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As from June 20, 2007

Seven months have passed since being circumstantially and economically forced into running the business single handed and in case anyone is interested, it has been an unmitigated failure and major changes are now in place.

My perception is that our economy is not good and the firearm industry is probably faring worse than most. With food, fuel and interest rates taking up most of the family budget, buying bullets is a low priority and if at all it’s usually a 100 or two, instead of a 1000 or two as it used to be. It is precisely this, multitudes of small orders with meagre financial return, that are so time consuming to ship out. The net effect is that I don’t get to spend enough time making bullets and I earn less than I would if I cleaned public toilets. To turn this around the following shall apply forthwith:-

Minimum sale to anyone (before freight) $100.00

Minimum at wholesale to dealers (before tax & freight) $250.00 (otherwise retail)

Dealer Distributor rates will only apply to ‘distributor’ sized orders, otherwise the above applies.

This is applicable to all products that I handle, Dillon, Bullets,

Berry, Wolff, everything – whether shipped out or picked up at the factory.

I imagine a common reaction will be to throw hands in the air and say “To Hell with you, I won’t buy anything then.” With respect, I will reiterate that this is whole aim of the exercise, I just can no longer service small orders. A suggestion to those really needing a small order, get together with others with similar needs and put in a combined order.

Additionally, I will no longer be shipping every day, shipping days will be Tuesdays and Thursdays. Rest of the time I’ll just take notes. Preferred communication is via email, least preferred is via fax. Shipping will have an order of priority namely:-

1 Orders with payment

2 Large orders

3 Small orders.

4 Dillon critical warranty parts (If I’m too slow, get them from Dillon)

9 Dillon non critical warranty parts – could take weeks. Also applies to bits that could easily be found at a hardware store.

I know things are tough for many of you and this won’t help. However, my choice is simple, do this or close down and contrary to popular rumour, I’m not about to close down. I have 80,000 bullets on back order, everyone will be happy if I can get to make them.

As declared previously on this page - As of September 1, 2007 this business has become a one man show. For the past 16 months an attempt to keep going with Wendy and Brad has proved logistically unworkable. There just has to be a quality toolmaker as part of the crew to form a sustainable efficient unit. If I could charge $1 per bullet I might be able to compete with the mining industry for a toolmaker but this idea seems to be a bit unpopular!

From 2006 there were rumors about about how ‘we have closed down’ or ‘we have sold out’. Neither were true but the event that started them off was the sudden passing of our main man on the factory floor. Garth Whelan had been with us for 22 years and the wealth of experience he had, just can not be found in anyone we might employ to fill his position.

As a consequence of this, our production rate has dropped to about 30% of normal and some of our low volume items have been discontinued. This includes Cast Lead bullets and copper jackets for the ‘do it yourself’ bullet makers. The latter was never economically viable as jackets held in stock stayed on the shelf for years and most inquiries were for jackets that we didn’t make. 

Now of course , production will again fall disastrously.  Bear in mind that I have to attend the office, do deliveries etc, as well as make bullets so I will not be on call to answer the phone or receive faxes at all times.  (To receive faxes I have to be in the office.) The best communication method is email. The answering machine is always on where a message can be recorded. 

Malcolm Bone