My tp9 doesn't have any markings on the bolt and doesn't have any markings on the right side of the receiver except "tp9-US". Seems like a vintage tp9 they had it on store shelves for ages and sold to me as a new old stock. What do you guys think?
Was going to cerakote my sr25 in 6.5cm but scored a factory painted surplus instead. Supposedly these were made during a time when they were switching to the A3s and a few surpluses were acquired by a shop the gentlemen I bought it from had some connections with. What is interesting is that the controls are all painted in FDE where the reference photos from KAC has them in black on their website. To me this is just too much FDE without those accents. Hopefully it is legit..
When Wilcox Lam and Knights suppressor are priced in the stratosphere...section 8 housing Solid Snake Larper would be carrying this.
This rifle just sucks my money away like no tomorrow. This light profile barrel is a nightmare for cloning purposes as the real g28 flash hider are threaded differently. Then I found out the hard way that my first hard to find hk g28 flash hider doesn't have the lugs for the B&T suppressor. After contacting people in EU, I finally got my hands on a g28z flash hider with the right lugs. Now I just need a gun smith to fit an adjustable A4 gas block and this PIA is finally done. Started out as a second hand "just add an optic" g28 project turned into an ongoing money sucking machine.
44yo with over 12M in investments/retirements and a 500k/year income (passive+part timing). Everything is paid off including my kid's college. Have 2 grade school children.
Do you guys find that eventually there's nothing else left to buy if you want to keep it on the down low? I mean sure there are always something you can buy to blow your money, but eventually you hit a hard wall with diminishing in returns while getting unwanted attention. I honestly don't feel comfortable coming out of a Bentley/Lambo with an AP Royal Oak and LV my entire wardrobe. I mean I would totally buy a Ferrari due to my desire for them, but there's no way this desire supersede random stranger's attention every time I go out.
I know most people say travel is the answer, but with it's difficult when kids have school so you are limited to their schedules. Even when I do travel, I enjoy living and talking with the locals and not hide away in 5 star resorts. I especially like for my children to experience 3rd world harshness so they can appreciate the life they have since these opportunities are more rare in the States. More importantly, I want my children to understand they are not above others and must continue to feel comfortable in harsh environments while interacting with people with little status or money.
Others may say "spend it on food" but our palette is unaccustomed to the culinary arts. In fact my wife just enjoys her noodle soups with simple beef (no seafood, no wagyu, no nothing).
Curious what you guys are spending your money on if you already more than satisfy with what you already have? I am trying to find this balance in which my kids are raised to understand the value of the dollar and hard work while not ending up not enjoying life. Even with current financial situation, my wife and I still show up to work(part time) making insignificant amounts of money and still answers to a time card/supervisor just to be a role model(even though deep down we are totally done with work).
Edit: Seems like people thinks I am looking for ways to spend money which is not the case. I am seeing if there are other Fat Fire people in my situation and if there's anything learned/regrets dealing with this scenario.
Bad news guys. The people who are saying that they are setting up shop on 2 months is completely false. Karl here expresses that they will not set up shop until they win back the custody of the trademark from B&T USA. When it comes to litigations, we know it can take years.
If you want a black tp9 before its gone for awhile, theres 1 left on eurooptic, one on gunbroker, and maybe a few at extreme guns amd ammo. If anyone else wants to chime in on where to get them feel free to list them here. My local FFL, Mr. Knight himself decided to keep the tp9 as I was pulling out my credit card 3 weeks ago.
This response is hidden under some discussions so I am bringing this up as a separate post. Just a messenger, I have no idea if this is real or just damage control. Probably a little bit of both.
"$15M = First, $15M not an accurate amount, it's substantially less, but the majority of any open invoices to the Swiss relate to: Incomplete deliveries of parts, rejected foreign Government orders or items pending in production now.
Missing money = there is nothing missing, B&T USA's financials are reviewed by both an American and Swiss audit firm every year.
Share transfers - any matter that is currently being litigated will not be discussed.
$1.8M = not sure what you are referring to related to Trident.
On to the important topics:
B&T USA has been producing the majority of the weapons shipped to the US market in the US for several years. During the move to Utah, we diverted a lot of production back to the Swiss, but that created a significant QC/supply issue that we are fixing now.
The APCs / SPCs / GHMs / TP9s all have been US made in various configurations for years and will come back online in that order. We have only partially produced the KH9 series in the US, so that is up in the air if it will continue or not. We do have some kits that will be assembled in the coming weeks.
We have never disclosed to the market what guns are made where and what parts are made where. What we can tell you, is that since 2020, only about 5% of the B&T products shipped into the US market have been entirely Swiss made. As we tool up for production of missing parts or rejected Swiss parts, there will be no quality sacrifices made and the consumer will get a top tier B&T product that meets or exceeds all of our design specifications."