Panzerschwein
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Good for Kimber.
Their dandy K6 is a good wheelgun.
Their dandy K6 is a good wheelgun.
It's ironic in my state of Connecticut which is politically anti-gun and highly over taxed there are probably more gun manufacturers than any other state. Ruger, Colt, Remington, Marlin, Mossberg and Charter Arms to name a few.
I’ve got twenty years in as a machinist both manual and cnc. I have drafting degree and I’m also a certified welder. Mostly burning mig And stick. So I’m sure I can fit somewhere.Kimber is coming to Troy (about 30 minutes from me) and I'm thinking the same thing you are. I worked several years in machining and automation robotics (as an operator, robotic tech, and then plant manager) and my one issue with living here has been not much of a job market for that skill set. But with the news of Kimber I won't lie....I've been putting together documentation and am going to submit for a management position.
Remington is also coming to Alabama, in Montgomery.
Look to be movingMoving, or just opening up a plant?
If you consider the profound history of arms making in Conn. it is not ironic at all:It's ironic in my state of Connecticut which is politically anti-gun and highly over taxed there are probably more gun manufacturers than any other state. Ruger, Colt, Remington, Marlin, Mossberg and Charter Arms to name a few.
Rem. already in Mayfield Ky. too making good stuff. What are they going to make in Montgomery?Kimber is coming to Troy (about 30 minutes from me) and I'm thinking the same thing you are. I worked several years in machining and automation robotics (as an operator, robotic tech, and then plant manager) and my one issue with living here has been not much of a job market for that skill set. But with the news of Kimber I won't lie....I've been putting together documentation and am going to submit for a management position.
Remington is also coming to Alabama, in Montgomery.
I thought Remington was shutting down , parking lot has been empty at Rem.plant here in HuntsvilleRem. already in Mayfield Ky. too making good stuff. What are they going to make in Montgomery?
Quality control is a biggest issue. Releasing guns that have problems will hurt their reputation and demand in a hurry.
You mean like an immediate 10-20% increase in take home pay, taxes at 50% of what they were paying? Lower costs of living including insurances, food and gas? I grew up in NYC many years ago; it was expensive even thenIt’s going to take one heck of an incentive bonus to get people used to the NYC area to make a move like that.
Ohen Cepel wrote:
...it's hard to compete with other states where pay and taxes are X% lower.
History and recent events proves this statement does not apply with regards to NY state.Whether a state is politically accommodating of the interests of gun owners has nothing to do with how accommodating they might be towards the interests of gun makers.
https://bearingarms.com/tom-k/2018/01/20/kimber-leave-new-york-alabama-gun-laws/ Sorry for not posting this in the original link.
I’ve got twenty years in as a machinist both manual and cnc. I have drafting degree and I’m also a certified welder. Mostly burning mig And stick. So I’m sure I can fit somewhere.
Rem. already in Mayfield Ky. too making good stuff. What are they going to make in Montgomery?
If they are moving production but leaving corp. where it is aren't they still paying the high taxes in the corp. state. Sounds like they are just trying to save on the cheaper labor
I’ve run Mori Seiki, Kitamura, Daewoo, Haas, Fadal, Kia, Nakamura Tome, Maatsura and Bridge Ports just to name a few. Just about all my running was done via program at the control. I can g-code my butt off. I’ve run horizontal and vertical mills. Same with lathes. My favorite stunt is self resolving Home made macros to do 3D work. I have a lot of time making chips with high end ingersoll cutters in every kind of material from 1018 to inconel. I’ve done everything from hydraulic components to oil field valves to rebuilding construction equipment. Been a long ride for sure.I have STRONG contacts within Busche Machining (owner and several plant managers) and Michelin (VP of OPs North America), so if you ever find yourself needing help opening a door I'll be offended if you don't contact me....lol.
If things work out with this new Kimber plant, I will definitely PM you. Extra cool points if you ever ran an old Browning screw machine.
What CNCs did you run? Okuma? Hwacheon? Hessap? I ask more out of curiosity as one thing that always helped "pump" my resume to the CNC crowd was I am like one of maybe 50 nationwide actually taught people who can work as a tech on those German Hessaps. They can be finicky, but damn those machines can carve through some raw parts and maintain TIGHT tolerances.