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Posted: 9/12/2010 11:01:31 AM EDT

And why?

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:03:41 AM EDT

[#1]

HK. The HK Kool Aid tastes the best.

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Posted: 9/12/2010 11:06:43 AM EDT

[#2]

Bravo Company U.S.A. is litterally only minutes from my house. If this fire chief thing goes south, that could be a cool gig!

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Posted: 9/12/2010 11:09:11 AM EDT

[#3]

FN Herstal

They have a nearly unlimited R&D budget, innovative designs, and are willing to bring products to the consumer.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:09:54 AM EDT

[#4]

Beretta-USA. I love some of their firearms, but they need someone there to put them on a more focused path of what the American shooter needs and wants, with a product for those American shooters. It's about time they make a modern featured, magazine fed, fully ambidextrous, 5.56x45 and 7.62x51mm auto rifle out of 7075 T6 besides polymer that doesn't look like a CX4 raped by a shotgun.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:10:09 AM EDT

[#5]

COLT! Because I love my ponies the best

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:10:35 AM EDT

[#6]

I can't believe no one said LaRue Tactical yet

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:11:33 AM EDT

[#7]

Holland and Holland, lots of history and true craftsmen.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:12:45 AM EDT

[#8]

Whichever one paid me the most, with the best benefits, for the longest foreseeable future.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:12:50 AM EDT

[#9]

Sig.

I could help Cohen pack his office.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:13:44 AM EDT

[#10]

HK

Without a doubt the ambitious and aggressive company out there that always comes out on top.

To pick any other company is like saying "I wanna play on the team that lost the superbowl

"

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:14:04 AM EDT

[#11]

If it weren't for the Texas heat, I'd say Larue.

I'd go with LMT or Colt if they were in free states.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:14:39 AM EDT

[#12]

...

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:15:16 AM EDT

[#13]

Magpul. I love their products, I believe in their philosophy, and it would just be really cool to hang out with Costa, Haley, Drake, and the rest of the crew. Plus, I hear Colorado is really nice.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:15:18 AM EDT

[#14]

Ares Incorporated, Its only a half hour from my house and its one of the few that I could actually ply my trade as a code welder.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:15:23 AM EDT

[#15]

Any of them that'll pay the best.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:17:38 AM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
Holland and Holland, lots of history and true craftsmen.

Yes, true gun makers the old fashioned way. Everyone else just does assembly from mass produced components,ZERO Craftsmenship.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:18:13 AM EDT

[#17]

Magpul.

Sure they're on the other side of Denver from me, but they're still the closest I'm aware of.

Oh, and there's also that whole "their products are the cat's meow" thing, too...

_MaH

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:19:33 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Holland and Holland, lots of history and true craftsmen.

Yes, true gun makers the old fashioned way. Everyone else just does assembly from mass produced components,ZERO Craftsmenship.

What about the Italians like Ivo Fabbri ?

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:24:09 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
Magpul. I love their products, I believe in their philosophy, and it would just be really cool to hang out with Costa, Haley, Drake, and the rest of the crew. Plus, I hear Colorado is really nice.

Plus I might get a chance to play with THIS

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:27:58 AM EDT

[#20]

Botach.

Customer service is everything.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:30:55 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
HK. The HK Kool Aid tastes the best.

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This.

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Posted: 9/12/2010 11:33:01 AM EDT

[#22]

LaRue Tactical. Mark, if you ever need a guy who was both an experienced trial attorney and Class 2/SOT before he turned 30, I'd love to send you a re'sume'.

Hell if I had some $ saved up I'd do a paid internship there, that's the new trend among the college kids right (the college kid pays for the internship for those who aren't familiar with the job market).

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EDIT: Recently I got some trigger time behind an OBR and it EXCEEDED my very high expectations for it.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:35:19 AM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
FN Herstal

They have a nearly unlimited R&D budget, innovative designs, and are willing to bring products to the consumer.

This!

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:36:19 AM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Magpul. I love their products, I believe in their philosophy, and it would just be really cool to hang out with Costa, Haley, Drake, and the rest of the crew. Plus, I hear Colorado is really nice.

Plus I might get a chance to play with THIS

You mean this.

magpul FMG 9mm folding gun

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:42:42 AM EDT

[#25]

HK

I bet their facility is the secret 8th wonder of the world.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:44:17 AM EDT

[#26]

Larue or STI. Just because they are both within driving distance.

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:46:25 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Magpul. I love their products, I believe in their philosophy, and it would just be really cool to hang out with Costa, Haley, Drake, and the rest of the crew. Plus, I hear Colorado is really nice.

Plus I might get a chance to play with THIS

You mean this.

magpul FMG 9mm folding gun

Yea I would want to use that more than the vehicle. Only because I'd end up getting crazy with the vehicle. You know...some problems, maybe a few deaths involved. *shifty eyes*

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:49:27 AM EDT

[#28]

Next Generation Arms...I think that as a company they have so much potential to expand annd develop...

