NeverAgain26
Member
I am at the SHOT Show this weekend and I was looking in the New Products Section. I was also walking the aisles meeting with people who were introducing new product to the market. I manufacture in China and I work with several companies in the Shooting/Hunting Sector already and have been doing so for several years. As an aside, I am also in love with shooting (long guns, handguns in semi-auto and revolver) and I teach as well (N.R.A. Certified in the Pistol Discipline). I am constantly looking for new people to work with and I love to see good, new ideas get off the drawing boards (or out of people's heads) and get onto the store shelves and into the Shooting/Hunting Market.
I believe that many on our board, being shooters and hunters have good ideas that would make what we enjoy much more enjoyable by making it easier to do. There are always answers to problems we encounter in our sport be they in cleaning, carrying, transporting, toting, whatever. And I am sure we have a lot of bright people who think, if only they would make .....
Or, people here might have Shooting/Hunting related ideas that they are trying to or would like to try to manufacture or commercialize and distribute and have no idea how to go about it. Some ideas are great, but trying to manufacture them in the U.S.A. might be impractical due to higher labor costs here.
That is what I specialize in and I make my living doing it. I have the experience in manufacturing to get things done. I have the experience and the contacts to get things marketed. I love what I do because I love shooting.
So if anyone has any good ideas to propose, please PM me a small blurb on the idea and if I think it is practical and do-able and marketable, we can begin a dialogue and perhaps begin the process. I have only a few criteria which should be followed:
1. The product should preferably be patent protected. This would protect everyone involved with it as once we began to develop it, we would want to know a patent was in place so no one could copy our development. I am prepared to sign any standard non-disclosure agreement (N.D.A.) you submit before we get into the details of the idea for your protection. A patent grant also makes sure we are not copying anyone else's design which is a waste of time and unethical to boot.
2. The item should be significantly different from anything already out there in the market. Differences could mean:
a/ a better design (easier to use or more compact, etc)
b/ more cost effective to manufacture
c/ cooler looking
3. The product should be cost-effective to manufacture and should have a target retail price that most anyone would be prepared to spend on such an item.
4. I get to decide whether I will take on the project based on the above criteria and if the product is not accepted that there be no hurt feelings. I have worked with a lot of inventors and they are funny about their inventions. It might not be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but they always feel that it is and take it personally when one does not see things their way. If it is too esoteric, covers too small a market-niche to make it practical to manufacture and distribute or I am just not interested in manufacturing it because I do not feel it has potential, I have to move on.
For anyone interested, I can e-mail them a Corporate Bio on my company. We specialize in plastic injection, cut and sew (fabric items), metal working and small electronics items so just about anything you can think of, we can make.
Last but not least, please make sure you do not send me anything too detailed until we at least sign a proper N.D.A. as I want you to be sure that I am not interested in taking people's ideas and running with them. It's not my style and and it is a necessary issue which needs to be addressed for everyone's peace of mind.
Saul Levy
I believe that many on our board, being shooters and hunters have good ideas that would make what we enjoy much more enjoyable by making it easier to do. There are always answers to problems we encounter in our sport be they in cleaning, carrying, transporting, toting, whatever. And I am sure we have a lot of bright people who think, if only they would make .....
Or, people here might have Shooting/Hunting related ideas that they are trying to or would like to try to manufacture or commercialize and distribute and have no idea how to go about it. Some ideas are great, but trying to manufacture them in the U.S.A. might be impractical due to higher labor costs here.
That is what I specialize in and I make my living doing it. I have the experience in manufacturing to get things done. I have the experience and the contacts to get things marketed. I love what I do because I love shooting.
So if anyone has any good ideas to propose, please PM me a small blurb on the idea and if I think it is practical and do-able and marketable, we can begin a dialogue and perhaps begin the process. I have only a few criteria which should be followed:
1. The product should preferably be patent protected. This would protect everyone involved with it as once we began to develop it, we would want to know a patent was in place so no one could copy our development. I am prepared to sign any standard non-disclosure agreement (N.D.A.) you submit before we get into the details of the idea for your protection. A patent grant also makes sure we are not copying anyone else's design which is a waste of time and unethical to boot.
2. The item should be significantly different from anything already out there in the market. Differences could mean:
a/ a better design (easier to use or more compact, etc)
b/ more cost effective to manufacture
c/ cooler looking
3. The product should be cost-effective to manufacture and should have a target retail price that most anyone would be prepared to spend on such an item.
4. I get to decide whether I will take on the project based on the above criteria and if the product is not accepted that there be no hurt feelings. I have worked with a lot of inventors and they are funny about their inventions. It might not be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but they always feel that it is and take it personally when one does not see things their way. If it is too esoteric, covers too small a market-niche to make it practical to manufacture and distribute or I am just not interested in manufacturing it because I do not feel it has potential, I have to move on.
For anyone interested, I can e-mail them a Corporate Bio on my company. We specialize in plastic injection, cut and sew (fabric items), metal working and small electronics items so just about anything you can think of, we can make.
Last but not least, please make sure you do not send me anything too detailed until we at least sign a proper N.D.A. as I want you to be sure that I am not interested in taking people's ideas and running with them. It's not my style and and it is a necessary issue which needs to be addressed for everyone's peace of mind.
Saul Levy
