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I was just wondering about how long does it take to create one XM-18.
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I overheard the following conversation at Blade last weekend-
Hinderer new guy: "So how long does it take yall to make one of these here XM deals"
Rob: "We put a good forty hour work week into each one, the customs take even longer"
Hinderer new guy: "Dang mang, I ain't even spent that much time with my wife or either of her sisters"
Rob: "If your wife or her sisters looked as good as a new XM-18 you wouldn't mind"
I quickly did the math in my head and realized that Rick and the boys are making around $3.00 an hour after you figure in their overhead. Poor guys. Next round is on my guys.
Hinderer new guy: "So how long does it take yall to make one of these here XM deals"
Rob: "We put a good forty hour work week into each one, the customs take even longer"
Hinderer new guy: "Dang mang, I ain't even spent that much time with my wife or either of her sisters"
Rob: "If your wife or her sisters looked as good as a new XM-18 you wouldn't mind"
I quickly did the math in my head and realized that Rick and the boys are making around $3.00 an hour after you figure in their overhead. Poor guys. Next round is on my guys.
Can I just ask, sorry if I'm hijacking your thread OP, but is Rick pretty busy? I sent him an email a couple of days ago about the EMT/military/LEO exception as was just wondering when he would reply. No rush, as I'm sure Rick's really busy filling the massive backlog.
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Hopefully Rob won't call the labor department to complain. But who are we kidding I would pay Rick just to visit his shop.
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Nice story, but that's all it is
and a good joke.40 hours would be impossible to do commercially for the price he's charging.
Maybe a workweek to finish a couple of those, where they work with batches of knives, but certainly not one knife (at least I hope not for them).
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Wow- even longer than I suspected! Thanks for the humor Rick. My earlier post was just for fun (I guess I may need to clarify as some people don't get my sarcasm).
In all seriousness guys- all it takes is a minute handling a Hinderer and you will know that the Hinderer guys don't rush the building process. Amazing craftsmanship.
In all seriousness guys- all it takes is a minute handling a Hinderer and you will know that the Hinderer guys don't rush the building process. Amazing craftsmanship.
