Burke's Blog

Welcome

Dave — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:25:24 +0000

Matt Kirkpatrick has nearly twenty years of military experience where he served on operations in Bosnia and twice Afghanistan, most recently in 2008/9 as the Master Gunner for the Canadian Helicopter Force Afghanistan. He has extensive firearms experience that includes instructing police armourer and carbine instructor courses across Canada and Europe. Matt has gained numerous certifications from sniper training to technical communication to being a certified human behavior training consultant. He also brings ten years of technical sales experience in the Canadian defence and security industry. Matt participates in numerous shooting sports such as competitive pistol shooting and hunting. He has used Burke’s Gun Oil for over six years and is delighted to be part of the team.

We are delighted to have Matt with us. His experience will be invaluable in serving our military and police clients.

Welcome aboard Matt.

David Burke

November update:

Dave — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:14:23 +0000

Wow, the year is almost finished. Amazing how quickly the time passes by.They tell me it goes faster the older you get, can’t be can it? When I started this blog my intention was to add to it at least every month. So far I haven’t done a very good job, not because there is nothing to record but maybe because there is too much happening.

We are in the process of adding two new products to our line up, BoreShine and CopperOut. Both have been tested by demanding users and have met their requirements in terms of functionality.

We are looking at some new approaches to marketing our products in the coming year. Primarily new distribution channels. We will keep you updated as we go. The major goal is to make our products more readily available to you the end user.

One of the characteristics of our gun oil is the fact that a little goes a long way, ergo a bigger bang for your dollars spent. We are looking for a catchy phrase to promote this fact. We encourage anyone with an idea to make a comment. If we select one the originator will receive a free 8 oz bottle of Burke’s Gun Oil.

Enjoy all the deer meat you have shot over the last couple of weeks.

Back soon.

June Update

Dave — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:53:54 +0000

It’s been a busy couple of months but the highlight was attendance at the CanSec show. While we were at the Cartier Drill Hall we still managed to see many of our friends and we hope made some new ones.

It looks positive for the addition of 3 new dealers to our existing dealer network. Levitt Safety has agreed to represent us to police departments, Nugun Wholesale is going to rep for us in BC and SecurIntel Solutions will be promoting our products in the far east.

We don’t have any shows planned for the next couple of months but as always will be at the Eganville show in August.

Lots happening in the training area but more on that later. Smith Falls ran an excellent match June 12 with 12 teams competing to raise money for families of veterans who lost their lives in the current conflict.

Hat’s off to Dave Morton and all who helped to put on an excellent match. Still don’t know how they integrated all the scores.

That’s it for now.

March Update

Dave — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:50:54 +0000

Just a brief comment to let you know we welcome your comments on any topic related to hunting ,shooting, products or other firearms related items.

We are also considering producing and selling two new products, Burke’s Copper Remover and Burke’s Bore Cleaner. Any comments appreciated.

We are currently the distributor for a line of hunting knives and would like to know if you would like to see these on the site?

Please note that all comments approved by the editor will be posted.

We hope you enjoy the approaching shooting season.

2009 IN REVIEW

Dave — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:23:20 +0000

Despite all the gloom and doom that has been spread around it has been a good year for Burke’s Gun Oil. Dealers have been reordering on a consistent basis, consumer sales through the online store continue to increase and our regular users continue to use and promote the product.

I think the main reason for our growth is the fact that we have an excellent product that meets and exceeds our claims. Those who use our oil tell us they have never found a better one.

The Canadian Military’s Secret Weapon:

I know that is a little far fetched but our military sales have been increasing year by year and again it has to be because of the product. This year we have had sales to the Navy on both coasts. Our oil performs well in marine environments and prevents salt corrosion, keeping the navy’s machine guns working.

We have also made some bulk sales to operational divisions and continue to supply some of the specialty requirements for various sectors.

We also have a NATO ordering number posted on our site.

NEW

Dealers can now order directly on line at the wholesale price. Dealers just need to obtain the access codes from us and the entire wholesale pricing structure is available to them.

DEALERS

In addition to wholesale pricing dealers can also obtain the Recession Buster packages which reduce their overall investment in inventory but provide a full range of our products and sizes.

In closing we would just like to wish everyone a Happy and Successful New Year.