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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - JJE-H&R LLC acquisition of NoDak Spud (Page 1 of 89)
Posted: 12/16/2021 5:41:22 PM EDT
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Palmetto State Armory is pleased to announce the merger of NoDak Spud LLC into the JJE family of companies! Effective Jan 3rd, NoDak Spud will become a subsidiary of Harrington & Richardson. Mike Wetteland, co-owner of NoDak Spud will become the CEO of the newly reformed H&R. Mike brings over 30 years of experience in the firearms industry to our team. As many of you know, Mike’s attention to detail and passion for Retro AR15’s has helped grow our hobby. NoDak Spud will cease all operations at their Edina MN facility Dec 23rd in order to complete ship outs before the end of the year. NoDak Spud will then be relocated to West Columbia SC. All customers that had backorders and/or were on the interested parties list for retro lowers/parts will be notified by Harlan via telephone or email. All NoDak Spud retro parts will be rebranded as H&R. Most of the other NDS products, such as Ruger rifle sights will still be produced. Please be patient as it will take time to spin production back up. NoDak Spud will continue to field calls and emails until we get the H&R website and staff up and running. PLEASE DO NOT call Palmetto State Armory to place pre-orders or make product inquiries as the customer service staff has not been brought up to speed yet. Please be assured that we will do our best to contact everyone on the NoDak lists to give them the opportunity to purchase H&R retro products. Thank you, -Josiah |
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Whoa. As a long time NDS customer, I'm not sure how I feel about this. I hope this means that their products will be more available with more production capacity and shorter wait times. However, being a part of a large corp, I hope products don't get discontinued if sales don't match the market projections (i.e. brownells). On the bright side, hopefully this means these parts will continue to be produced if/when Mike and Harlan retire Also, I didnt need an H&R A1 clone in my life...until now |
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Quoted: Whoa. As a long time NDS customer, I'm not sure how I feel about this. I hope this means that their products will be more available with more production capacity and shorter wait times. However, being a part of a large corp, I hope products don't get discontinued if sales don't match the market projections (i.e. brownells). On the bright side, hopefully this means these parts will continue to be produced if/when Mike and Harlan retire Also, I didnt need an H&R A1 clone in my life...until now Rest assured, I plan to take a metered approach to product offerings and make this a sustainable endeavor. I want to keep the retro program focused on the core products that allow home builders to make their dreams come true. We will come out with a FEW complete guns, but as we've seen, it's hard to mass produce replica firearms that advanced collectors approve of. This is extremely exciting for me and I have big plans for H&R, and not just in the retro AR15 market. The biggest thing I ask is to have patience, as there will be a transition and learning curve for my new crew. |
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Quoted: My humble suggestion is that the first major investment of this wonderful new venture should be the tooling and equipment for roll marking lowers! I'm not going to say never, but the quotes I've gotten on the equipment, and the added labor involved tell me that it's not feasible at this time. Crawl, walk, run. |
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Quoted: Rest assured, I plan to take a metered approach to product offerings and make this a sustainable endeavor. I want to keep the retro program focused on the core products that allow home builders to make their dreams come true. We will come out with a FEW complete guns, but as we've seen, it's hard to mass produce replica firearms that advanced collectors approve of. This is extremely exciting for me and I have big plans for H&R, and not just in the retro AR15 market. The biggest thing I ask is to have patience, as there will be a transition and learning curve for my new crew. I’ve never met you and have only bought a small item or two from you. I have however seen your interactions on here for years and believe the reputation you have is well earned. If you are at the helm I have hope that we will continue to see good things. Is there plans to revive the Handi Rifle or is it too early to ask? |
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Quoted: I’ve never met you and have only bought a small item or two from you. I have however seen your interactions on here for years and believe the reputation you have is well earned. If you are at the helm I have hope that we will continue to see good things. Is there plans to revive the Handi Rifle or is it too early to ask? Too early.  I love the Handi Rifle but the way they are made/ fitted requires an old world method. It's 1890's tech and I would prefer a modern revamp with user interchangeable barrels. |
