Friday, October 08, 2010

Led spaghetti.

MattG has been on a hunting trip out in Children Of The Corn country.

While out there, he got to take a field trip to the Hornady plant.

Neat-o! I'm jealous.
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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have to plug the 30-30 FTX bullets and credit them and Marlin for bringing back to 30-30 as a great hunting round for North America.

It's nice to lug around a rifle that doesn't weigh as much as a heavier .308 or 7mm rifle.

Cory

10:35 AM, October 08, 2010
Anonymous said...

Would LOVE to go thru that plant!! I use their bullets for a lot of different rifles and handguns. Lucky guy!!

2:06 PM, October 08, 2010
Matt G said...

Part of what amazed me was that every single man and woman in that plant seemed genuinely happy to see a visitor. My guide told me that they may give as many as 5 tours in a day, or go as many as 3 days without a visitor. More than once, a forklift had to wait for me to move, or a tech stood up from his stool to let me by in his aisle. I would have thought it a great inconvenience for them to put on such tours. And frankly, most factories would consider it a liability. (They do make you wear safety glasses and hand out ears.) They do this for FREE, mind you-- they don't make a dime off of you, unless you know (as my friend did) to ask about the factory 2nds bullets.

So why do they do it? I think that it's about recognizing that they are completely beholden to the customer, and that without the customer, they don't have a plant. (you would be surprised how small their single plant in the world is. A couple of acres, tops, including inventory.) The people who want to come through are shooters all, and mostly reloaders. We're not a real litigious bunch, and as such aren't a big liability to have in the plant. But we're fiercely loyal to our brand, and frankly, it's hard NOT to make them more your brand, after such a friendly visit. I've generally considered Sierra to be my brand over the years. But truthfully, I've decided on Hornady for a lot of things. SXT pistol bullets in several calibers. Hornady Custom in .30-30, and now the new LeverRevelution. Their 250g is the one for my .35 Whelen. So maybe the brand loyalty is shifting, a tad, for me.

Come to think of it, I don't know if they could pay a spokesman to sing their praises much louder than I am, right now....

2:54 PM, October 08, 2010
Bubblehead Les. said...

Of course, SOME people get to go to Knob Creek! But that's okay, those of us at the Northcoast BloggerShoot will find something to do this weekend, I suppose. ; )

5:30 PM, October 08, 2010
J.R.Shirley said...

Yeah, but I hear Matt cut off his ear immediately after getting back, so it's a trade-off...

Speaking of travel and visits...I need to do some, at least after I go see the family.

John

1:49 AM, October 10, 2010
Matt G said...

Oh, I kept most of my ear.

3:52 AM, October 10, 2010

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