Just received this email.. I have several of their products and have been very happy.

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This newsletter is to inform you that Tex Shoemaker & Sons will be going out of business October 27th 2017.
Accepting custom orders only until this Friday October 20th 2017.

We will begin posting items for sale both on Facebook and our website. We will also be have having a parking lot sale in an effort to clear out our entire inventory. We’ll be offering discounts on all items and hope you will come take advantage of these savings. Please check our web pages frequently for upcoming dates.
We would like to thank you for being a loyal customer and we appreciate your patronage through the years.

Sincerely,
Doug Shoemaker, President

That's a shame.

That's too bad. I used to visit their factory "store" to buy gear several years ago when I was working as a security guard.

Had a couple of their duty rigs back in the dark ages when I carried a revolver. First class stuff and made to last.
Times change.