Chauncey Munitions

01/26/2024

UPDATE - We have moved back to Bridgeport, but are not quite up and running. Waiting on the ATF to delivery our new licenses, and finance some infrastructure replacements. As we never intended to move back, much of the pre existing electrical support is missing.

However, when we get our new licenses, we will be operating on a limited capacity. Stay tuned for future updates.

We will be keeping the name for now, as we don't want too much change at one time. Still love the Chauncey area, so sad to have to leave.

10/05/2023

I wanted to touch base with everyone that 2023 has been a catastrophic year. Starting with our illustrious government causing so much chaos, and peaking with some critical personal challenges, the focus of the business has been quite strained.

WE ARE STILL DOING TRANSFERS AND SALES OF ITEMS I CAN ORDER FOR YOU. ORDERS REQUIRE 25% OF TOTAL INVOICE, CASH ONLY, BEFORE ORDERING, STOCK NOT GUARANTEED UNTIL ORDERED. ONCE ORDERED, DEPOSIT IS NON REFUNDABLE.

WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING PLASTIC AT THIS TIME.

SCHEDULE AND HOURS ARE VARIABLE RIGHT NOW, PLEASE CALL BEFORE COMING.

HOWEVER, once i can come out on the other side of my challenges i am looking forward to continuing bigger and better than before. I appreciate all of your patience and assistance and prayers during this time.

GODSPEED-
CHAUNCEY MUNITIONS.

06/01/2023

Well, 2 days on a skid steer for the first time ever and got ALLL the dirt moved and low spots filled. I think theres one area that is an actual spring as i put half a dozen loads of dirt on it and still sank! we shall see whats up with that. i elevated the shooting line a bit as well, also elevated a target platform. tires will be stacked behind it as a backstop. lost/broke my shooting bench, so will have to build another. now to seed it so som**hing other than weeds dominate it. here are the results so far.

05/18/2023

Well, we're still on lockdown . . .

The US Supreme Court declined to block a law in Illinois banning assault weapons like the AR-15 and similar rifles. The state passed a law banning the weapons after seven people were killed last year during a mass shooting in Highland Park. The law is currently facing legal challenges, but the Supre...

05/12/2023

Legislators are on m**h and fentanyl! MORE gun restrictions coming our way!

(The Center Square) – With Illinois’ ban on certain semi-automatic fi****ms challenged in the courts, legislators continue advancing other policies impacting gun owners. The House passed Senate Bill 218 Wednesday, which will allow for fi****ms manufacturers to be sued for what policy makers deem...

05/11/2023

When you're just having a day. All ya want is a cold one from the fridge while ya work.

05/05/2023

I've kept quiet about the whole aspect of Illinois' and other liberal's intentional ignorance in this legal drama debacle. If there's one thing that chaps me more than anything, its the politicians BLATANT DISREGARD for businesses in this industry.

HOWEVER, their obtuseness is another prong in their fight to eliminate FFLs in Illinois. By dragging this through the courts, they are waiting out businesses to amass untenable debt and force them to close their doors. Sadly, its all working to their plan.

Perhaps they should focus instead on the stolen gun registry they also passed in this bill in January. THAT WOULD BE MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A GUN BAN. However, less diabolical in nature.

While my business has basically gone dark, I am still here. Albeit small, I OWN my shop, my tools, my inventory, my land, and my knowledge. THIS, NO LAW CAN TAKE FROM ME.

I AM STILL HERE.

05/05/2023

WELL, THE BRAKES ARE ON AGAIN. Seventh circuut court put the ban back in play. Was a nice week.

(The Center Square) – The preliminary injunction against Illinois’ gun and magazine ban has been reversed by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Last Friday, Southern District of Illinois Judge Stephen McGlynn issued a preliminary injunction against the state, preventing it from enforcing the ...

04/01/2023

Cooking up some grub for the folks tonight too . . . NWTF 2023 Lawrence county junior 4h fairgrounds.

04/01/2023

Working at the 2023 NWTF banquet at the Lawrence county 4H center in Sumner tonight.

04/01/2023

So this is the extent of my shop. sick. There is no place to do anything. it includes a full knee mill, 14x40 lathe, 11x8 professional paint booth, 56" blast cabinet, 4x8 prep table, secondary workbench, tools, grinders, etc.

Id like to consolidate all of this onto our property in Chauncey, but getting help both physically and financially has been a nightmare.

We need 2 buildings on our property built. a 36 by 56 by 14 pole barn, and a 24 by 36 by 12 pole barn for the retail and workshop part of the business. We've looked at DC Metals and Graber post buildings for quotes. Until som**hing with that happens, my business is mostly dead in the water.

03/31/2023

THE REALITY in gunsmithing. Society is antagonistic to tradesmanships.

Don't complain about the lack of qualified applicants if you are not teaching the next generation. We now have the technology and reach to do just that.........