Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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This is Radio Network, presented by Patriot Patch Company and Camerano.com. Howdy, everyone. Tonight, we have Bill from Otis Technologies. What is Otis Technologies you want to know? Bill's going to let us know. Bill, I personally know about Otis because... I have a whole kit. So you know how old that is. Yeah, sure.
Um, I've actually, um, so my neighbor, uh, shortly after my wife and I got married, my neighbor actually gave me it. Um, cause I hadn't, I went and bought one of those cheap outers, you know, simple cleaning kits and it wasn't cleaning it. And so I was talking to the neighbor. He goes, Oh no, here, you got to try this. And, uh,
I finally got to the point where I got tired of pushing everything back in. And so I called to get, I showed this last week, but I called to get a replacement because this is all foam. And, you know, after 30 years, it kind of wears tension. And I was blown away. that they literally sent me a new one for free. They warrantied it out and sent me one.
And I'm like, I was going to pay for it, but thank you.
So glad you had a positive experience. I think that's the reputation that we've established from day one.
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Chapter 2: What is Otis Technologies and why is it important for gun owners?
voice of the customer. And, you know, whether we're talking to commercial customers or, you know, we work with Picatinny, we work with the different labs, Army out of Whalen or, you know, different bases that our guys go to and so forth. You know, we listen to the customer. And that's really the key. If one wants to be successful in any business, is really listening to your customers.
What do they want? What do they deem valuable? Sometimes I've got to be careful myself because being a competitive shooter and so forth, my needs may be only a fraction of what the majority The majority of customers that are out there are either new to firearms. You know, we know how many NICS checks there are every year. Many of them are new shooters entering our space.
So we want to make sure that we're solving their problems as well as having solutions for competitive shooters, for those and everyone in between, right? Because it becomes critical. Well, so going back to the CLP, we tried a number of different formulations back in the day, and quite frankly, we settled on the formula that we have today.
We haven't changed in quite some time, but we're also always looking for something different to see if there's a better response. But if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?
And that stuff ain't broke.
Yeah.
That's what I've got. There you go. There you go. I think one of the coolest things with that is the fact that the bottle that came with the kit and caboodle, you can refill.
Yeah, right. And the applicator, right? I mean, it's got fine application. I mean, one of the things that it's funny when I do my CCW classes, I make sure that it's clear that more is not better. Right. No. Right? In fact, I tend to run stuff dry and let it fail before I actually will put more stuff in. I tell folks that the more you put in there, the more mud you're going to create.
So you want to be very careful on exactly what you're using as well as how much you want. It could be actually a detriment and a liability if you put too much. Absolutely.
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Chapter 3: How did Otis Technologies begin and what is its history?
That's when I use your kit. I go out and deer hunt. That's when I find, you know, it can get me through, you know, weeks worth of deer hunting without a problem.
Sure.
When I get into other precision parts of shooting, well, then it gets tougher. Yep. But I love the size. I mean, we're talking something about the size of my fist that I can throw in my backpack in a pocket. Right. you know, get me out of a bind, like I say, if you fall or something else.
And, you know, the problem with deer hunting, especially where Mike and I are at, is there always seems to be rain or snow or something happening on there. And we're out there, you know, wiping guns down and, you know, the CLP is great for, you Yeah, it's just there.
Yeah.
I'm sorry, but my hunting rifles, I'm not really concerned about putting a precision bore guide down in it and carrying a 42 or 44-inch cleaning rod with me out in the field.
Well, that's really been, I think, the key to our success of having a portable cleaning kit. And that's why it was so popular and easy to convince the the U S military to, to use that. I mean, back in the day it was, well, and we still sell plenty of the, of the envelope, you know, with the, with the steel rods that are still, you know, standard issued and, and in some places.
But, you know, it was, you know, the, the round pack has been easy to carry, you know, in your rucksack doesn't take a whole lot of room. And, you know, if you're, you know, you're sitting in, you're out downrange and need to keep that rifle clean, that's the product to use.
And whether it's in combat or whether hunting camp and cleaning the rifle between, you know, the days you're up at a deer stand or on a ground blind, um, you know, having that available, it's a lot easier than having a big tackle box type of cleaning kit. Right.
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Chapter 4: What makes Otis cleaning products different from others?
And again, the drill sergeant isn't going to be happy once he rubs his white gloves on on any part of the gun, you're going to be cleaning it over and over again. So this isn't a magic solution. You're still going to get razzed by your drill sergeant.
Chapter 5: How does Otis ensure the quality of its cleaning products?
But it does get you back in operation, and it's a handy tool to clean that debris out of the BCG and firing pin.
