The leader in machine gun parts and accessories (Part 2)

The leader in machine gun parts and accessories (Part 2)

Steen also bought the Rock Island Armory's military manual library containing seven to eight tons of manuals. In one of his more unusual purchases, Steen bought several Navy model KDB-1 remote controlled drones. These were used in the 1950's and 1960's for training in air-to-air and ground-to-air combat. They are radio-controlled targets that could be recovered after a parachute landing.

Made by Breech Aircraft and powered by a 125 h.p., 6 cylinder, 2-cycle, turbo- supercharged engine, the drones are 15-feet long and have a 12-foot wingspan, making them the largest, radio-controlled airplane models you can get.

Sarco has successfully fulfilled several contracts with the federal government and recently supplied the feds with 17,000 units of a multiple magazine holder. This product holds two magazines, in a "V" configuration on the underside of the M16 rifle. Once the first 30 rounds are fired, the holder allows another magazine to be inserted into the rifle within seconds.

In a recent deal, SARCO purchased much of the production facilities of the old High Standard Co. This included nine models of pump and automatic shotguns including the famous Model 10B bull pup police shotgun, three models of pump and semi-auto .22 rifles, and ten models of revolvers.

The deal also encompassed SARCO's acquisition of all fixtures for production, drawings, sources, flow schedules, spare parts (including barrels and receivers), five cut-away guns, five trademarks for revolvers and technical data on High Standard silencers. There are also tons of spare parts, filling some five 40-foot trailers. "We bought this as a project to produce guns," Steen says, "but there just isn't enough time in the world for us, as new deals keep coming in. We expect that with the making of a few parts, approximately 400 Model 10B's could be produced." The lot was being offered for sale at the time of the author's visit.

Today, Sarco employs up to fifty persons in its 20,000-square-foot store/warehouse, with an additional two warehouses comprising 7,500- and 24,000-square-feet respectively. "While I thought this second (24,000-square-foot) warehouse would be the last I would need, we filled it up to capacity due to the good deals I have been offered on merchandise from my suppliers," Steen says. About 20,000 guns, mainly surplus military rifles, are kept in stock at the store.

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