Plus its about half an hour south of where I want to live...

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Posted: 9/12/2010 11:55:26 AM EDT

[#29]

US ARMY
You get to kill bad guys.

if I could...

Posted: 9/12/2010 11:59:58 AM EDT

[#30]

Bravo Company.

Although I'd have to telecommute because I'm not leaving FL.

Just thought of KAC. I think I wouldn't mind working for KAC either.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:01:49 PM EDT

[#31]

LaRue or Black Dog.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:03:26 PM EDT

[#32]

Keltec is probably the closest to me.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:04:58 PM EDT

[#33]

The one that let me shoot the most on their dime.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:07:08 PM EDT

[#34]

Ask anyone who has ever owned a bar about the downsides to turning a recreational activity into a livelihood.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:08:34 PM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Magpul. I love their products, I believe in their philosophy, and it would just be really cool to hang out with Costa, Haley, Drake, and the rest of the crew. Plus, I hear Colorado is really nice.

Plus I might get a chance to play with THIS

You mean this.

magpul FMG 9mm folding gun

Why not get both? Use the Unimog to drive to go to the range with the SMG.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:12:09 PM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:

Quoted:

HK. The HK Kool Aid tastes the best.

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This.

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HK +3. Partially to live in the grey room, but the main reason would be to steal spare parts for my USP's, and try and get an employee discount on mags.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:16:51 PM EDT

[#37]

ahem..

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:19:46 PM EDT

[#38]

VLTOR

So I can really know where the fuck my Bren Ten's are! They're probably out doing final T&E hunting unicorns with them...

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:21:37 PM EDT

[#39]

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Posted: 9/12/2010 12:22:17 PM EDT

[#40]

The big one in West Hartford.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:26:50 PM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Holland and Holland, lots of history and true craftsmen.

Yes, true gun makers the old fashioned way. Everyone else just does assembly from mass produced components,ZERO Craftsmenship.

What about the Italians like Ivo Fabbri ?

Yeah, i forgot the Italians. Beretta included for their Fine shotguns.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:31:31 PM EDT

[#42]

Springfield Armory.

Semper-Fi

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:42:58 PM EDT

[#43]

LaRue

I just wish i knew how to run CNC machines :(

Ive always been the kind of guy that could sit in front of a machine like that for hours all day long and just quietly think to myself. Plus, its in the most beautiful state in the country and I would love turning into a "product of my surroundings"

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:46:56 PM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:
Ask anyone who has ever owned a bar about the downsides to turning a recreational activity into a livelihood.

QFT

Once you have to do something, it quickly begins to suck, and suck bad.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:48:41 PM EDT

[#45]

Magpul, because they are not afraid to make people wait and do things right.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:49:01 PM EDT

[#46]

H&K. Because I'm an Asshole and I hate everyone

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:57:16 PM EDT

[#47]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Ask anyone who has ever owned a bar about the downsides to turning a recreational activity into a livelihood.

QFT

Once you have to do something, it quickly begins to suck, and suck bad.

This is exactly why i closed down my gunsmithing buisness a few years ago.Having to go to the shop every evening and work on someone elses guns took the enjoyment right out of it. Now i just do it when i want to.

Posted: 9/12/2010 12:59:10 PM EDT

[#48]

Glock. They're here in the Atlanta area.

Posted: 9/12/2010 1:00:38 PM EDT

[#49]

HK or La Rue.

The vast majority of what I want can be found there.

Posted: 9/12/2010 1:02:39 PM EDT

[#50]

Quoted:
Ask anyone who has ever owned a bar about the downsides to turning a recreational activity into a livelihood.

+1

After about 3 yrs part time and a little over 2 yrs fulltime, it gets old.
I hate going to gunshows now.
I used to enjoy building AR's for others, now it's just a pain in the ass.
I shot so damned much, my guns sat in the safe untouched for about a year after I quit before I hit the range again.
Office politics? Yep, even here.
Think going to Knob Creek would be fun? Try 14 hours on pea gravel in wet boots freezing your ass off and answering the same questions time and time again, with the tire kickers taking 80% of your time. I hate that damned place and never want to see it again.
Developing new products? So much fun I can't begin to describe it.
"Friends of the owners" wanting special things done? Customers you're responsible to take a back seat and your production suffers and the owners don't care.

But.....
Helping the Mil and LE customers get the tools they need now? Fucking great.
Getting satphone call from the Sandbox from a customers team mate wanting the same thing because if fucking rocks and does what its supposed to. Fucking great.
Getting an email from the same customers Capt. wanting one too. Fucking great.
Meeting customers at gun shows and hearing how much they've enjoyed your work. Fucking great.
Seeing your builds turn up on the internet in happy customers hands. Fucking great.
Getting the good shit at cost. Hell yes!
BetaMag dumping someone else's ammo the prof a test product until the gas tube melts. Who wouldn't want to?

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