Hardy Rifle Engineering Ltd was founded in early 2006 by Dan Hardy during his military career in the NZ Army as an Armourer / Weapons Engineer. In December of 2007 Dan left the army to concentrate fully on Hardy Rifle Engineering.

In the years following Hardy Rifle Engineering has gone from strength to strength, developing and producing world class rifles, suppressors, match grade barrels and muzzle brakes.

The company has now expanded to consist of 13 personnel with various backgrounds, qualifications and exceptional skill sets.