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Great news, Tag for later.
Danny P.S. Later on, I'll be in the market for a 14.5 M-4 barrel, F-front site post and permanetely attached Phantom. OAL to 16"... Is this a possibility? |
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interesting, so are ya going to let us wisconsin crew folks come out and check it out when it's all set up and ready to go?
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Yup We may also offer a 14.7 with perm A2 thanks! |
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The new facility is going to be located on the edge of Milwaukee/Butler Right now our current office is in Hartland. So we are working around the clock to put all these programs togather. (also to include complete rifles) But an open house sounds like an intersting idea Paul B Co. MFG, Inc. |
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Thats what I like to hear! |
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Way cool! Thanks, Danny |
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Bravo . I am glad to see good things and business growing for you . Frankly with the commitment you make to customer service I see very big things in your future Paul .
Signed a past and future satisfied customer . |
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That should be less than 5 miles from where I live! When I order something, can I just come and pick it up? |
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Sorry but the facility can not be set up for walk in sales.
Zoning and occupancy permit restrictions are extremely strick and do not allow any retail traffic. Current zoning is manufacturing/industrial/ and wholesale distribution. thanks! Paul B Co. MFG, Inc. |
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Thanks very much for your kind words!!! |
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A big +1000 |
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Congrats on your expansion and best wishes on your continued success! I'm sure you'll have this new side of your business up and running before my SBR Form 1 comes back. Sigh. C'mon NFA Branch, process faster! ;)
On SBR barrels, are there plans to offer 11.5" lengths, or are you sticking with the 10.5 & 14.5? |
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I think I'll be sending a lot of my hard earned cash your way in the future Paul!
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Probably 11.5 also. It's my personal favorate for an SBR, and also a favorate of can owners |
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Paul, Just so you know...I'm holding out for a 14.7" with perm A2. |
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No doubt |
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Will you be offering 14.5" with perm. Phantoms, Vortexs, ect in house?
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I'd like to see a super lightweight 14.5 w/permanent phantom. 1/7 twist. Chrome lined. "F" front sight base.
Same setup in mid-length would be nice too though. |
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yup. |
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Oh yeah, and possibly w/ M4 feedramps (though not neccessary) or maybe 14.7 w/ perm A2. Paul, you and your company please me to no end. Whenever possible (read, "when we have the cash"), my buddies and I order from you and it's always been a great experience dealing w/ you. Thanks for the great service Paul. I'll be ordering at least one barrel from you in the fall. |
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+1 for Bravo Co!!! Why couldn't you fellas relocate to Tucson? Its gun friendly in AZ.
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Thanks very much for all of your kind words!
Here is an update: We have been working long days, long nights, and long weekends to get this new line up and running. And I am very happy to report, that up to this point all things are moving on schedule. The new Bravo Company MFG, Inc. facility is set up and running. Tooling, work areas, equipment, and preproduction prototypes and mach-ups are good to go. 4150 Milspec steel has been delivered, barrels are being machined this week, then off to the chrome plater, then to our doorstep, to be parkerized proof load tested MP inspected gas ports installed FSB installed assembled and then testfired and then . . . . . . well, that is up to you ? Thank you to all for your interest !! |
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Some more general information about the Bravo Company MFG, Inc. (BCM) line up :
All barrels will have factory M4 feedramps (as will all upper receivers) All 5.56 NATO barrels will have 1/7 twist All made from Milspec 4150 barrel steel All barrels will be chrome lined All barrels will have the taller milspec F-marked FSB, .750 All barreled uppers will be flat tops with laser etched T-marks All 5.56 NATO barrels will have the government profile under the handguards (some possible exceptions for future special profiles) The first profiles that will be released will be 16" M4, then 20" government, then 16" Mid length (government profile). As a note, the details are being worked out for a Group-Buy on the BCM 16" Mid length barrels through Grant at G&R Tactical. Every couple of months we will release a new barrel profile until the line up is completed. And then, Bravo Company MFG, Inc. (BCM) lower receivers are expected to be released mid 2006. |
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Hi JLM, Yes we will. The 11.5 is my favorite for a shorty. It's just as maneuverable as a 10.5", but all things being equal will be less finicky, and is good to go with a sound suppresser. This fall we will release the first profiles 16" M4, 20" Government, 16" Gov-Mid Length Starting in Q1 in 2006 new profiles will be available every 6-8 weeks. To include 11.5, 14.7 with perm A2, 14.5, 10.5, etc. All with government profiles. The timetable is still on paper, but this our current estimated release info. Thanks! Paul |
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Paul
Just wanted to thank you for takeing the time to answer some questions for me and say I'm looking forward to being a customer. Thanks again Robert |
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Thanks for all of your interest.
