<p>Brian Sipe, owner of Montana Firearms Group and the Montana
Rifleman, has been making rifle barrels for more than 20 years.</p>
August 28, 2011
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August 28, 2011 10 p.m.
Locally made rifle wins top honor
Brian Sipe nods with satisfaction that Field and Stream magazine recently recognized his American Standard Rifle as the "Best of the Best" new rifle on the market in its first year of production, but it's an accomplishment that took a long time to develop.