Tom Menck tools gone?

[Thin Man]

Earlier today I read that Brownell's no longer has the Menck 22 Chamber Ironing tool. I checked their website and ALL of the Menck tools are out of stock, discontinued, simply gone. I can't find any of these tools anywhere on a generic web search. Thankfully I already have all of these products I routinely use but hate to think about what this may mean toward future sources for replacements. Can anyone bring me up to date on what has happened here? Thank you.

[DCM]

Sadly I believe Mr. Menck is not doing well.
Not sure, just what I heard through the grape vine.

[PTCSmith]

It is fairly simple to make a chamber ironing tool. Turn a piece of drill rod to slip fit in the chamber, then mill a flat on the end to allow you to insert it past the dimple. Harden. That's pretty much it.

I see that BIS beat me to it in a different post! This isn't rocket science. If you don't have a mill, a filed flat on the end will do.

Bill Jacobs

[Andy]

Looked for the menck remington auto/pump nut tool last year and couldn't find any absolutely anywhere online, even used, came to the same conclusion that the company was not producing them anymore.