I think you misread what I wrote. Ruan reached out to a local casting company that has a decent sized presence in USPSA. The local caster turned down the opportunity to be the North American distributor. Picking a distributor isn't like using a drop shipper because the distributor would be acting as a store front/customer service and shipping. It's a lot to take into consideration. It's important who you choose because imagine if HiTek didn't meet with one of the Miculeks to bring HiTek to the US and instead used someone who didn't have a web store or any connection to the shooting world other than being someone looking to make a buck. The brand name could be dragged through the mud and soured any chances at being known as a decent product.
I tried to ask dimensions of their moulds before ordering and never heard back but because of their quality of work I went ahead and ordered. Now I have three different moulds from them. I received the same week to as they sent out the same day. I just don't think he speaks English well enough to really get into providing customer service.
A drop shipper would be no good for me, because he's only a hands-off middleman who never sees the product. He just processes the orders, which are still shipped direct from the factory, and that, unfortunately, lands us right back with private enterprise carriers.I need a proper distributor, who would import bulk orders and who I could depend on to throw my stuff in a box and mail it to me. I can get all the tech information I need from Ruan. His customer service (with me, anyway) was first-rate. It's just the shipping that's the stumbling point.
Personally, I'd rather learn from other peoples' mistakes.
It was eventually sent out with FedEx stateside. I'm not sure what they used before that. It got to my door quick for being sent overseas. If it has a tracking number and is given to the shipping handler I don't mind who is fondling my package between them and my door haha.
Personally, I'd rather learn from other peoples' mistakes.
Well idk then. I had offered up to warehouse and sell it so it would eliminate the South Africa processing. Plus we would be able to offer more affordable shipping that way as well. So for him supposedly offering it to another company and them turning it down, you would think that he would have taken me up on my offer. So I feel that part of that story might not be 100% accurate but who knows.
Well despite the shipping charge it still ends up being slightly cheaper than HiTek per bullet. And he was able to split the 400g size into two different colors for me. It's a bigger upfront cost since you can't just order 100g(3.5oz), but the product worked way better for me than HiTek.
That's the impression I have, and I much prefer the sound of the application procedure, which are the two reasons I had my heart set on the BCB system. And for sure, I found his customer service to be exceptional. The shipping issue is entirely out of his hands, dictated by the political situation in his country.
Personally, I'd rather learn from other peoples' mistakes.
Well, Thomas918, I'm happy to report that MP Molds has restored my faith. After a follow-up email, I got a full reply within hours, and they are happy to ship by mail if I'm willing to accept the slower delivery. He asked for the address to give me a quote, so we'll see how that shapes up. No such happy outcome for the BCB issue, unfortunately, but one out of two is at least breaking even.
Personally, I'd rather learn from other peoples' mistakes.
That's good news. I love my moulds
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |