About Us
Headquartered in Elizabethtown, KY, ADG is owned and operated by six experienced industry professionals and a staff with over 250 years of combined experience in the firearms and ammunition industry. The skill set of the owners of ADG covers the full spectrum of required disciplines for a premium shooting products manufacturing company: product experience, product knowledge, process engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, metallurgical engineering, industrial design, and most of all, a love for the industry and all aspects of the shooting and hunting activities.
Utilizing Six Sigma® methodologies and procedures, decades of experience, the latest equipment technology available and unrivaled data management, ADG tackles a broad range of product development challenges, from slight twists on classic designs to the most complex and innovative technologies being incorporated into modern firearm and ammunition designs. Our world-record setting rifle cartridge brass is a testament to ADG’s ability to produce the finest products available to the avid shooting competitor, hunter, and firearms enthusiast.
ADG is committed to only introducing the best and most useful products to the industry. Every product we work to develop undergoes rigorous testing and evaluations prior to being released to the end consumer. ADG’s rich history in firearm and ammunition design, product testing and evaluation, and production process development has put the company in a unique position of bringing only the best and proven products to market.
Our Team
Michael Brent Jarboe
Chief Executive Officer
Marlin R. Jiranek, II
Chief Operating Officer
Ronald Chris Ordway
VP/GM Caseline Operations
Kevin M. Blanford
Vice President – Industrial Design
Mark T. Hammond
Vice President – Contract Engineering / CNC Operations
Gregory D. Dennison
VP Caseline Product Development
Key Accomplishments
• 23 major firearm development programs
• Directly responsible for $300 + million in military contract awards
• 55 rifle and shotgun stock designs, 35 currently in production.
• 11 new cartridge design development programs
• 107 + ammunition load developments & line extensions
• 6 new projectile designs
• 9 major knife designs licensed to iconic brands
• 57 U.S. patents