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Coming to an end

Post by Bama » Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:29 pm

Sad to say that I have decided to dissolve Commonwealth Kydex. I will be finishing up the last orders over the next few weeks. I want to thank everyone for their support, orders, patience, and generosity towards me on my first ever personal business.

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Post by ssracer » Mon Jan 18, 2016 11:58 pm

This sucks to hear...I was gonna get a couple from you this year. Had a feeling when you started selling off mags. Good luck with wherever the future takes you.

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Post by Whootsinator » Tue Jan 19, 2016 12:15 am

Good luck, and thanks for doing what you did for as long as you did. I'll still be using what I have from you.
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Post by richief » Tue Jan 19, 2016 1:37 am

Sorry to hear. Still use mine. Good luck in future endeavors.

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Post by rustynuts » Tue Jan 19, 2016 3:20 am

Glad I got mine when I could. Thanks for the quality work.

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Post by Gunsmokin » Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:28 am

rustynuts wrote:Glad I got mine when I could. Thanks for the quality work.
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Post by bigelowe » Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:59 am

rustynuts wrote:Glad I got mine when I could. Thanks for the quality work.

That's a bummer. You were becoming the go to guy around here. Thanks for your quality work.
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Post by Bama » Tue Jan 19, 2016 8:40 am

I appreciate the kind words. As of the moment I am keeping the g19, g43, and shield molds on hand for a few weeks. If I can make it work in a timely manner, I will continue to make IWB for those only, and only in certain colors.


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Post by Niceguy » Tue Jan 19, 2016 9:16 am

Damn...Hate to hear this. Good call with the family though.

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Post by Marcus » Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:31 am

Bama wrote:I appreciate the kind words. As of the moment I am keeping the g19, g43, and shield molds on hand for a few weeks. If I can make it work in a timely manner, I will continue to make IWB for those only, and only in certain colors.


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This is probably nosy, so if you want to ignore this post, it's ok by me. Was it a time issue? Was the business not making money? Or did someone ask you to "cease and desist"?
You make a real good product at a real reasonable price. Like all the above posters, I had hopes of getting more of your work (still might because I'd get a g43 holster in a heartbeat if you're still offering that) and I still use the holsters you made almost daily.
Regardless, thank you and best wishes.
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Post by DDgunslinger » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:02 am

Sorry to hear this, good luck man

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Post by Bama » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:08 am

Time is the issue. By no means did it not have the capability of making money. I could turn it in to a 40K+ business if I had 40+ hours to pour into it. And no C&D's here as it's almost impossible to patent the standard Kydex holster.

My son is at that age where he wants me in the floor playing with trucks and blocks, running around chasing him, and just having him laugh like crazy. Once it's his bed time, it my time to relax after being on my feet all day. I want to try and keep doing a few when I can, but as of now, that seems hard to do.

I have someone from Lexington that i am talking to about purchasing the business, but who knows what will happen.


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Post by Dave1965 » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:27 am

Bama wrote:Time is the issue. By no means did it not have the capability of making money. I could turn it in to a 40K+ business if I had 40+ hours to pour into it. And no C&D's here as it's almost impossible to patent the standard Kydex holster.

My son is at that age where he wants me in the floor playing with trucks and blocks, running around chasing him, and just having him laugh like crazy. Once it's his bed time, it my time to relax after being on my feet all day. I want to try and keep doing a few when I can, but as of now, that seems hard to do.

I have someone from Lexington that i am talking to about purchasing the business, but who knows what will happen.
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As someone who has, since age 15, always worked 2 or 3 jobs, I figured this might be an issue for you. You had a great product, competition is getting more and more each day, and your prices were reasonable. However, I would say really good call at the age your son is now. He will have some of his best impressions starting now.

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Post by guncrank1 » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:30 am

I now can understand what you are thinking and saying.
You made the wise choice.

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Post by dbh » Tue Jan 19, 2016 11:52 am

I can't blame you a bit. I am glad I was able to snag quite a few from you. Great product!
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Re: Coming to an end

Post by jackalo626 » Tue Jan 19, 2016 10:57 pm

I was likely going to order some as well but didn't have any new guns. I might just get more 19 holsters just to have one from a member. Good luck with whatever happens to the company.

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Re: Coming to an end

Post by BIGC » Wed Jan 20, 2016 10:17 am

Running a small business definitely eats up the time... Sometimes I feel like I am running 10 directions at once... But I agree that while your boy is young take the time to be with him and enjoy your time....
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