Forgotten Weapons
Why Guns Take Years to Get Into Production
2021 • E126 May 22, 2021
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Today, let's take a few minutes to discuss why it's hard to actually put guns into production. Making a functional prototype is one thing, but the truly hard part is often translating that one prototype into a whole set of tooling and fixtures to mass-produce the design. Generally speaking, the whole development process is a 5-10 year endeavor, and even some of the guns we think of as the most reliable today were plagued with serious manufacturing problems early on.
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Forgotten Weapons
6281 N. Oracle 36270
Tucson, AZ 85740
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Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.forgottenweapons.com
Today, let's take a few minutes to discuss why it's hard to actually put guns into production. Making a functional prototype is one thing, but the truly hard part is often translating that one prototype into a whole set of tooling and fixtures to mass-produce the design. Generally speaking, the whole development process is a 5-10 year endeavor, and even some of the guns we think of as the most reliable today were plagued with serious manufacturing problems early on.
Contact:
Forgotten Weapons
6281 N. Oracle 36270
Tucson, AZ 85740