About Us
My name is Chris Lukenbaugh and I am the owner and operator of Aquila. I have always been a gun enthusiast and began coating guns and performing Gunsmith services part time in 1991. I have been applying various types of coating systems since 1982 and in 1990 started doing small machining jobs for a machine shop that produced high speed turbine couplings. I realized that I could utilize these skills to produce some of the most precision rifles available. In 1986 I received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and worked for a fortune 100 company. I had enough, retired and moved on to producing high end rifles full time. Aquila holds a class 7 Manufacturing FFL.
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I personally shoot and inspect every rifle that leaves our doors. If it doesn't perform, it doesn't leave the shop. When purchasing a rifle from Aquila, you can rest assured that it is machined to exact tolerances and performs flawlessly.
Sincerely,
Chris Lukenbaugh
Aquila
Precision Firearms
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Our Name "Aquila"
Aquila means "Eagle" in Latin.
"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
Aquila was also the name of a tentmaker who worked (Acts 18:2-3) and traveled (Acts 18:18) with Paul. Paul praised Aquila and his wife, Priscilla for risking their lives for him. (Romans 16:3-4)