Posted on 11/08/2021 10:16:52 PM PST by markomalley
Remington Firearms announced Monday that it will invest $100 million in a factory and research operations in Georgia, the Associated Press reported.
Remington's headquarters will be moved from New York to LaGrange, Georgia, which is southwest of Atlanta. The country's oldest gun maker is one of many corporations to leave the Northeast in favor of the politically gun-welcoming South.
"We are very excited to come to Georgia, a state that not only welcomes business but enthusiastically supports and welcomes companies in the firearms industry," Remington CEO Ken D'Arcy said in a statement. D'Arcy said he plans to create over 850 jobs during a five-year period.
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FJB
Great news. BUT, what took them so damn long!
Illion New York. I’ve got firearms dating back too 1934 with that stamped into them. This is the cancer that try’s to rule us. God bless Tennessee and Remington. I feel bad for the folks in Illion, but Tennessee will treat them better I hope.
If Eric Adams, the new Mayor-Elect of New York City is smart, he will try to convince Remington to stay in NYC.
I’m sure they would listen. It’s not like they just want to spend at least $100. Million Dollars to relocate.
If Adams has the right sort of people on his team, this subject will be brought before him sometime this month.
Maybe their ammo quality will improve. Hopefully gun quality too.
$100 million now will pay for itself in 10 years away from the NY taxes. The hard part is convincing your skilled labor to move.
Took them all far, far too long.
Remington doesn’t have anything significant in NYC.
Judging by recent Remington firearms quality, they should just hire skilled labor locally in Georgia. Their recent New York production quality has been horrible.
I was wondering about the current quality of Remingtons since the sale or what they called it. I haven’t looked at any new ones. I casually looked at their offerings on-line but ended up buying a Tikka T3X.
Aside, I have been looking for some ammo for sighting in purposes in 30-06. Retailers here in central PA do get some from time to time but I kept missing it by a day and in some cases hours. My BIL picked me up 2 boxes in GA yesterday, the only 2 boxes he could find.
They gotta lotta nice girls
They have a big bullet plant in Lonoke Ark. Why not around there?
Bkm
Good.
Any gun or ammo manufacturer that does not get the hell out of the communist states while they still have a business left has got to be brain dead.
NY to Tennessee? That doesn’t seem like a tough ask. Better weather, beautiful countryside near the Smokies, Covid tyranny vs freedom, and oh yeah, massive crushing state income taxes vs no state income tax.
A Youtube Channel called Gun News in 5 Minutes did a video on new offerings from Remington. Seems like there are some fit and finish issues.
Their last four or so new weapon releases have been horrific failures - they released a new re-imagined Model 51 pistol as the R51. Which was recalled due to massive problems, among which was a propensity to fire out of battery, among many other serious problems. Then they redesigned it and re-released it, but didn’t fix one of the major known problems, a failure to feed issue. Which can be fixed in about five minutes with a Dremel. Further, some ‘fixed’ guns had to go back several times, and then Remington offered to refund customers’ money or trade for a new R1 1911-type. Which in itself had problems.
They had to recall eight years (2006-2014) of Remington 700 production because their ‘skilled workers’ used too much adhesive in constructing the triggers.
They had to recall a year’s worth (2013-2014) of 887 shotgun production because the firing pin would stick forward due to manufacturing defects, causing the weapon to slam fire when chambering a round.
Last year they had to recall half of 2002’s Model 710 production because they used defective springs that would lock the firearm in Fire and not allow for the weapon to be safed.
You should order your ammo online - that’s where the best supply is. Retail suppliers rarely have any in stock, and when they do it doesn’t last long.
*Some*?
Also, their problems are far worse than just fit and finish. “Gun exploded when it fired out of battery” is more than ‘fit and finish.’
Don’t forget Beretta left Maryland for Gallatin, Tennessee. I now have two very fine pistols stamped with my wife’s hometown.
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