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Posted: 1/18/2011 7:58:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: USSRangerSM]
So I knew we had some big names (relative to the industry) in firearms here. What I did NOT know is how many we have until I started looking up places recently. Here's a list of what we have so far:
World of Barrels: Bartlein barrels, Jackson, WI Krieger barrels, Richfield, WI Obermeyer barrels, Bristol, WI Rock Creek barrels, Albany, WI Kolar Arms, Racine, WI Badger barrels, 262 area code, WI Broughton barrels, Campbellsport, WI Brux barrels, Lodi, WI Dez Arms, Adams, WI World of the Firearms: Bravo Company USA, Hartland, WI d&h Industries, Oconomowoc, WI Bison Bull, Ft Atkinson, WI Top Glock, Green Bay, WI Howell Old West Conversions, Beloit, WI Precisions Sports, Oshkosh, WI Firearm accessories/other: Laurer Custom Weaponry, Chippewa Falls, WI Lee Reloading, Hartford, WI Mec Reloaders, Mayville, WI Ultimate Sniper, Iron River, WI Midwest Industries, Waukesha, WI Storm Werkz, Superior, WI Vortex Optics, Middleton, WI Outers Guncare, Onlaska, WI ATI Stocks, Milwaukee, WI Griffin Armament, Wales, WI American Defense Armament, New Berlin, WI Huber Concepts, Fond du Lac, WI East Ridge Gun Company, Bancroft, WI Crane Technologies, Waukesha, WI XRail Roth Concept Innovations, Appleton, WI Milazzo-Krieger Accuracy Products, East Troy, WI (no website) |
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Posted: 1/18/2011 8:02:35 PM EDT
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Laurer
Lee reloading Its not all good though, places here means you got to pay sales taxes |
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Posted: 1/18/2011 8:14:22 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By outlawZ79: Laurer Lee reloading Its not all good though, places here means you got to pay sales taxes Thanks: added. I'll be updating as people add. |
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Posted: 1/18/2011 8:17:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/18/2011 8:30:22 PM EDT
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Vortex Optics is here also.
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Posted: 1/18/2011 8:43:58 PM EDT
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Maj. John Plaster, author of "Ultimate Sniper" books, Choate stock designer, etc.: Way in the north woods
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Posted: 1/18/2011 8:44:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/18/2011 8:59:56 PM EDT
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Midwest INdustries
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Posted: 1/18/2011 9:04:41 PM EDT
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Don't laugh: ATI of the tacticool stock fame is located in.... MKE
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Posted: 1/18/2011 9:11:34 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/18/2011 9:22:50 PM EDT
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I forgot about these guys: Outers
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Posted: 1/18/2011 9:25:26 PM EDT
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Don't forget Streicher's
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Posted: 1/18/2011 9:32:42 PM EDT
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Sorry, Corporate HQ of Streichers is listed as Minneapolis, MN
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Posted: 1/18/2011 10:19:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Righteous]
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Posted: 1/18/2011 10:27:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/18/2011 10:33:22 PM EDT
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I was trying to remember these guys... I recalled they existed, but could not remember their names. Thanks
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Posted: 1/18/2011 10:43:26 PM EDT
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Another gun related, somewhat corny:
Gun Digest Publications (Krause) in Iola, WI |
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Posted: 1/19/2011 12:06:58 AM EDT
[Last Edit: rugger]
[#17]
Badger barrel
Broughton barrels brux barrels american defense manufacturing D&H industries And the most infamous....Topglock.com ala the VT shooter |
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Posted: 1/19/2011 12:59:46 AM EDT
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yes but cheaper shipping, though i understand what you are saying. We get some jobs for Wi and their tax revenue, but no local discounts, they dont do the local shows or offer store fronts. So in the end there isnt much benefit for us. But it is still nice
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Posted: 1/19/2011 7:54:12 AM EDT
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I had Krieger do some cryo for me, dropped off and picked up at their shop.
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Posted: 1/19/2011 8:20:37 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Murooka]
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Not a manufacturer, but pertinent as well...
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership Hartford, WI ETA: Not a bad way to use post 308, at least I didn't waste it on a OST 
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Posted: 1/19/2011 11:24:59 AM EDT
[#21]
Doesn't seem to have a web presence but I've heard of this guy on some 1911 boards,
Milazzo-Krieger Accuracy Products, East Troy, WI |
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Posted: 1/19/2011 12:42:43 PM EDT
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Wondering why we didn't have a list before....
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Posted: 1/19/2011 1:02:32 PM EDT
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Huber Concepts
http://www.huberconcepts.com/ |
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Posted: 1/19/2011 1:44:12 PM EDT
[#24]
Originally Posted By JakeThePimp:
Doesn't seem to have a web presence but I've heard of this guy on some 1911 boards, Milazzo-Krieger Accuracy Products, East Troy, WI Ack, can't believe I forgot about him. I have one of his old-school triggers on my service rifle. 
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Posted: 1/19/2011 2:29:38 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/19/2011 2:54:02 PM EDT
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The Holy Trinity of Sausages or the Sausage Industrial Complex... Johnsonville, Klement's and Usinger's. And for the children... Oscar Meyer.
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Posted: 1/19/2011 8:19:10 PM EDT
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Now if only we did a group buy on the Badger ammo plant before they started tear down.
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Posted: 1/19/2011 8:22:21 PM EDT
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Don't forget that the legendary Phakophia armory is located in an isolated well stocked dane county compound
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Posted: 1/19/2011 9:53:01 PM EDT
[Last Edit: prebans]
[#29]
Originally Posted By gene_wi:
Don't forget that the legendary Phakophia armory is located in an isolated well stocked dane county compound There is no such place as the Dane County Compound. Crane Technologies of Waukesha makes decent mounts and pintles. Originally Posted By neoinarien:
Oh, and these guys: I hear they do good work . But I was thinking of manufacturers.He's a manufacturer of ammunition- that's a Type 06 FFL and he pays excise tax like any other manufacturer. 
