Anyone else get this email from Insight Arms?

[u/Thatsnotahammock]

Just got this email from Insite:

An Update from Insite Arms

Over the last 10 months the company has undergone notable change.

It is my hope this letter can provide clarity over rumors you may have heard and provide background information if you have been contacted by the police.

In November 2025, I obtained evidence my former business partner, Harley Greene had been stealing from the company. Our shareholder agreement was structured to protect myself as the financial investor in Insite; Harley’s shares in Insite were gifted to him in hope of creating goodwill. Theft or any criminal behavior resulted in his immediate removal from Insite Arms.

A criminal investigation began in December 2025. Harley was arrested and charged on August 24th, 2026. His charges are as follows:

Theft over $5000*

Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm obtained through the commission of a criminal offence*

Unauthorized Transfer of a Firearm*

Unauthorized Manufacture of a Firearm*

Trafficking in Firearm Accessories - Possessed goods valued at more than $5,000, knowing the property had been obtained through the commission of an indictable offence*

*The above charges are all “alleged” offences & remain allegations

He was ordered to NOT possess ANY firearm, firearm part, ammunition or any restricted/prohibited weapon or device.

The RCMP were able to go back 7 years. Evidence shows Harley had been stealing throughout the entire period and beyond. One of the various methods was through Insite Arms customer payments. Harley’s personal EMT address was given as a payment method and funds went directly into his personal account. Our customers’ assumed payment was accepted by Insite for Insite Arms Products. As well, many products were sold under the guise that items were, “his own,” or a “friend’s” items or goods. This was the pretense for numerous sales where our customers assumed nothing was unusual. Subsequent research revealed a very disturbing pattern; Harley’s place of employment prior to Insite had a very similar experience.

I made the mistake of trusting Harley to manage the shop. Working away as a contract pharmacist I took zero wages from Insite. This allowed the shop to be sustainable and provide a consistent income for Harley; Ironically, my absence and misplaced trust was fully capitalized upon.

An Investigator has contacted many customers over the last several months. There is absolutely ZERO focus on our customers; The RCMP is only looking for confirmation that funds sent were presumed to be paid to Insite Arms, OR Insite product was described as personal property. Please be assured that I am NOT interested in the return of ANY product as our customers did absolutely nothing wrong.

The financial loss has been massive, and the personal betrayal by someone I once considered a friend has been difficult to reconcile. Going forward, Insite continues to operate online supplying top-line parts and components. I look forward to positive years ahead for Insite Arms.

My family and I are deeply grateful to everyone who has taken time out of their busy lives to make these statements. These records are extremely important as each adds weight to the total dollar value attached to his charges; this can have a potential impact on the possibility of restitution ordered.

If anyone has any concerns or questions, please feel free to call me anytime at 780 808 1117

Sincerely, Andrew Dodsworth

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[u/CobblerWorking5117]

I got the same email. I made a decent size purchase about a year ago and at first I was dealing with Harley but he wanted me to do something that seemed off. So when I responded to his email I copied Andrew on the email. Then he changed the process as how he wanted me to pay. That email made me reflect on that purchase and it all makes sense now. 

[u/K2LLswitch → u/CobblerWorking5117]

Maybe you tipped him off and the investigation started!

[u/Thatsnotahammock]

I bought a muzzle brake from them about a month ago, very nice part, quality machining.

[u/Tradzilla → u/Thatsnotahammock]

The heathen 2 is machined well but I had all mine come loose.

I ended up using blue loctite to prevent it from becoming loose during a match.

[u/shadowshooter9 → u/Tradzilla]

Blue loctite works or a strap wrench and legit crank that bish on.

[u/SpectreBallistics]

Man, that is really shitty.

Kinda reminds me of Trigger Wholesale a few years back.

[u/ItchYouCannotReach]

I didn't realize their store was back up. It was taken down maybe a year ago? With a message they were restructuring away from rifle builds to simply supplying precision gear and accessories. 

[u/FightingShibas]

Wow! Off to check my email…..

[u/Doogie-Howser]

I messaged Andrew to see if I can support :)

[u/ImTheeDentist]

Might be a good idea not to post his number.

[u/Thatsnotahammock → u/ImTheeDentist]

He put it in his email for everyone to read so it’s probably fine.

[u/Adventarms]

I feel for you brother. A betrayal of this magnitude can destroy a business and it's reputation. Hoping you get through this.

[u/edyuster]

It just sounds like a super messy breakup and they really shouldn't air their dirty laundry and just settled this between themselves.

I remember reading about this on the other forum. There were obviously people taking sides, from what it sounded like Harley is still a very respected gunsmith and to some he was what made Insite Arms.

[u/MostEnergeticSloth → u/edyuster]

No, it sounds like Harley is a thief. If they didn't wish to risk their thievery being made public, I would suggest not committing theft in the first place.

Now many people will surely know to avoid working with that person because they cannot be trusted. So it's a good thing this "dirty laundry" was aired.

[u/Remarkable_Vanilla34 → u/MostEnergeticSloth]

And our community is not likely to running to respond to the RCMP given the politics of the last 6+ years, so its good that people know why their being contacted and the story behind it.

[u/MostEnergeticSloth → u/[deleted]]

I saw a lot more facts than emotion in this post. Basically the first 4/5ths of it.

Harley received free shares and presumably a salary, I doubt he was working for free. Not sure how he was taken advantage of? Maybe you have a link to a thread wherein it goes into detail about how he was being taken advantage of.

If he felt he wasn't being paid enough, surely a competent/qualified or "respected" (in your words) gunsmith can make their way at another business or even on their own. There's not a lot of them in Canada.

[u/Bubbly_Quarter1392 → u/edyuster]

No one is saying Harley isn’t a good gunsmith. He might be good at his job but he was apart of a business that clearly had trust in him and a legal business model of how it was to be conducted. This isn’t the first place of employment to have issues with Harley for his professional and ethical behaviour

[u/chillyrabbit → u/edyuster]

There was a lot of speculation at the time when rcmp were contacting people about firearm sales. And people were worried.

This looks like it's an explainer that people who may have been customers of insite arms should be cooperating with investigators to determine if Harley was diverting sales to his own pockets or not.