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Hi, I’m Karl, Link to heading

Good testing is harder than it looks.

Most firearm testing follows the same pattern: put rounds through a system, note what failed, call it validated. It feels thorough. It looks professional. But without a structured methodology and meaningful data, it answers the wrong question. It tells you what happened, not whether the system is actually reliable.

That gap between well-intentioned testing and genuinely conclusive testing is where products ship with problems nobody caught, procurement decisions rest on assumptions, and serious users stake their safety on results that don’t mean what they think they mean.

I built ProArms Tech to help close that gap.

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I spent 15 years working inside some of the firearm industry’s leading manufacturers. Over that time I worked across the full range from the manufacturing floor to testing and validating new designs.

That range of perspective gave me the gift of seeing how the disconnect in the process can happen. I’ve seen the same testing problems show up in different forms at multiple organizations. I know what rigorous methodology looks like and, just as importantly, what it looks like when something is missing.

I am currently preparing to launch ProArms Tech as a platform to help share the knowledge that I have gained, and for those who need a bit more I will also be offering consulting services. At the end of 2026 I will be relocating to Ohio, and this project will grow alongside that transition.

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This site serves as a working record of methodology, analysis, and honest evaluation. The content here is for professionals who take testing seriously whether you’re in a manufacturing QA role, making procurement decisions for a law enforcement agency, or simply a shooter who wants to understand what your data is actually telling you.

Topics include firearm testing methodology, reliability evaluation, data-driven protocols that translate to real-world performance, and how emerging tools like AI and custom software are changing what’s possible in a test environment.

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If you have a testing question, want to discuss methodology, or are exploring whether ProArms Tech might be a fit for your organization, reach out. I’m always glad to have a conversation with someone who takes data-driven evaluation seriously.

Get in touch via my contact page