Update for August 13, 2013

Hello, everybody!  Here is our update for August 13, 2013.
 

STATUS UPDATE

Barrels.  Barrels delivered from Lothar Walther look great!  Local barrels terrific.  We are at present tooling for assembly.

Rails.  Our quad rails are likewise fantastic.

Testing.  We had some setbacks with hardware but we’re back on track.  We will be testing from this week into September.  


TO PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS
We are always accepting new contracts, but we are placing orders about 6 months out.  This will ease as we grow.
 

DELIVERY UPDATE
Thank you for your patience. As we approach the tail end of prototype and testing, we will be able to offer more specific delivery information.


PHOTOS AND VIDEOS (no change)
The receiver, its construction and parts, bolt modifications, and quad rail design are new and proprietary.  We therefore can’t show anything pertinent until we patent.  We realize this is inconvenient, and we apologize for any anxiety it causes.
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We appreciate your patience during our slow but steady progress.
Thank you for being an Amendment Arms customer!  

Tom Wise,
General Manager

Update for July 22, 2013

Hello, everybody!  Here is our update for July 22, 2013. 

STATUS UPDATE

Barrels.  We now have 8 sample barrels in hand from our local source.  They are VERY good.  We think these will be more than satisfactory for our customers who did not purchase the Lothar Walther barrel.

And speaking of Walther, we are informed that 6 sample barrels will be shipped tomorrow!  Furthermore, they have made the assertion that once we are pleased with these samples, they can deliver up to 100 per month.

Testing.  We have begun the first trials, and everything is successful so far.  Naturally, we will not ship anything until we are sure the Joshua Mk5 is safe and consistent.

 

 

REBATES

All rebates due have been mailed!

DELIVERY UPDATE

Thank you for your patience.  We know you will be happy you waited.

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS (no change)

The receiver, its construction and parts, bolt modifications, and quad rail design are new and proprietary.  We therefore can’t show anything pertinent until we patent. 

We realize this is inconvenient, and we apologize for any anxiety it causes.

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We appreciate your patience during our slow but steady progress.

Thank you for being an Amendment Arms customer! 

Tom Wise,
General Manager

Update for July 5, 2013

Hello, everybody!  Here is our update for July 5, 2013.  We hope you had a great Independence Day, whether you read the Constitution or just watched fireworks.  God bless our country!

REBATES

The big news is that the first contractual rebates will be mailed today!  

STATUS UPDATE

Quad rails have worked out well.  We are very pleased so far with what we've machined.

Barrels are still not delivered.  Lothar Walther promised samples in April, which have already been paid for, but it's July and we've seen nothing.  Phone calls and emails have produced only polite reassurance.  We are very frustrated here.


Meanwhile, we are pursuing the local angle, and have a maker who is reasonable and good.  Again, just waiting for samples.

From Arizona, Harris has delivered blank barrel for our assessment.  Harris also makes barrels, and we are considering them for the future.  For our education, please let us know your experience with Harris, good or bad. 
 

All in all, we're very close.  The Joshua is ready for testing, just requiring barrels. 
 

DELIVERY UPDATE

The delivery dates are continued to be pushed back as we wait.  We are as unhappy about this as you are.

You, our customers, have been very supportive, and we appreciate you very much.

PATENTS (no change)

We can’t patent until we are done testing.

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS (no change)

The receiver, its construction and parts, bolt modifications, and quad rail design are new and proprietary.  We therefore can’t show anything pertinent until we patent. 

We realize this is inconvenient, and we apologize for any anxiety it causes.

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We appreciate your patience during our slow but steady progress.

Thank you for being an Amendment Arms customer! 

Tom Wise,
General Manager

Update for June 19, 2013

Hello, everybody!  Here is our June monthly update.  In the future, we will try to get updates up every two weeks.

STATUS UPDATE

Quad rail samples have arrived today!  This means we are halfway to being able to test.  Why halfway?   

Barrels are still not delivered.  Lothar Walther promised but missed their delivery date.  We are waiting to hear back on that.  We are also pursuing local barrel-making, and that will take about two weeks, we hear!

The Joshua is ready for testing, just requiring barrels.  Production follows shortly after. 

DELIVERY UPDATE

The delivery dates are continued to be pushed back as we wait.  We are as unhappy about this as you are.

Per the contract, we have refunded a few more fully-paid who waited the requisite three months before requesting.  Everything has been done amicably.


PATENTS

We can’t patent until we are done testing.

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

The receiver, its construction and parts, bolt modifications, and quad rail design are new and proprietary.  We therefore can’t show anything pertinent until we patent. 