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Quoted: Rest assured, I plan to take a metered approach to product offerings and make this a sustainable endeavor. I want to keep the retro program focused on the core products that allow home builders to make their dreams come true. We will come out with a FEW complete guns, but as we've seen, it's hard to mass produce replica firearms that advanced collectors approve of. This is extremely exciting for me and I have big plans for H&R, and not just in the retro AR15 market. The biggest thing I ask is to have patience, as there will be a transition and learning curve for my new crew. Awesome Mike, great to hear |
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Quoted: Too early. I love the Handi Rifle but the way they are made/ fitted requires an old world method. It's 1890's tech and I would prefer a modern revamp with user interchangeable barrels. Quoted: Quoted: I’ve never met you and have only bought a small item or two from you. I have however seen your interactions on here for years and believe the reputation you have is well earned. If you are at the helm I have hope that we will continue to see good things. Is there plans to revive the Handi Rifle or is it too early to ask? Too early. I love the Handi Rifle but the way they are made/ fitted requires an old world method. It's 1890's tech and I would prefer a modern revamp with user interchangeable barrels. Sounds good to me. I wish you guys the best. |
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Quoted: Great news for Mike, Harlan and for all of us Retro Heads! Yes please on the H&R M16A1! https://ar180parts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Untitled.jpg OMG, that color match is terrible. I hope you got a discount on it. 
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Good luck and congratulations Mike. You and Harlan have done more for the retro AR15 than anyone else over the past 15 years. I will always cherish my Nodak lowers, I think they make up over 50% of my AR collection. Looking forward to see what else you're able to bring to life! |
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Quoted: Rest assured, I plan to take a metered approach to product offerings and make this a sustainable endeavor. I want to keep the retro program focused on the core products that allow home builders to make their dreams come true. We will come out with a FEW complete guns, but as we've seen, it's hard to mass produce replica firearms that advanced collectors approve of. This is extremely exciting for me and I have big plans for H&R, and not just in the retro AR15 market. The biggest thing I ask is to have patience, as there will be a transition and learning curve for my new crew. 50% homo. |
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Quoted: Please keep your high standards of quality and attention to detail. I'm going to miss your minimalist markings on the NDS lowers. That’s why Jamin wanted me on his team, to help give the retro program , and H&R in general, someone that has those abilities. We plan on continuing to supply our friends @brownells forgings so they can provide a minimalist marked lower. |
| The guys over at INT. MILSPEC TRADING CO. have been making H&R roll marked lowers for quite some time now. Just throwing it out there for those of us who are impatient like myself lol. But seriously best of luck to all the parties involved in this I have had owned 4 sets of NDS receivers and I know the quality they will bring to H&R. |
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Quoted: Unless the looming regulation change doesn’t happen, Jamin doesn’t want to do 80 percent lowers. I was afraid of that. Was waiting on a partial fence so I could make the brother of this one. Attached File |
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Quoted: I was afraid of that. Was waiting on a partial fence so I could make the brother of this one. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/180398/Alpha1_JPG-2207109.JPG You might have to order an authentic H&R lower from H&R, & transfer it through a local dealer @ a gunshow, harumph, harumph. |
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Quoted: Sounds good to me. I wish you guys the best. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I’ve never met you and have only bought a small item or two from you. I have however seen your interactions on here for years and believe the reputation you have is well earned. If you are at the helm I have hope that we will continue to see good things. Is there plans to revive the Handi Rifle or is it too early to ask? Too early. I love the Handi Rifle but the way they are made/ fitted requires an old world method. It's 1890's tech and I would prefer a modern revamp with user interchangeable barrels. Sounds good to me. I wish you guys the best. Handi Rifle...yes, please. And, congrats on your big move! |
[ARCHIVED THREAD] - JJE-H&R LLC acquisition of NoDak Spud (Page 1 of 89)
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