Who makes predator butts now?
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Actually the green ones were made overseas and Predator would match the shafts to them.Most of all the older model butts were made by Falcon in Canada except the P2 pool cue which was the only cue that has ever been made from top to bottom in Jacksonville Florida but was time consuming and pricier so they only did that line of cues there.
Actually the green ones were made "overseas" in Canada, and Predator would match the shafts to them. The shafts were made in Jacksonville, FL as well as the P2s.
From the 'How its Made: Billiards Cues', where recorded at the Falcon Factory when it was in Canada, you can see that they're building Sneaky Petes from 3:40, and earlier they were building a 4K5.
Falcon made the 3K, 4K, BK1, SP(Green), some of the LE's.
The 5K, Red SP, and beyond is when they moved production overseas to Asia. The Roadline, the LE Roadline, the LE Hoppe, the Quiet Roller, are all made in the asian factory.
Mezz, Jacoby, Samsara, Longoni, Pechauer are contracted to make the Special Edition cues (SE). Special Edition cues are designed AND made the contracted cuemaker.
Mezz also made the LE-X and LE-XI, (Limited Editions are designed by Predator, and made by who they want).
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looks like someone beat me to it. anyone else miss the old school 314 shafts? i liked the taper more and knowing that my ferrule wasn't as likely to crack as the new ones are
The olde ferrule wont crack...but it might melt if you burnish it, or it'll get burn marks if you try to do a super-stroked draw shot, and chalk dust would stick easier to it. I liked the wood quality in the Pre-2006 314 shaft, the ones where all the splices are made of maple 'spines', the newer shafts seem to come with a made of wedges that are non-'spines'. I think theres also more consistency in the old school 314 shafts.
TheThaiger
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Are they still being made or has a batch just been unearthed from somewhere? Kinda pricey, especially if you need to add a joint.
These came directly from Predator and were offered to Seyberts.
Seyberts bought them all.
In noting, Sey is Predator's largest distributor so of course,
they would have first option.
These are NOT back in production, more like found treasure.
Where Predator found them, I have no idea.
These have been out of production for many years.
I'm pretty certain that I had to pay more for mine than Sey did for theirs.
Before anyone asks, I have no partials for sale.
KJ
Seyberts bought them all.
In noting, Sey is Predator's largest distributor so of course,
they would have first option.
These are NOT back in production, more like found treasure.
Where Predator found them, I have no idea.
These have been out of production for many years.
I'm pretty certain that I had to pay more for mine than Sey did for theirs.
Before anyone asks, I have no partials for sale.
KJ
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i agree completely. but they're so hard to come by it's a joke trying to get one