Weak Men & Subsequent Failure Of “The Translation”
By John Farnam
Opinion
Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- The “Translation” “A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” ~ Saul Bellow
My good friend and colleague, and CEO of Robinson Armament, Alex Robinson, told me in a recent conversation:
“When we conceived the XCR Rifle, we knew the design was sound and the various pieces all shared a competent history, but it took us far longer than I ever imagined for us to learn how to make it.”
Today, the RA/XCR Rifle enjoys a solid reputation and market-share, due in no small part to Alex’s tenacity and his personal commitment to excellence and the advancement of our Art.
With all manufactured products, but particularly with guns intended for “serious purposes,” history is replete with unhappy examples of a brilliant start emerging from the “model shop,” only to translate into a disastrous failure subsequently coming off the production line.
Many, probably most, gun-company CEOs have an extensive manufacturing background.
They’re hired, because they “know how to make things.”
Yet, few are themselves, Operators. Few actually carry a gun (for serious …Read the Rest
Source:: AmmoLand
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