[MasterGunner01]

AFIK, the only sniper rifle in production at Remington is the M2010 in .300 Win Mag. The M2010 is re-manufactured from the M24 Sniper Weapon System (SWS) in 7.62 NATO. When the M24 bolt action (using the Model 700 action) was adopted, the decision was made so it could be upgraded from 7.62 NATO to .300 win Mag.

Assuming the $16,000 per M2010 SWS is valid, the $80 million contract is for a total of 5,000 new and re-manufactured rifles. [That sounds like a rather excessive number of rifles to me, but it is an effective bribe in the short term.] What the long term effect of this sellout by Remington has on product sales is unknown.

[KeyLargo]

Friday, March 8, 2013
Remington Arms Says It Will Stay in New York
The Firearms Manufacturer Will Also Be Given $80 Million Dollars by the Pentagon over the Next 10 Years

http://www.wham1180.com/pages/localnews.html?article=11042313

[stevie_d_64]

UTICA, N.Y. – U.S. Representative Richard Hanna today announced that Remington Arms has been awarded a nearly $80 million contract to produce more than 5,000 sniper rifles for the U.S. military. The work will be done in Ilion by Mohawk Valley employees.

First paragraph of the anouncement...hmmmmmm...

For the U.S. MILITARY!!!

The way I look at this is I am glad I own a Remington rifle...It is one of my best...

If it is good enough for the military, and those that specifically use it, then I am glad they have them...

I know it is easy these days to get caught up in the wave of government frustration, that is only added when things are misinterpreted in a manner to incite, and not get folks to think through something before actually reading a piece of news...

I believe the author misled his readership, and needs to clarify, whatever their intention was, and get back on track...

We sure do need people in the media to be a little sharper than the average liberal supporting reporter/journalist these days...But it is getting harder and harder to do...

[dinodino]

I was going to get a new Marlin, but I understand they are now made by Remington. Very disappointing to hear that Remington are due for boycott.

[familyop]

So it appears that Remington will be staying in New York, and that is the real issue. New York will get revenues out of the deal, along with a public relations coup against the Second Amendment.

[i_robot73]

Boycott? Is there not enough like-minded individuals that can pull resources and blueprints and hold ‘gunsmith sessions’ in their garage(s)?

5+ folks making their own tools from the raw materials, then helping others to broaden the base.

Hell, there’s a whole new area of 3D printing. You can’t tell me prototype in 3D (get the model down pat) and use the same in a CNC mill?

No BATF, no FBI, no serial numbers, no tracking. Hell, I’d plunk down a few $k, and eat ramen for a bit, to get into a group like that for my own custom piece.

[familyop]

It's highly likely that Remington continues to sell to law enforcement, but the following is the more relevant issue.

Remington Has No Plans to Leave New York
GUNS.Com ^ | Apr. 11, 2013 | Max Slowik

"Remington has made their intentions to stay in the state of New York clear in a recent meeting with state lawmakers, in spite of the passage of the SAFE act, the highly controversial gun control package that has already started to come undone."

[familyop]

Assembly asks state police to consider Remington firearm products
Little Falls Times (NY) ^ | 7/17/07 | n/a
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1867282/posts

[familyop]

Why Do Democrats Hate American Manufacturers?
Townhall.com ^ | February 22, 2013 | Michelle Malkin
"Now, as a result of hysteria-induced government pandering, nearly 40 percent of Remington's weapons can no longer be sold to citizens legally."

[familyop]

N.C. gun company agrees to sale - Remington to be bought by N.Y. equity firm
Charlotte Observer ^ | Apr. 06, 2007 | DANIELLE KOST
"The Remington transaction includes $252 million of debt. Cerberus spokeswoman JJ Rissi declined to comment on the deal's financial breakdown...Remington, led by Chief Executive Officer Thomas Millner, stopped making handguns in the 1990s. Stricter federal and state laws governing the sale of pistols prompted gun manufacturers to narrow their focus on shotguns and rifles used for hunting and target shooting."

[familyop]

Remington Arms Says It Will Stay in New York (given $80 million)
Wed 10 Apr 2013 01:40:46 AM UTC · by Red in Blue PA · 41 replies wham1180.com ^

ILION, N.Y. — Remington Arms will be staying in the Mohawk Valley for the foreseeable future. Two days after sources say Remington Officials met with three State Senators and three Assembly, U.S. Congressman Richard Hanna announced that the Pentagon would be awarding Remington an $80 million contract. In the meeting, sources say, Remington told the State lawmakers that they were moving forward with a $20 million upgrade to their plant that employs 1,200 people.

[ozzymandus]

I did not realize that the US military was part of the NYPD. (Sarcasm)