have found the following to be true. Accuracy is the result of a multitude of tremendous trifles.”
There will NEVER be another Ferris Pindell. He may be absent form the body, but he is present with the Lord.
Jim Hardy
To June and family,
I am truly sorry to hear the news about Ferris. I heard about it this past weekend at the crawfish shoot down in Texas. I truly wished I had got to meet him as I know with out a doubt we had a lot in common. Because of he and Lou’s little invention and the interest it sparked in me I have been able to make my living at this game for the last fifteen years. I sincerly thank him and Lou on behalf of everybody in the world who enjoys the prusuit of accuracy and precision built equipment.
God bless, Pete Pieper
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