As an update . . . Retail pricing on BCM barreled uppers is estimated to be around $435 (less: Handguards, b/bc/ch) Retail pricing on BCM stripped HPT/MPI barrels is estimated to be around $265 But all products will have an introductory discounted sale pricing through the 2005 calander year. We are still on schedule for September as the initial release of product. Thanks! Paul B Co. MFG, Inc. |
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Hey Paul, Let me start by sucking up a little! You have shown to be one of the most forward thinking dealers here. I really applaud you for not being content selling what ever happens to be available but taking the initiative to get the kind of parts we want, made the way we want, and at a more then reasonable price to boot! Now, with the sucking up out of the way, I would like to make a suggestion\request. I believe there is decent size market for a quality A1 length fixed stock. Now don't laugh, there are a number of people here who prefer a fixed stock when reasonable. Many of us feel the A2 length is just too long, especially on a carbine length weapon. The problem is there is not a high quality A1 length stock readily available. All that's out there are used military A1s that are not as robust as the current A2 style or the Cav Arms version which leaves a lot to be desired. Colt made exactly what I am talking about some # of years ago. an A1 length stock made exactly like the current production A2 stocks. (They were marked with a "CS" to identify them) The problem is, they were only made for a year or 2 and are now almost impossible to find. (Saw Sales has them for $200 for people who are really desperate I guess? ) Anyway, I assume you are really busy with all the new products you are already coming out with and this may not even be a direction that interests you but I figured I'd at least put the thought in your head and let you decide from there. I figured if any dealer here could get something like this done it would be you. So what do you think? Thanks |
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Hi cgv69,
Thank you for your kind words !! I think you are correct. Our new product line is very market driven. The internet is a great tool for consumers and the industry alike to expand knowledge and focus direction. With all of this information out there, more shooters become more sophisticated and discriminating in their choices and create demands for specific product features. We designed this program with those shooters in mind. It is our hope that the more knowledgeable shooters become, the more they will appreciate the efforts made in this product line. We put this program together with the basic philosophy of “No Short Cuts!”, and hope that this will be important to an ever-expanding group of professional and recreational shooters. You bring up a very interesting point on the fixed stock issue. We are currently readying to release barrels and barreled uppers this fall. And then next year stripped lowers and assembled lowers, followed later by complete rifles. As for complete rifles, the 16” and shorter barrels will have lowers with Mil-Spec collapsible stocks and H-Buffers. With the 20” government profile also in the line up, it did bring me to think about the respective lower receiver for that rifle. And I came to the same conclusion as you about the length of the A1 being preferred over the longer A2 fixed stock. (Although, considering that one of my partners is 6'4” – it may take some effort to convince him ) As this next evolution is still a bit out, I have not gotten a chance to go through/ prototype/ and source some of those details out yet. So at this time, I can’t offer much solid insight on the issue. . . . but stay tuned for further developments . . . |
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Hi Paul,
Thanks for the response. If figured that you wouldn’t be able to do anything with this anytime soon even (assuming you were even interested at all) but I am glad to hear you are at least interested. There have been a lot of changes to the M16\AR15 platform through the years. While there is some debate as to the usefulness of some of the changes, I could at least see the reasoning behind them. I can say that about all of the changes except for the LOP changes from the A1 to the A2 stocks. While the material and construction changes were much needed and are big improvement, lengthening the LOP makes absolutely no sense IMO. I am 6’2” so while I’m not a huge guy I am bigger then average person and even for me, the A1 length stock fits much better then the A2. I don’t know how shorter people (say under 5’7” or so) deal with the A2 length stocks? Anyway, I half heartily considered trying to contact a manufacturer myself to see what it would cost to get a special run of A1 length stocks made and then seeing if there was enough interest out there for a group buy? I have the organizational skills and could make the time for it but I know so little about the manufacturing world and it’s players that I quickly realized I would be in over my head. Oh well, I will keep searching for a Colt “CS” stock but it’s starting to look like your project (if you decide to do it) would be ready before I’ll find one! Thanks again Paul and I wish you the best of luck with your new venture! |
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Great news on the HPT/MPI. That should satisfy us proof-happy bastards. Should make you guys top tier.
Look forward to it. |
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Wow, I can't wait!
Where's the line to purchase one of your M4 uppers, with a B/BC/CH and a DD7.0? BTW, are the bolts gonna be MPI'd? Thanks! |
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