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ABOUT JRI GUNMAKER

A PERSONAL NARRATIVE

As you may know from our home page, my name is Joseph Reichert and I am the founder of Joseph Reichert, Inc., a New Mexico corporation which does business under the name of JRI Gunmaker. It will probably not surprise you to learn that I have had a lifelong interest in guns, and have spent more than a little time collecting information on their history and evolution, but have worked even harder uncovering the processes used in their manufacture.

My passion has always been for firearms, but sheer enthusiasm alone does not make a living. To make up for my wealth gap, I pursued a university education and thereafter a law degree. After practicing law for more than twenty years, I found the urge to make things to be irresistible and life at a desk uncomfortable. At that point I made a trip to Los Alamos National Laboratory, where I discovered that I might be able to secure a position in that institution’s manufacturing operations. I followed through on this opportunity and eventually secured a position in the LANL prototype machinist apprenticeship program, emerging four years later as a journeyman prototype machinist. I found the education at the laboratory to be excellent, and I still enjoy the friendships I made with the skilled tradesmen, engineers and scientists I met there.

I left Los Alamos after ten years, and did a variety of work, some of it as a legal consultant and some of it as a machinist at the University of New Mexico Department of Physics And Astronomy. As of May, 2025, I spend most of my time locating material worthy of publication, while continuing to build my own shop and conducting experiments related to the production of guns and ammunition. This website is my way of sharing the information I uncover.

HOW TO CONTACT US

TO DISCUSS GENERAL TOPICS

We are pleased to correspond with our readers concerning the theme of this website, the design, making and testing of guns and ammunition. It is especially helpful to us when you share new ideas on this topic, alert us to other useful websites we have not yet discovered, inform us of books and articles we have not yet listed, and provide constructive criticism of our work. We are also pleased to provide answers to your questions on relevant technical subjects, provided we have answers to share. You should send email on general topics to us at josephr@josreichert.com.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT AN ORDER

If you have questions about an order you have placed with us, need to know how to place an order, or need to discuss any aspect of the ordering process, please send your correspondence to purchases@josreichert.com.

TO POST A LETTER

You may also communicate with us by regular mail. If you wish to send letters, drawings, or other hard copy materials to us, please address them to:

Joseph Reichert, Inc.
P.O. Box 3191
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87190