Phil Dater Passed

There is a old gun rag article from 2008 of him that touched into timeline spots of his ride threw life .
Small Arms Review
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He seemed like a pretty laid back, easy going guy. I only met him one time over by Boise when I dropped off a Can that I was have an issuer with. All I did was call gemtech #. and he picked up the phone and said ..." just come by the house and drop it off ". So I just drove over and we chatted for a few. A few weeks latter the Can was fixed and sitting in my PO Box.
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Wow he was really the guy who truly got the entire concept of mainstream silencer technology going. While Gemtech fell behind in market sales they made good solid silencers. I still have my Tundra 9mm and it performs well and is a solid silencer for it's time. I met him at Shot show years ago he was just a regular guy with a lot of knowledge we all enjoy because Gemtech was truly a game changer before all the others started the technology we see today........ RIP Dr. Dater