Tauranga's Bronco Sports managing director Glenn Tuck, with his father Ben and two silent partners, has officially launched an innovative carbon fibre-based process that can be used to create rifles that are lighter, stronger and shoot straighter than anything on the market.
"It's technically the most developed barrel on the planet," said Mr Tuck, who says the team plans to adapt existing firearms using the technology and also develop its own models of popular calibre hunting and target rifles.
Mr Tuck and his partners have been funding the development of its Tac Carbon Systems technology over the past three-and-half years, and plan to launch the technology internationally in June at the Sydney SSAA SHOT Expo.
"It's always exciting to see the level of innovative spirit we have here," said Andrew Coker, Priority One chief executive.
"There have been any number of businesses that have been created in the Bay of Plenty with that sort of mindset. You have to really applaud them for persevering without seeking external funding."