Key People

Jerry Stiller: President/Engineer

Jerry’s working background is in mechanical engineering with a major defense company for the past 24 years.  In that time he has specialized in prototype to production designs of night vision equipment for aircraft and ground vehicles, gimbals and other stabilized platforms and missile seekers. Very tight tolerances, intense structural analysis and testing, machine shop liaison and high performance finishes are the norm.  Jerry does all of the computer design and structural analysis for all of the products.  In his free time, Jerry likes to shoot, fish and build/ride custom Harley choppers when time permits.  Jerry has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.

Curtis Helton: VP/Master Machinist

Curtis’s working background is in the machine shop with a major defense company for the past 23 years.  In that time he has specialized in running CNC lathes, machine centers and very high precision jig bores.  Curtis has built the toughest and tightest tolerance parts that the engineers could design.   Infrared optical assemblies, gimbal parts and other tough problems are just another day for this tool and die maker.  Curtis decides the best way to run the parts for best quality and minimal setups.  He also helps in the conceptualization process on many of the designs.  In his free time Curtis likes to hunt, shoot, fish and run his small farm. Curtis has a Bachelor’s degree in Business.

Scott Weichel: Machinist/Gunsmith

Scott's background started in the Navy as a Seebee.  From there he went on to some machinist jobs in the midwest and finally owned his own machine shop.  After deciding that building guns and working in the firearm industry was his major love, he sold his business and moved from Oshkosh Nebraska with his wife to Texas to work for us.  Scott runs most of the machines and builds most of the bodies.  The big city of Dallas seems to throw him for a loop when driving around, but we keep telling him he isn't in Nebraska anymore.  Scott spends most of his free time here building guns for himself and others.  We are now taking on some barrel work and gun building jobs for Scott to do as time permits.  In his free time besides working he likes to shoot and build things.  He also seems to love playing with his dog Foxie, by far the most interesting dog around the shop.

Lois Reynolds: Assembly/QC

Lois's working background is in the machine shop and the gun business.  She worked for many years with her ex-husband "Speedy Gonzales" doing anything that needed being done.  She has been one of the premier bullet makers in the BR industry, turns brass and used to shoot pretty well too I understand.  Lois assembles all the actions and checks them out.  Before they get past her she has her multi-point check she does on them.  She also helps pack, ship, run machines and just about anything else that needs being done.  I am not sure how we would get along without her.  In her free time she likes to read, play with her dog, visit her children and just lounge around.  Sometimes she will even show up for a Saturday night pay per view boxing match or UFC fight.

Vickey Alley:  Office

Vickey's background is in the computer field working with software licensing and managment.  She has an IT degree and works for us part time along with her full time position at Raytheon.  Vickey handles all of our billings, software installs and misc office tasks.  On her free time she likes to go shopping, work in the yard and try to ride her Honda Shadow.  She's getting better at it all the time.  Next thing you know she will be coming home on a new Big Dog Chopper or something.

Foxie:  Office Dog

Foxie is a fox terrier that thinks she is human.  She can kill a squirrel with the best of them.  Secretly we all think Vickey taught her that. Ever since squirrels ate her attic wiring Vickey has been on a mission to eradicate them.  In her free time Foxie drags around frisbees for us to throw, pulls on an old sock and chases laser lights around the ground.

Unsung Heroes:

There are about a dozen of the nation's top shooters that help test products and give advice. I would especially like to thank Jerry Hensler.  Jerry has been there from the start to help us and make our product line better.  The drop port idea was his and is the most innovative way of ejection available today.  Speedy Gonzales, Ron Hoehn, Don Powell, Lowell Frei and Cecil Tucker among others for their help in the prototypes.  Now defunct, Shooters News magazine Boyd Allen is always there with ideas and help when needed. When I have a question or idea, I always bounce it off of these guys, because they usually know if it will work or how to fix it.

This page was last updated on 11/07/08.