In 1972, our founder took over the responsibility for an Olympic smallbore club. It was a job that no one wanted, and the reason soon became smoky clear: the equipment was in such bad shape that it appeared that the only available course of action was to send all of the rifles back to the DCM (Department of Civilian Marksmanship, now the CMP) and request complete replacement. Instead, to the amazement of everyone, the rifles were cleaned and restored with what was to become PrOlix® dry lubricant. PrOlix® products were ultimately introduced in 1980 at the Los Angeles Law Enforcement Expo and to retail communities in 1986.