I haven't seen him at any of the shows. Is he okay? did he retire?
Originally Posted By slidestop:
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_8_14/476674_WTK__Top_Hat.html
Someone asked the same question a week or two back . He's alive and well .
Yep...saw him at the Armory show in Philly a week or so back.....
I saw him at the last gun show in York, even bought some targets/cleaning brushes from him

good to hear.
He's good to go. I talk to him regularly and just saw him last week. I'll see him again on Wednesday, so if someone wants me to ask him about out of show sales, I can do that. He's dealing with some issues that are taking priority in his life right now (nothing serious or personally detrimental) and I'm sure once he gets those issues sorted out he'll be back on the regular show circuit. If you need something specific from him shoot me a PM, I'm sure I can get you in contact with him. For those that don't know, he runs USANA, a range in Salem County NJ. USANA is "under attack" by a few residents and the local zoning board and the fight is taking a lot (or all) of his time lately. From what he's told me about it, and I try not to dig at him about it too much, it's going well just expensive and time consuming. Aside from the overall depression associated with dealing with these people and the possability of losing something he's been a part of since the early 70's, he's the same old "Top Hat".
He's not exactly the technologically inclined type and I doubt highly that he'd be interested in anything that has to do with the internet, but I'll let him know that you guys have been asking about him. I'm sure he'll get a kick out of that.
Didn't see Top Hat at Oaks this weekend but given the above post I guess it should not be a surprise. Hope he's doing well, I get most of my targets from him.
Originally Posted By Ptlm724:
He's good to go. I talk to him regularly and just saw him last week. I'll see him again on Wednesday, so if someone wants me to ask him about out of show sales, I can do that. He's dealing with some issues that are taking priority in his life right now (nothing serious or personally detrimental) and I'm sure once he gets those issues sorted out he'll be back on the regular show circuit. If you need something specific from him shoot me a PM, I'm sure I can get you in contact with him. For those that don't know, he runs USANA, a range in Salem County NJ. USANA is "under attack" by a few residents and the local zoning board and the fight is taking a lot (or all) of his time lately. From what he's told me about it, and I try not to dig at him about it too much, it's going well just expensive and time consuming. Aside from the overall depression associated with dealing with these people and the possability of losing something he's been a part of since the early 70's, he's the same old "Top Hat".
He's not exactly the technologically inclined type and I doubt highly that he'd be interested in anything that has to do with the internet, but I'll let him know that you guys have been asking about him. I'm sure he'll get a kick out of that.
Please ask him to include
Oaks on his tour when he gets back into it.
Dane