My friend "Longstrup" began a thread recently in which he quite openly attempted to "open up a can of worms". ( a fine thread by the way that should not be allowed to die on the vine ). I had NO intentions of opening up any container of invertebrates but it appears I may have unintentionally done so. As Longstrup alluded to I was involved in the firearms industry for all of my adult life. I was not only involved professionally but I tried to be an adept student of it's history and disciplines.
It is a result of the industries convoluted history that has resulted in the MISINFORMATION I had supplied to Longstrup being published on a public forum. I will do my best to try and unravel why my thinking was incorrect.
During the last half century the firearms/ammunition business has changed dramatically. What we all once accepted as independent free standing companies ie Winchester, Remington etc. have all become subsidiaries of large ( sometimes monster ) holding companies. There are very few household names that are not.
Sako is an example of that immersion. Now owned by the Beretta Group, Sako at one time had it's own ammunition manufacturer. The ammunition component was sold to "Vammas" in the mid 90s. Vammas are the parent company of Lapua currently.
I "think" my misconception came about due to my memory of Lapua working in conjunction with Sako during the development of their proprietary cartridge the .338 Lapua. Erroneously, my memory was of Sako's previous involvement with the manufacture of ammunition. ( either forgetting or being unaware of the fact that it had been sold ). In any case I had made that presumption and as Glenn has pointed out it was/is incorrect.
This subject was actually spawned by a conversation I was having with a good friend of mine ( who will remain nameless and blameless ) who is involved with the Beretta family. Our conversation was focused mainly on the acquisition by Beretta of the Holland & Holland company. As an admirer of that famed gun maker, I was pleased to hear that they had been bought by Beretta. With that corporate stability it should insure the long and illustrious history of that iconic label to continue. At the time there was only brief mention of the Beretta group buying RUAG. The rest was simply a product of my own imagination.
I am truly sorry for any confusion, I may have caused. Although I tried to be brief in my explanation, the companies involved have very complex histories that space does not allow complete accuracy.
