The Wisconsin Firearm Industrial Complex (Page 1 of 2)
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Posted: 1/18/2011 7:58:28 PM EDT
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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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MEC reloading in Mayville
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After all, you don't modify an AR's config, you just build another one....
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Its not the guy that walks in with a gun and says he is going to start shooting that you have to worry about.
Its the guy that just walks in and just starts shooting.
Its the guy that just walks in and just starts shooting.
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http://www.stormwerkz.com/index.html
Stormwerkz in Superior, WI |
| I forgot about these guys: Outers |
Its not the guy that walks in with a gun and says he is going to start shooting that you have to worry about.
Its the guy that just walks in and just starts shooting.
Its the guy that just walks in and just starts shooting.
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Here is a biggie in the competition shotgun world...
Kolar |
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Don't forget about green0 & co.
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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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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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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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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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"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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| 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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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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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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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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http://www.bisonbull.com/BisonBull/specs.html This .45-70 WI made revolver looks awesome!
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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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Pack LaRue
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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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here is another...
Precision Sports Oshkosh, WI http://www.precisiongunworks.com/ |
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I sooooo wanted that whaler they had for sale. 
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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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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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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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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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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. |