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Ultima Ratio: RAID and the Founding of PGM Precision (ad-free)
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The Ultima Ratio was the rifle that created PGM Precision as a company. It originated with a tender for a new sniper rifle by RAID (Recherche, Assistance, Intervention, Dissuasion), a French Police intervention unit formed in 1985. They initially used Steyr SSG-69 rifles, but wanted something better. Six companies entered rifles for consideration in 1989/1990, and the two finalists were Accuracy International and a guy from Savoy named Gilles Payen.
Payen's rifle won the trials thanks to its accuracy, its resilience against heat issues (thanks to the massive finned barrel) and Payen being French. He was allegedly more responsive to RAID requests for changes, and let's be honest - the elite French police are going to prefer a French-designed and French-made rifle if they can get one that meets the requirements.
Payen was a good designer and shooter, but he did not have any real production capacity, so he partnered with brothers Roland and Alain Gonnet and François Morier to form the company PGM Precision. They delivered the 20 rifles for RAID in 1991, and displayed the rifle at that year's MILIPOL exposition. It proved popular, and the company has expanded from there.
Comments
Douglas Knapp
Cool rifle. What about some serious distance, like 500m? More?
Paul Beck
I believe it's Safe to say that is Most Definitely Not a subtle plug for Creedmoor products!!! 😏
Forgotten Weapons
It's 16.3 pounds. I have both .308 and 6.5 barrels for it - the standard is .308 so that's what the receiver is marked.
Guido Schriewer
oh no! he found something french. so that is... sorry ruger. no RPR I reckon. they don't like a ssg69... I do. not my style of the hobby though.
Dennis McNamara
So how heavy is it? I watched the video twice but never heard the weight mentioned. Also the receiver is plainly labeled .308 W while you said it was 6.5 Creedmoor. I'm sure you know what cartridge to use but I thought that the cartridge that the weapon is chambered for had to be on the weapon? (see, even after 50 years, I still can't say 'gun' ) : )
Matt C
You should run that at a PRS match.
Derrel Carter
Have you ever tested one the new style structured barrels for 1st shot zero?
Terry
Of the many French kings named Louis who had cannons, it was Louis XIV. Who so inscribed the cannons. The motto was also the basis for that of the Ivorian Special Forces— “ultimum recursum”. The video would have been more interesting to me if it showed less of you shooting, and more of the effect on target.
Ryan Sponauer
Great video! Just got a custom creedmore prone mat for 3p smallbore not a month ago and love it!
Thomas Batha
What a neat way to blend in an actually interesting commercial into one of you very interesting firearms episodes! I do think, however that when demonstrating this type of firearm you should go for group size on a paper target. We know you are a good enough marksman to not embarrass yourself.
Comacoda
Dripping with precision cool.... 👍
