Not about anything specific to do with barrels. Why are there so many barrel makers in Wisconsin? Bartlein, Brux, Krieger, etc. Do all barrels makers love cheese? Or is there something logistically up there that is a draw for them?
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Yes. I am not even a barrel maker and I love cheese.
Wisconsin has one of the world's largest deposits of stainless steel. Just makes sense to be to close to the material source.
Great Lakes region is the industrial base for the U.S.. Mining, steel mills, machinery manufacturing, automotive manufacturing, tool making all take place here. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana; very large population of machinist in this region. Close to all resources needed for heavy industry from raw suppliers all the way to companies that can build or rebuild machinery for specialized machining operations. Also makes a convenient distribution point for the entire U.S. Logistics and maybe there is a history to barrel making in that state as well. @Frank Green may be able to shed more light on this topic.
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I was just being sarcastic, but there is a lot of cross over from industry to industry. If you have a big metal working machine that you make car parts with, odds are it can also be used in the firearms industry as well.
I think that cross over effect is a big driver, at least historically.
Cee, skinyore.
Almost four years to the day lol
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Barrel Making, why so many in Wisconsin
Ok so the more I get into rifle shooting the more I realize that where I grew up seems quite large in barrel making with many big names all relatively close to each other. Was always a clay shooter, so had no clue.... feeling pretty dumb. Anybody have any answers to this? I know the area is...
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