Montana’s Flathead Valley’s Flourishing Firearms Industry Struggles to Find Staff

At a 52,000-square-foot firearm manufacturing facility just off U.S. Highway 93 in north Kalispell, FALKOR Defense National Sales Manager Jacob Hutchens says sales have tripled in the last year.

“It’s the entire gun industry right now,” Hutchens said. “You’re looking at months and months of waiting to get any sort of orders … There’s no way to adapt and meet the demand.”

By Maggie Dresser