Sounds like a good idea. What type of material? Aluminum, Steel, Titanium....Poly?
Good luck with the venture. Anything to help our men and women in uniform to kill the bad guys is a great idea.
May I ask you how you got the Military's attention? I'm trying to introduce a new material to the shooting market that is:
1) Over 200% harder than 6AL-4V Titanium,
2) NOT BRITTLE like many other extremely hard materials,
3) EASILY Machined with the right equipment.
I'm just beginning this new business venture so any help with military contacts will be helpful. I've been on every Military Branch and Government website and E-mailed them for more information about submitting my material for examination but just like the government they are slower than snot in January...Going on my second month of no responses. Hell, took 4 months before I heard anything about my FFL application.
If anyone knows and understands mechanical properties I can E-mail you a WinWord page, or almost any other format, describing my two materials versus 6AL-4V Titanium, 416 Stainless, and 4140 Chrome Molly. Just send me an E-mail, PM, Private message or post a reply.
I can tell you one thing though SunBear. If you haven't already, MAKE A BUSINESS PLAN!!! Even though you know what your doing, how to make it...etc, you should still have one. This way if, and when, your idea gets going you will have something to show potential investors. Believe me, if you have something that has great potential then investors will begin to take notice. I've already had several potential investors contact me but since my Bizplan is about 95% finished, after several revisions, they all were universal about me getting back with them when it's 100% complete.
TS