We realize this is inconvenient, and we apologize for any anxiety it causes.


MAGAZINES

We will be placing an order this week for magazines  These are aluminum, from OKAY Industries.  You cost is $15.00 for each extra magazine.

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We appreciate your patience during our slow but steady progress.

Thank you for being an Amendment Arms customer! 

Tom Wise,
General Manager

Update for May 21, 2013

Hello, everybody!  We apologize for the delay in updates lately.

STATUS UPDATE

We are still in the pre-production mode due to barrels and quad rails being on back order. 

We did today receive notice that quad rail samples will be delivered in mid-June.  From there, we further machine, finish, and finally go into production mode. 

Barrels are a bit delayed by Lothar Walther.  We were informed that there was some snafu in the way they placed our order.  We don’t like it, but we have to wait two further weeks for samples to arrive. 

Preliminary test of the Joshua firing mechanism is good.  Centering and ejection is nice and consistent.  With a proper barrel, firing should follow as consistently.

DELIVERY UPDATE

I wish I had better news, but we are obviously delayed in delivery.  This has of course stacked up back orders, about 150-160 fully-paid so far.

Per the contract, we have refunded a few fully-paid who waited the requisite three months before requesting.  Everything was done amicably.


PATENTS

We can’t patent until we are done testing.

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

The receiver, its construction and parts, bolt modifications, and quad rail design are new and proprietary.  We therefore can’t show anything pertinent until we patent. 

We realize this is inconvenient, and we apologize for any anxiety it causes.

MAGAZINES

We now have options for providing magazines, including extras.  Several of you have already taken advantage of this.


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We appreciate your patience during our slow but steady progress.

Thank you for being an Amendment Arms customer! 

Tom Wise,
General Manager

Update for April 26, 2013

Hello, everybody!  Here are the latest updates from Amendment Arms Inc. 

NOTES ABOUT DELIVERY

As you may or may not know, we've had a few setbacks, but we are back on track, moving along steadily, if slowly.

Barrels are on order.  Quad rails are being manufactured.  Design changes have been made.  Prototyping is going well.  Parts kits are in our possession.  

Our machinery is in good shape, our employees are happy (we hope),  and the business side of things continues to go well.

We hope testing to be in June, and delivery to being shortly thereafter.  We know this has been a roller coaster ride, and is taking longer than we all expected, but we truly appreciate everyone's patience and support.  Thank you so much!

MAGAZINES

At last, the ice is breaking up on this side of the market, and we have at least one source willing and able to provide magazines by the hundreds.  We therefore are happy to announce that one magazine will be included with each Joshua.

These will be 30-round magazines.  If you live in a state (like California) that requires smaller (such as 10-round) magazines, we will be able to supply those also. 

If you want to place an order for multiple magazines, we are now in a position to take those orders. 

WALTHER BARRELS

The response has been tremendous!  Customers overwhelmingly chose to upgrade to the Lothar Walther barrel (see previous posts).  

If you too want to upgrade, simply call our office or send us an e-mail to this effect.
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Thank you for being an Amendment Arms customer!

Tom Wise,
General Manager

CHANGES to Price and to Delivery Wait Time

ABOUT THE PRICE CHANGE

Effective today, the price for the Joshua Mk5 has changed from $895 to $1095. 

This price change reflects the following:  

(1) our decision to include a Lothar Walther barrel as standard, which is a high value at a price we can afford to offer due to our purchasing power (see previous post), 

(2) changes in the AK47 parts market, which has raised that cost of doing business.

We assure you this price change has nothing to do with joining the market frenzy.  We are keeping our prices as low as possible while offering high quality. 

ABOUT THE DELIVERY WAIT TIME CHANGE

Effective today, the delivery time for the Joshua Mk5 has changed from three months to six (6) months.

This is a necessary consequence of success and delays.

Regarding success, we simply have reached the limit of what we can accomplish with a three-month lead time.  We have discussed this at length, and we see no choice but to extend the wait time.

Regarding delays, there have been supply chain issues due to the gun panic (see previous posts). 

IMPORTANT DETAILS

If you already have a contract with us, these contractual changes do not affect you.


Any Amendment Arms contract which arrives to us postmarked from before March 30, 2013 (tomorrow, Saturday) will be honored at the previous price of $895.  This accounts for those contracts already in transit.  This offer will expire April 5, 2013.

All further walk-in contracts (at our facility) will be at $1095.

These prices do not include mandatory (1) 11% manufacturer's federal excise tax, (2) North Carolina Sales Tax (for NC pickup and delivery only), or (3) shipping.

Thank you for being an Amendment Arms customer!

Tom Wise,
General Manager