The current guy Brian is from Texas. Im not sure if he is the same fellow that was handling orders before. He is hit or miss on the phone but once you get in touch with him everything is ok. We got a "Hobby 9" that came in last week that was on backorder. I need to get in touch with him now as I need to place a order for the shop. I will ask him about the "Killer 9" , I am very interested in getting one.