Born in 2018 from the partnership of father and son Jeffrey and Jordan Low, First Breach manufactures ammunition, ammunition components and autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles in Hagerstown, Maryland. Its 80,000-square-foot factory occupies a former Fairchild aircraft plant, linking today’s American-made defense manufacturing to the site’s history producing aircraft including the A-10 Thunderbolt. The facility is ISO 9001:2015 certified and supports commercial, law-enforcement and government customers.
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International Ordnance Technologies, Inc. (IOT)In a 40,000-square-foot Jamestown facility, International Ordnance Technologies manufactures machine-gun links and other ammunition components alongside precision metal stampings and related assemblies. Established in 2002 as a women-owned business, IOT carries on a Hedman family manufacturing tradition dating to 1904 and maintains an integrated operation that includes its own tool room, heat treating and finishing. Its quality system is ISO 9001:2015 certified, and the company employs approximately 35 people.JAMESTOWN, NY
Ohio Ordnance Works, IncEstablished in 1981, Ohio Ordnance Works designs and manufactures automatic and semi-automatic firearms for military and law-enforcement applications, including light and heavy machine guns supplied to U.S. forces and customers worldwide. From its 35,000-plus-square-foot Chardon facility, the company also makes training-simulator arms and military mounts, building on founder Bob Landies’ background in weapons design and Army armor service. OOW employs more than 80 people and operates under ISO 9001:2015 certification.CHARDON, OH
House Of Payne MunitionsFounded in 2020, House of Payne Munitions makes ammunition in Central Ohio, where skilled veterans tumble-polish, hand-gauge and carefully package every round. The Ashland company supports its community by providing combat veterans with stable employment and housing when needed, and also develops custom loads tuned to an individual firearm. Through Project HOP, it supplies no-cost firearms training to active Ohio law enforcement officers.HAYESVILLE, OH
Wolfpack ArmoryFounded in 2016 by Fairmont natives Joe and Brooke Weaver, Wolfpack Armory manufactures American-made firearms and silencers at its Fairmont, West Virginia facility. The company grew from a small garage operation into a maker of custom AR-15 rifles and precision-machined AR-platform receivers, while also offering Cerakote and gunsmithing services. Its factory-assembled firearms and silencers carry an unlimited lifetime warranty.FAIRMONT, WV