He makes some nice stuff and has an excellent way of devising elegant slutions to reloading, making it easier, safer and faster. The item featured above is Patent Pending.
Here is my take without really knowing many facts.
As far as I know, Dan (InlineFabrication) is an American Inventor who came up with this (and many other) great ideas that not only contribute to a better reloading experience, but also makes it safer (as this particular product does).
Now I like Hornady. I have a LNL AP and I have many sets of Hornady dies. Their CS is easily as good as Dillon's; I like their products and sense of humor.
Without knowing all the facts, I won't boycott Hornady products as I think that would be premature.
Two things I can say:
1. I would NEVER buy this particular product from Hornady unless it's shown that they licensed it from Dan or had some type of agreement where he is compensated for his innovation.
2. I'll be watching this matter very closely, as I'm sure the entire industry will. I'd like to see it resolved where everyone is happy.
If any large corporation is able to take someone's creation without due compensation, where is the incentive for a guy like Dan to innovate?
Let's get all the facts, but also count this as:
Day 2
When I go to bed a law abiding citizen and wake a felon, by the stroke of the legislative pen, tyranny has arrived.
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