[jim_trent]

Why do they plan new products? They cannot supply people with the ones they have. Other than the small handguns, one of the gunshops I go to refuses to order from KelTec. They have a huge backlog, and don’t deliver (down the road) when they promise. The gunshop people said that they waited for a little over two years to get one of the guns they ordered. It was originally promised in 6 months.

[marktwain]

Why do they plan new products? They cannot supply people with the ones they have.

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It is a good question. When I talked to Kel-Tec chief engineer Toby Obermeit, he said that they were working on increasing production, and they have increased production on a number of models.

I suspect it has much to do with the desires and philosophy of the owner, George Lars Kelgren. I met him at the Shot Show, and he was gracious (had my picture taken with him), but he does not do interviews.