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Posted: 1/19/2011 10:32:03 PM EDT
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"Hawzwood's Fine Firearm Storage"
Storage is free and as a value-added service to set us apart from the competition, we're willing to take it out for exercise on a regular basis.
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Posted: 1/20/2011 8:49:53 AM EDT
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Yes "sticky" it, but remove the poll and this post.
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Posted: 1/20/2011 9:34:13 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Shooterer: Yes "sticky" it, but remove the poll and this post. |
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Posted: 1/20/2011 10:33:08 AM EDT
[#33]
IIRC, these guys were at the Waukesha show this last week.
D&H (AR magazines) - http://www.dhmetalstamping.com/magazines.htm |
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Posted: 1/20/2011 12:48:20 PM EDT
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These guys: DEZ Arms were at the last Waukesha gun show. They are out of Adams and punch their own barrels. Not sure how much other work they do.
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Posted: 1/20/2011 12:55:17 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JakeThePimp]
[#35]
Roth Concept Innovations, Appleton, WI
http://www.xrailbyrci.com/ Makes the xrail system. Somebody brought one to the roasted nuts shoot this summer. 
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Posted: 1/20/2011 8:55:00 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By JakeThePimp: Roth Concept Innovations, Appleton, WI http://www.xrailbyrci.com/ Make the xrail system. Somebody brought one to the roasted nuts shoot this summer. http://www.xrailbyrci.com/images/Swat-1100-Stairwell-Compact-version.jpg You are correct. I believe it was Billetman. Cool stuff. You must have stuck around towards the end.  I forget all the names of who was who, sorry. |
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Posted: 1/20/2011 10:28:09 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By hawzwood:
Originally Posted By JakeThePimp:
Roth Concept Innovations, Appleton, WI http://www.xrailbyrci.com/ Make the xrail system. Somebody brought one to the roasted nuts shoot this summer. http://www.xrailbyrci.com/images/Swat-1100-Stairwell-Compact-version.jpg You are correct. I believe it was Billetman. Cool stuff. You must have stuck around towards the end.
I forget all the names of who was who, sorry. He let me try it but his 1100 didn't like the ammo I brought along. You were rocking my saiga 12. |
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Posted: 1/21/2011 12:00:01 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/22/2011 9:41:12 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By JakeThePimp: Originally Posted By hawzwood: Originally Posted By JakeThePimp: Roth Concept Innovations, Appleton, WI http://www.xrailbyrci.com/ Make the xrail system. Somebody brought one to the roasted nuts shoot this summer. http://www.xrailbyrci.com/images/Swat-1100-Stairwell-Compact-version.jpg You are correct. I believe it was Billetman. Cool stuff. You must have stuck around towards the end. I forget all the names of who was who, sorry. He let me try it but his 1100 didn't like the ammo I brought along. You were rocking my saiga 12. Yep, I remember who you are!
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Posted: 1/28/2011 3:27:20 AM EDT
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Here's another one for the list.
Howell Old West Conversions LLC. 5728 East County Road X Beloit, WI 53511 http://www.howelloldwestconversions.com/index.html Kenny Howell is the maker of the R&D cartridge conversion cylinders for cap & ball revolvers. he also makes museum quality reproductions of old west guns for Hollywood types Like Tom Selleck, Kevin Costner, Will Smith and others. Interesting newspaper article about him and his work: http://kirstenbuys.com/pages/gunmaker.htm |
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Posted: 1/29/2011 12:57:00 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/9/2011 8:18:05 PM EDT
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I sooooo wanted that whaler they had for sale. 
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Posted: 2/20/2011 12:23:38 PM EDT
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New Member here and new to WI so this thread is great for me. I just found this http://www.ctkprecision.com/ while searching for a Monopod for an AR and they happen to be in Wisconsin.
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Posted: 2/20/2011 12:24:37 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By DrCyCoe:
New Member here and new to WI so this thread is great for me. I just found this http://www.ctkprecision.com/ while searching for a Monopod for an AR and they happen to be in Wisconsin. |
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Posted: 3/2/2011 12:21:18 PM EDT
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I'm surprised no one here has mentioned Midwest Indstries. Although theyre not a gun maker they are a pretty big name in the mount biz. Out of Waukesha.
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Posted: 3/2/2011 8:12:14 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By jgeiken: I'm surprised no one here has mentioned Midwest Indstries. Although theyre not a gun maker they are a pretty big name in the mount biz. Out of Waukesha. It's already on there |
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Posted: 3/18/2011 9:14:21 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Allerian]
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Did we add D&H in Oconomowoc? They used to be called LaBelle industries, makers of AR mags.
http://www.dhmetalstamping.com/magazines.htm |
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Posted: 3/18/2011 10:43:13 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Allerian: Did we add D&H in Oconomowoc? They used to be called LaBelle industries, makers of AR mags. http://www.dhmetalstamping.com/magazines.htm Already on there |
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Posted: 3/20/2011 7:51:31 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By neoinarien:
Originally Posted By Allerian:
Did we add D&H in Oconomowoc? They used to be called LaBelle industries, makers of AR mags. http://www.dhmetalstamping.com/magazines.htm Already on there Ah, didn't notice it right away because the city is listed wrong. |
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Posted: 7/19/2011 10:03:32 PM EDT
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High Preformance International. Outstanding work on AR service rifles and AR match rifles
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