Got Wood? Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Hi Guys, I am currently looking at expanding the business, and I spotted an area that no one is touching, which I believe could be just what a lot of people are looking for. Currently, Mike Cripps has the market for building Hi capas to a very high spec. He does great work, and is very well respected for what he does. I have no interest in pushing someone out of what they are very good at. However, outside of Hi Capas he’s not interested in, cue me, and the Got Wood Shop. If a UK service opened up, offering the following services, would you be interested? Glock building service (TM, KJW, WE Possibly VFC/SA bases) both high ends & budget priced builds Sig Building service (Tm, KJW, WE bases) both high ends & budget priced builds 1911 Builder (TM, KJW, WE bases) both high ends & budget priced builds Repair/Clean-up Services UK stock of High end parts (Guarder, Prowin/PGC, Detonator, Creation) for builds or for sale On the budget priced builds as an example, trademarks can be laser engraved, to replicate high end kits, saving a lot of money on builds for people with a lower budget. Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I'm a 1911 fan (or snob, you might say) And was quite dissapointed when ESC dropped the 1911 and went hicappa only. Having a supplier of 1911 parts, magazines and the rest who can get those parts for a reasonable price like ESC used to would help me out no end. Personally not so interested in work, as I do my own work these days, but given the current generation of airsofters there may well be a market for it. Link to post Share on other sites
heroshark Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 You know me I'm a pistol fiddler also. And there are a couple of alternative/custom pistol builders but I'm sure there's space for another. Link to post Share on other sites
sandstorm Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 You want to rake in the dough, start turning WE HiPowrs into what people want, and you can't carry your wallet anymore because it'll be too heavy. Seriously. Link to post Share on other sites
Got Wood? Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Having not had a hi power, I haven't heard much about them. Less about what people want them to be like. So what needs doing to them? Link to post Share on other sites
ED-SKaR Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 The WE high power needs everything under the grips removed and the grips put on a different gun. Then change the grips. (Told you I was a snob) But from a serious point of view the internal parts are fabricated with quite loose tolerances, and the metal they use for the slide wears far too quickly. They are fine for a few hundred shots but wear out quickly. The real problem is that upgrade parts for them non existent, so anyone looking at fixing the issues with the gun will pretty much have to start machining parts. Link to post Share on other sites
Got Wood? Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Hmmm. Joking aside it does sound like pretty much all of the gun needs work in one way or another. Probably a bit too much specialist work for us to undertake for the size the shop is at the minute! I'd be surprised if WE didn't come back to fix those problems in the near future really. We do the grips already, but machining new internal parts is a whole different ball game! Link to post Share on other sites
Im going space Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 if you can at least supply parts like cripps you'll have a great market start. offer a custom pistol service on top of this and people will buy. Link to post Share on other sites
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