Remington Seeks Financing To File For Bankruptcy

Ltbull01 said:
Rem - $1000+ baseline rifles. Heavy AF. Historic quality issues. No accuracy guarantee. No major changes to model since...

Is it any wonder?
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Sporter hunting rifles from Remington rifles aren't heavy. They have made some of the lightest rifles (700 Ti, Model Seven, 700 Mtn Rifle), even a BDL/CDL/SPS are very portable

No major changes to the 700 since it's introduction in 1962 because none were really needed. And 56 years of production has birthed thousands of aftermarket parts
 
philhut said:
So bring on the clearance bankruptcy sales....
Even at a steep discount I can't name one Remington gun that I really want. They make other products though I'm game to buy non 22 ammo and rem oil/degreaser on the cheap...
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When Manufacturers go down there usually isn't the final clear out sales of merchandise because the retailers have already paid full bore for them
 
Mad-Dog said:
Don't be surprised if the plants or at least rights to the name are purchased by a foreign company already in the firearms or ammo business. "Angry" US trade policies are the perfect recipe for an off-shore company to walk in and buy some of the assets including intellectual property to establish or expand its American market footprint. IF they can restore the once-upon-a-time quality standards, they could do well. Think outside the box, think outside the borders.

Or they could just go under.
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Norinco/remmington ?
 
todbartell said:
Sporter hunting rifles from Remington rifles aren't heavy. They have made some of the lightest rifles (700 Ti, Model Seven, 700 Mtn Rifle), even a BDL/CDL/SPS are very portable

No major changes to the 700 since it's introduction in 1962 because none were really needed. And 56 years of production has birthed thousands of aftermarket parts
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The Rem action is stalwart. Rem just doesn't seem to have been part of the 'conversation' recently, assigned to the fringe. I think they are heavy - relatively speaking to say a Tikka or now the Kimber Hunter. Yes the Ti rifle is light but not in the $1000 range. My experience with a Rem 700 was negative. And I remember my buddy's 700 that had pitting in the action - THAT is a problem! Does that experience last in the mouth? You bet.
 
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Too bad, hope they can right the ship and all the workers get to keep their jobs. I am not a huge Remington fan, but I have a few in the lock up and would hate to see them gone from the land scape.
 
Man I hope it gets sorted and this is just another American style business tactic. I love Remington 700s and 870s. I've owned probably 20 700s alone. Loved every one.
That being said. When I buy a 700 I know I will be dumping the trigger, stock (unless it's a police model) and getting the action trued. I get that people think it's crazy. But after it's done they are solid, accurate, tough rifles. There's not many rifles these days that sell base models with a stock or trigger I like.
I would still and still do buy 700s and 870s. I hope they get their act together.
As mentioned, this isn't good news for anyone in this sport.
 
I'll second the accuracy guarantee. I've had 3 tikka rifles out of the box well above 1 moa. The thought of trying to return a rifle for the guarantee free of charge gave me a headache.
 
was at a store today checking out a couple new 700's. Both were good rifles (minus the x-mark triggers).
 
A shame that one of the oldest firearms companies in North America is going under. Bad management decisions over the years has obviously taken a once great company down. Usually what happens when the CEO's of a company know nothing of what they making and are only out for the all mighty dollar for share holders.
 
I'm going to just sit back and watch. Could be quite interesting to see what is going to transpire!!!!!
Big business works in strange ways.
 
Ltbull01 said:
The Rem action is stalwart. Rem just doesn't seem to have been part of the 'conversation' recently, assigned to the fringe. I think they are heavy - relatively speaking to say a Tikka or now the Kimber Hunter. Yes the Ti rifle is light but not in the $1000 range. My experience with a Rem 700 was negative. And I remember my buddy's 700 that had pitting in the action - THAT is a problem! Does that experience last in the mouth? You bet.
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I agree on Remington being on the fringe, at least for the past ten years. I've owned plenty of them, probably between 1-2 dozen and all but one performed good in accuracy and function. The one that shot poor, really poor, was a used 17 Rem that had been through 3-4 guys before I had it. Probably just a bad crown, or handloads that weren't tuned for the rifle. It was a long time ago and I didn't know as much about load development as I do today. I have bought only two new 700's since 2013, and nothing has really tempted me in their lineup. Part of the reason is my switch to LH rifles and less selection from Big Green. Another part because I'm trying (with little success) to trim the herd in the safe
 
I don't like this statement either.

Would much rather see Remington clean things up than go under.

guntech said:
I don't understand comments like this.. the same when a sporting goods store has problems... nothing good about it for the general shooting population...
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