Now, in the notes that I'd sent you, because I didn't bother looking, I was asking if there would be one in 7.62, but you already offer it. Yeah. Now, is there a need for other, I mean, is it just simply 5.56 takes care of everything AR-15 and 7.62 takes care of everything 3.08? Or, I mean, AR-10?
Yeah, I mean, that's where the volume is. I mean, I know there's lots of other calibers that are out there. that are out there, but you know, to the market is not big enough to, okay. To really have a different caliber. I mean, I mean, let's face it before the bone tool, people would jam, you know, brushes and you know, all kinds of stuff.
That's, that's what they're going to do on the Bushmaster or, you know, all the other, all the other, uh, calibers that are out there, but, um, yeah, it's, it just doesn't make sense with the kind of low volume that, that exists out there relative to the entire market.
Yeah. So what's your most popular item?
Uh, I'd say the elite, I think the, uh, you know, what, what, what you held up there, um, is probably our, our, our, uh, greatest, you know, volume, uh, our pistol kits, you know, a lot of people are, uh, have, have, uh, Uh, have been very much interested in our pistol kits, uh, both with the cable system, as well as the fixed rod.
I mean, that's one thing that fundamentally we made sure, you know, cause there's a market out there for people that love the cables and there's a market out there, people that like solid rods, uh,
we can't just be cable only right and for many years we were i mean that was that was kind of our staple product right so we have it all we have we have you know 36 inch rods for you know precision shooters we have uh multiple piece rods for for um remote cleaning of of uh product you know kept in a smaller pack. We've got cable systems.
We've got, we've got, we have our range box, which is, you know, that's kind of our, our Mac daddy that has it's, it's, you know, great handy little box that it's like a, it's like a big toolbox type of thing with multiple, multiple compartments and so forth. So it's, yeah, there's, there's a lot of, a lot of, I mean, we have smaller, smaller boxes as well for, for containing and so forth.
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Chapter 6: How can listeners support the Reloading Podcast and Otis Technologies?
And like you said, all within a, you know, a fist size kit. And, you know, when that cable comes in through the muzzle end and it's restricted by the barrel diameter, it's like a solid rod.
It is. It is. And it sure beats the hell out of dropping a four or five inch long brass rod down your barrel.
Yeah.
Yeah.
uh, numerous times, you know?
Yeah.
So that's, that's what, where I, I, I like it. I mean, it's, it's, it's, it's there. I mean, it's, it is a superior, superior kit to have, which any and all hunters should have.
Sure.
No, I appreciate that. Uh, but you're, you're right. You're right. That's, that's a very typical application.
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Chapter 7: What are the unique features of the Otis cleaning kits?
His language is English to begin with, or American English, let's do it the right way, versus my Mandarin.
Yeah. I, I, I, a number of times every once in a while I get either a really, our customer service folks will either send me a really, a really nice note email from someone or a really bad note. And, and I have responded to both and, you know, and just, you know, number one, thanking them if they've got a positive note that they want to know something more and I'll
I'll spend 10, 15 minutes with them talking. Same thing with someone that's not happy with the product. And, you know, those all become learning opportunities, right? Those all become, you know, maybe it's something that, you know, we haven't considered that somebody is having a
a unique experience that, that we may have to take into account, or maybe, maybe they're, you know, unfamiliar with exactly, you know, how to, how to use the product. So it becomes a learning opportunity and, and we shouldn't be shy to, to responding to both good and bad messages.
It's, you know, it's, it's, it's like with any product that we buy, it's, it's not just the product, it's the experience with the company and the product, right? And what, How is it to deal with Otis? We strive to make it a very positive experience regardless of what the issue is and even what the final outcome is. It's been part of our DNA from day one and
All the folks that work for us feel the same way.
Like I say, you speak English.
Yes. Yes, sir.
But your customer service is good. You ship products out quickly. And I... I visit a few gun stores every year, and I am surprised that many do not have your product, but they have all the cheap stuff. And when I find it, yeah, I'll go to that gun store and buy the stuff that I need.
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Chapter 8: How does Otis cater to both military and civilian markets?
So Clifford Zach wants to know, is the civilian CLP the same as the military CLP as far as Otis is concerned?
Well, we have a – yes, the two are the same.
You have a few different cloth options, don't you?
Well, we have a, I believe we have the silicone gun cloth that just came out.
Then you've got the ones with 085.
Yeah.
Looking earlier. Where did I see that? There we go. So you've got the lead cleaning hand wipes. You've got the microfibers. You've got the shooter's choice firearms wipes. Yeah. Silicone gun cloth. And then the 085 CLP wipes. Yeah. So, yeah. So, yeah. That's pretty handy to have. The lead cleaning hand wipes comes in a couple different options.
Firearms wipes, the 085 comes in a couple different options.
I think we got the 40 count. I think we got the 40 count on the 085.
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