dmh
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- Jan 4, 2009
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Since I shoot for FGW this may seem like a type of paid endorsement but I can assure you it's not. Those of you who know me personally know I mean what I say and say what I mean. I started this thread as a testament to what I saw from first hand experience.
They opened their home to me for a week and I had a GREAT time. The shop is well stocked with parts from pistol to rifle, A to Z, and there is a major investment on tools and machinery. REALLY GOOD MACHINERY. I learned a lot about mill work, frame and slide fitting, small parts, function testing and the like. He has a LOT of inventory on hand and honestly does his very best to keep things rolling in and out as smoothly and quickly as possible. There is even a commercial ammo supply in the works if everything pans out. The only thing he's short on is time because it's a one man gig and for those of you who have ever done machining and detail work along with answering the phone, taking orders, shipping orders, and paying bills will understand what I'm talking about. The attention to detail is there and he knows the wait times are long at the moment, but everything he builds has to be perfect like it's his personal equipment. He's looking for a helper for the packaging, shipping and small work and is trying to streamline his operation as much as possible. If you're on the fence or have something on order be patient, it's worth the wait and unless you've been there you're just guessing as to what happens day by day. I actually got to see it and I can respect it. I would tell you if I didn't.
On the other side Susan (his beter half) is a great cook, Doodlebug is really cool, and their first child is due 7 days from now. My family was asked to join his family in a very special way in regards to the soon to be born Emmy Sue, and I couldn't be more honored. Really good folks building really good guns. What else is there?
Daniel
They opened their home to me for a week and I had a GREAT time. The shop is well stocked with parts from pistol to rifle, A to Z, and there is a major investment on tools and machinery. REALLY GOOD MACHINERY. I learned a lot about mill work, frame and slide fitting, small parts, function testing and the like. He has a LOT of inventory on hand and honestly does his very best to keep things rolling in and out as smoothly and quickly as possible. There is even a commercial ammo supply in the works if everything pans out. The only thing he's short on is time because it's a one man gig and for those of you who have ever done machining and detail work along with answering the phone, taking orders, shipping orders, and paying bills will understand what I'm talking about. The attention to detail is there and he knows the wait times are long at the moment, but everything he builds has to be perfect like it's his personal equipment. He's looking for a helper for the packaging, shipping and small work and is trying to streamline his operation as much as possible. If you're on the fence or have something on order be patient, it's worth the wait and unless you've been there you're just guessing as to what happens day by day. I actually got to see it and I can respect it. I would tell you if I didn't.
On the other side Susan (his beter half) is a great cook, Doodlebug is really cool, and their first child is due 7 days from now. My family was asked to join his family in a very special way in regards to the soon to be born Emmy Sue, and I couldn't be more honored. Really good folks building really good guns. What else is there?
Daniel
