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Desert Tech
Company typePublic
IndustryFirearms
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
FoundersNick Young
Headquarters
West Valley City, Utah
,
United States
Area served
worldwide
Key people
Nick Young (President and CEO)
ProductsFirearms and ammunition
Websitedeserttech.com

Desert Tech is a rifle manufacturer[1] founded in 2007 as Desert Tactical Arms[2] and later re-branded as Desert Tech in 2013.[2] They are located in West Valley City, Utah.[1] The company is financed and owned by members of the Kingston family, the founders of the Latter Day Church of Christ, a fundamentalist denomination of the Latter Day Saint Movement.[3] Its CEO, Nick Young, is the nephew of Paul Elden Kingston.[4] As of May 2018 all of their firearms are rifles with a bullpup design.[5] Desert Techs motto is "Tomorrow's Weapons". They make three different styles of rifle, the SRS, HTI, and MDR. Desert Tech's claim to fame is that all of their chassis are multi caliber and easily changeable from one caliber to another.

In July 2019, federal prosecutors gave notice that they intend to seize Desert Tech's current building, alongside many other Kingston properties, after members of the Kingston family had pled guilty to defrauding the government of $511 million in a federal renewable-fuel tax credits scam.[6]

Products

  • Desert Tech HTI (Hard Target Interdiction)[7] Available in .375 Cheytac, .408 Cheytac, .416 Barrett, and .50 BMG
  • Desert Tech SRS-A2 (Stealth Recon Scout)[8] Available in .260 Rem., 6.5 CM, .6.5 LM, .308 Win., 300 WM, 300WSM, and 338 LM
  • Desert Tech SRS-A2 Covert a shorter variant of the SRS-A1[9] Available in .260 Rem., 6.5 CM, .6.5 LM, .308 Win., 300 WM, 300WSM, and 338 LM
  • Desert Tech MDR (Micro Dynamic Rifle)[10] Available in .308 Win., and .223/5.56

References

  1. ^ a b "Desert Tech LLC". Manufacturing Today. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. ^ a b "Desert Tactical Arms To Rebrand Company As 'Desert Tech'". AmmoLand.com. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. ^ Lemons, Stephen (2017-08-08). "Blood Cult". SPLC Intelligence Report. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2019-08-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Lemons, Stephen (2017-08-08). "Blood Cult". SPLC Intelligence Report. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2019-08-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Visiting Desert Tech & The MDR Experience | RECOIL". Recoil. 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  6. ^ Carlisle, Nate (2019-07-29). "Fallout from Washakie fraud could cost polygamous Kingston Group members their businesses and homes". Salt Lake City Tribune. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  7. ^ "Gun Review: Desert Tech HTI - The Truth About Guns". The Truth About Guns. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  8. ^ "Gun Review: Desert Tech Stealth Recon Scout (DTA SRS) Rifle - The Truth About Guns". The Truth About Guns. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  9. ^ "Desert Tech Covert: Shortest 7.62 Sniper Ever". Guns & Ammo. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  10. ^ "Gun Review: Desert Tech MDR - The Truth About Guns". The Truth About Guns. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
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