ü First 10 gauge all-plastic lead shot hunting wad*
ü First 10 gauge all-plastic steel shot hunting wad*
ü First to provide steel shot reloading products and information
ü First 12 gauge all-plastic hunting wad*
ü First pressure-relief/vented shotgun wads *
ü First double gas seal shotshell load design*
ü First ground-poly shotshell buffers for reloading
ü First mixed-element shotshell buffering agents
ü First to successfully develop and market wads specifically designed for turkey head shooting *
ü First U.S. company to introduce European components to sporting clays shooters
ü First U.S. company to provide specialized wads for international trap
ü First to introduce Teflon™ into successful shotshell design
ü First to introduce Tyvek™ into successful shotshell design
ü First to introduce Mylar™ into successful shotshell design
ü First to manufacture and market cardboard spreader wads for reloaders
ü First to import nickel-plated lead shot
ü First to manufacture the Hull Vise™
ü First to manufacture the Spin Doctor™
ü First to manufacture the Trim Doctor™
ü First to utilize mica dust in reloading applications
ü First to export steel shot hunting wads and shot to European shotshell manufacturers.
ü First to publish specific component and application-oriented loading manuals.
ü Developed the X-Stream spreader insert.
