What's up with Aero Precision?

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This is actually an older story from April, but it has not been touched on here.  The short version is that they are in receivership and looking for a buyer.

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/is-aero-precision-going-out-of-business/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic

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Long story short - Aero was great.  Best in the business, especially for builders.  Best parts out there, bar none.  They bought into an agreement with Ballistic Advantage (great barrel manufacturer) and into VG6 (great muzzle devices).  They over-extended themselves, doing that.  In financial trouble, after that, in walks White Wolf Capital Management.  Financial Rescue.

Of sorts.

THOSE motherfuckers, White Wolf Capital Management,  are the ones that fucked it all up.  Aero is reeling, BA is feeling pain, VG6 almost disappears...   and we're in a shiit-world, as builders.

Somewhere along that timeline, Aero takes on all the large-frame STAG Arms profiles.  Made to STAG's specs, small departure from the Aero M5 platform, but they do it.  I have 3 of those, and they are exceptional - just like all of the Aero M5 platform is.  Badass receivers, rails, guns. Aero killed it, for STAG Arms.

So, financial extensions, more extensions, lada lada lada - Aero is in trouble - because of (primarily) overextension of capital, to grow fast and dominate - and (secondarily) allowing a company to come in for financial rescue (White Wolf Capital Management) that has ZERO fukking clue about the firearms industry.

WWCM was a shiitshow.  Blew the company out.  New capital management is in place, and desperately trying to rescue the entire company. 

Cliff Notes.  My version.  For what it's worth.  That's what's happening.  

I hope it gets unfucked.  

Little Tom's Cliff Notes.  

Before I end this one, without edits - if there is ANYONE from the industry that wants to - the Aero Precision Industry  - that wants to say anything I've said is incorrect, correct anything I've stated, or provide ANY additional information...

 

Please feel free to post your feelings right here, right now.  I'll welcome any additional information that I don't have right now.  Anything is better than nothing.

As far as Aero Precision goes, I miss Alicia in Customer Service - she has helped me so much, for so many years, with as many rando questions that I might have had - she single-handedly kept that place together by herself, when things starter going south.  She was the voice of reason, during that time.

I've done ALOT of business with this company.  I hope they make it back.  There was none better.

Soapbox #2...   Rant/off

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Now I need another beer.