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Dillon: A Memoir: A Life of Warbirds, Reloaders & Machine Guns
Imagine living a daily life full of high-flying and explosive adventure. In Mike Dillon’s memoir, you’ll experience dogfighting in rare, historic warbirds. Then on this same day, go from pulling Gs to tinkering with exotic machine guns and firing thousands of rounds of ammunition. Through his legendary life, Mike Dillon brings thrill-seeking to a new altitude that you now can experience.
Discover how Mike transitions from a career in aviation to achieving worldwide notoriety in the firearms industry. After capturing the retail marketplace with his quality reloading machines, Mike then re-designs a weapon for the military. Thanks to his ingenuity, the Gatling Gun becomes one of the most fearsome, small-arms machine guns in the history of warfare. In his thrilling life story, travel along with Mike as his journey unfolds and he navigates his creative path to success.
Two years into his marriage and without a definable career path, Mike continues his seasonal work spraying cotton and rice in Texas and Arizona along with an unenthusiastic pursuit of a degree in psychology. Each time Mike returns to Texas he visits Bucket Parker’s hangar and eyes the neglected Curtis P-40 Warhawk rusting in the weeds and shakes his head. Mike convinces his pregnant wife to support his desire to acquire and restore this rare piece of aviation history. The project will take expertise, a lot of cash and a buyer – three things he doesn’t have. Mike makes a risky decision that will serve as his first major step towards becoming the entrepreneur that he eventually became.
On a day off from work, in his shop at home, Mike eliminates his distractions and narrows his focus. Starting with a small line of accessories for reloading ammunition, he successfully attracts his first customers, many of which became lifelong friends. Whether he came by it naturally or learned it pragmatically, relating to his customers on a personal level was one of his greatest assets.
Mike’s memoir is a compelling the story of a man who believed he could do anything he set his mind to, and actually did it!
Discover how Mike transitions from a career in aviation to achieving worldwide notoriety in the firearms industry. After capturing the retail marketplace with his quality reloading machines, Mike then re-designs a weapon for the military. Thanks to his ingenuity, the Gatling Gun becomes one of the most fearsome, small-arms machine guns in the history of warfare. In his thrilling life story, travel along with Mike as his journey unfolds and he navigates his creative path to success.
Two years into his marriage and without a definable career path, Mike continues his seasonal work spraying cotton and rice in Texas and Arizona along with an unenthusiastic pursuit of a degree in psychology. Each time Mike returns to Texas he visits Bucket Parker’s hangar and eyes the neglected Curtis P-40 Warhawk rusting in the weeds and shakes his head. Mike convinces his pregnant wife to support his desire to acquire and restore this rare piece of aviation history. The project will take expertise, a lot of cash and a buyer – three things he doesn’t have. Mike makes a risky decision that will serve as his first major step towards becoming the entrepreneur that he eventually became.
On a day off from work, in his shop at home, Mike eliminates his distractions and narrows his focus. Starting with a small line of accessories for reloading ammunition, he successfully attracts his first customers, many of which became lifelong friends. Whether he came by it naturally or learned it pragmatically, relating to his customers on a personal level was one of his greatest assets.
Mike’s memoir is a compelling the story of a man who believed he could do anything he set his mind to, and actually did it!
582 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 23, 2024
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Michael Dillon
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