badmonkey Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 What has happened to Bayou Bullets are they going to start taking orders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMC Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I was told that health issues have put a halt on things for the time being. In mid Nov. Donnie said hopefully it would only be only 4-6 weeks. Check back with him in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wideload Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Sorry to hear. Hope for speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badmonkey Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Sorry to hear. Hope for speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badmonkey Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Boy they will be in my preyer's I just love them little green gems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterj Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Donnie is trying to revamp his operation to keep up with the demand. Try to be patient, he'll be back and better able to serve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Donnie is trying to revamp his operation to keep up with the demand. Try to be patient, he'll be back and better able to serve. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiackid Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Sorry to necropost here, but I just got home from Afghanistan and have been out of the loop for a while and this is the most recent post I've seen. Has anyone heard anything new regarding his health (hopefully a problem that has since been fixed) and the status of when they will be open for orders again? Another shooter at a local match turned me on to these about a year back. Unfortunately I deployed prior to ordering any and just finally unpacked all of my reloading equipment to find they had a hold on orders. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterj Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Not written in stone, yet. Donnie is in the process of quitting his "Day Job", acquiring at least one more casting machine, and some other support equipment. Bayou Bullets will become a full time operation, soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Some great things are in the works. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz41 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Oh the suspense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I expressed an opinion based on facts I observed, that depending on a one man part time mail order operation that didnt accept credit cards might leave you hanging, several people had a fit, In the words of Sheldon Cooper, "I seem to have previously informed you thusly." http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=111730&hl=bayou%20bullets%20&st=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMH Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I was in the shop the other day and he's expanding a lot. He also plans to offer a hard cast lead bullet and is working on a new lube that can be sold at a lower price and still shoot extremely well. I really like the sample of 200 gr .40's that I picked up the other day. Quality guy with a quality product, I couldn't ask for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiackid Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I expressed an opinion based on facts I observed, that depending on a one man part time mail order operation that didnt accept credit cards might leave you hanging, several people had a fit, In the words of Sheldon Cooper, "I seem to have previously informed you thusly." I'm not sure I follow the logic on that one. Half of the shooting equipment I own was purchased through various forum equipment exchanges/swap meets, etc. and more often than not there weren't several threads/posts vouching for the character and general good-standing of the individuals selling the equipment. I think I stand a much better chance at getting burned that way than buying bullets from a website that might not be the flashiest. Odd thing is that even without all of the eye fluff it's still easy to find information on the product, the cost, where payment needs to be sent, etc. Hell, I'd trust my gunsmith to do just about anything to my weapons and he doesn't have a website, let alone accept credit cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterj Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) I expressed an opinion based on facts I observed, that depending on a one man part time mail order operation that didnt accept credit cards might leave you hanging, several people had a fit, In the words of Sheldon Cooper, "I seem to have previously informed you thusly." http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=111730&hl=bayou%20bullets%20&st=0 This was uncalled for. I don't recall Donnie attacking you in any threads on this or any other board. I consider Donnie a friend and will back him to the end. Edited February 6, 2011 by scooterj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Nothing to do with attacking anyone. I think that it is great he seems to be ramping up production and I hope he turns it into a full time well staffed operation. His products are evidently well liked and we could definitely use some more competition in the bulk bullet market. I honestly wish him the best. I hope eventually Bayou Bullets becomes a great operation but so far the cautions about a dependable supply I expressed six months ago still seem to be an issue. Obviously there are supporters of the product that are ok with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz41 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Why would you think that he would "leave someone hanging" just because it is a small operation. I would imagine that Mr. Drazy and a few others started out the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Well, I hope Donnie is well, if health issues have been a problem, and I hope Bayou is back in business soon! I just shot the last of my Bayous and dropped back to my cache of cast lead and boy did I notice the change in smoke. I have always found Bayou to be responsive, at a great price-point, and good quality material. If he changes to groove-less molds I can live with that, if not, that's okay too. Grooved bullets are no harder to load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
225 Fireman Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Went today and picked up 2k 9mm and 3k of .40 and he was telling me about his plans it sounds great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Anyone know when Bayou is going to be back open? My bullet bins are reaching a stage of severe drought! Or is he already open and just the website is down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMH Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I do believe he has retired or is in the process of leaving his day job. I do know that he has ordered another casting machine, another curing oven and other equipment so that he can swing this full time. He also told me that he was working on a regular hard cast bullet with a new lube that could be sold at a lower price than the coated ones. Samples I saw looked great, and will be trying out his new 200gr .40's as soon as I load some. I think in a few weeks he'll be good to go, but I do have his contact info if anyone wants to reach him personally, just pm me for details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterj Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 He had the new oven as of last weekend and was expecting his new casting machine and sizer this past week. He had a contractor working on the shop last weekend. Give him just a while longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz41 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Any updates. I need to get some bullets soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round_Gun_Shooter Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 I got an order about 10 days ago. Donnie advised this is now his full time job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz41 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 The website still says they are closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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