LeVeL;n3545551 said:So about those calibers... I'm probably most curious about .460 Rowland and 9x25 Dillon.
Spectre;n2874629 said:Remington will not be leaving NY - the US government just gave them an $80 mil contract over 10 years and apparently one of the conditions is that they stay in NY. We'll see how well that works out for Remington when they start losing civvie sales.
[h=1]U.S. gun maker Remington reportedly taking steps toward bankruptcy filing[/h]
One of the biggest U.S. gun manufacturers is taking steps toward filing for bankruptcy, according to Reuters news service.
Remington Outdoor Company Inc. has “reached out to banks and credit investment funds in search of financing that will allow it to file for bankruptcy,” Reuters reported Thursday evening, citing “people familiar with the matter.”
According to those sources, the debt-ridden company missed a payment on those obligations this week and is seeking “debtor-in-possession financing” that would let the company continue operations once it went bankrupt.
JCE;n3545746 said:Wow, that sucks...
Remington's 1911 is also junk, as is their customer service.Spectre;n3545785 said:The disaster that's been the R51 launch, recall, second launch and second recall hasn't helped - they're now offering R51 owners R1911s as replacement pistols and not even pretending that they're going to be able to fix the R51. If they had wanted R1911s they would have bought one, so understandably R51 owners are steamed.
Spectre;n3545785 said:The disaster that's been the R51 launch, recall, second launch and second recall hasn't helped - they're now offering R51 owners R1911s as replacement pistols and not even pretending that they're going to be able to fix the R51. If they had wanted R1911s they would have bought one, so understandably R51 owners are steamed.
Remington was and to some degree still is very much a Fudd-catering company. Worse, it was *old* Fudds they were catering to - to the point where they were very late to or completely ignored these markets:
Polymer service pistols
Polymer carry pistols
Actual carry pistols of any kind
Modern sporting rifles of all kinds
Modern defensive or combat shotguns
Modern low cost CNC bolt guns (some of which are a fraction of the 700's cost but equal or exceed the 700's performance)
They were so caught up with their precious high dollar (but slowly dropping quality) Fudd-focused bolt rifles that the market passed them by and their much belated attempts to catch up, much like Colt’s (though for different reasons), fell far, far short - and were too little too late - so they find themselves in their current position. Irrelevant, with a sometimes-crap product line that most of the active part of the market doesn't want to buy and an existing customer base that's retiring/dying/simply not buying anything any more.
LeVeL;n3546292 said:Definitely don't store guns in those foam-packaged containers. The best solution is, of course, a big heavy fireproof safe bolted to the floor/wall(s). Cheap solutions include small safes for general valuables from, say, Home Depot, or maybe a simple Stack-On cabinet (not very secure but will keep kids out). Throw some dessicant packs in there or, better yet, a Golden Rod to keep the humidity down.