Remington is back?

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Looks like vista is already cranking out ammo.
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Bullet Sales Are Booming As Vista Brings Remington Factory Online

Vista Outdoor reported another record quarter for ammunition sales fueled by fears over civil unrest and gun control, as the company brought its recently acquired Remington factory online to keep up with unprecedented demand.
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TxWelder35 said:
Ooo I was under the impression that sig got it. I wonder if they are going to keep the Remington brand ammo/primers, or if it’s going to be under their house brands
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My understanding is they're keeping the Remington branding. Vista also got some of the IP from the Remington sale, but I have yet to see/hear anything on what exactly they got out of it.
 
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Hollywood 6mm said:
My understanding is they're keeping the Remington branding. Vista also got some of the IP from the Remington sale, but I have yet to see/hear anything on what exactly they got out of it.
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They at least got the 870. The article mentions that's the first production they're going to get running
 
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MarkLeupold said:
They at least got the 870. The article mentions that's the first production they're going to get running
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Vista didn't buy out the firearms part, that was a completely different company. From what I have seen in the news, that holding company was specifically set up to buy out the firearms business. Vista only got the ammo plant and the unspecified intellectual property.
 
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TxWelder35 said:
I really hope they went through the production line and fixed all the tooling that was making shit guns. I have an 870 super mag that won’t hardly extract or eject shells
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97% I can guess the issue without even looking at the gun. The slot on the bolt is not cut correctly. It causes the extractor to hang up on the bolt. Usually it is above the extractor that is the issue. You have to file the slot to where it is flat on both sides so the extractor doesn't rub on it. While you are at it replace the extractor with a non-MIM extractor and it should cycle just fine. I've fixed 4-5 new 870s that wouldn't extract worth a damn. I'm not a gunsmith but I am semi-pro at fixing 870s and Mossbergs. Don't be afraid to file on the bolt, it doesn't work anyways. Put a little bluing on the are you filed and it will even look good. If you need any more info just hit me up.
 
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Hollywood 6mm said:
Vista Outdoor (Parent of Federal, CCI, Speer, etc) bought the ammo plant. SIG was the backup bidder, but didn't get it.
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Vista also owns Savage Arms.

PSA (Palmetto State Armory) won the Advanced Armament Co. bid.

The 700 is an icon... I hope they improve upon what Freedom Poop did to Remington and caused them to go bankrupt... I hope they bring back the 5R Milspec lineup, and add some more chamberings with modern twist rates, to the lineup. I'd LOVE to see a 5R with a 16.5"-20" 1:8 twist barrel chambered in 6.5 Grendel. And a 16.5" threaded 5R 1:8 twist .300 Blackout. That would be awesome!
 
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MudRunner2005 said:
Vista also owns Savage Arms.

PSA (Palmetto State Armory) won the Advanced Armament Co. bid.

The 700 is an icon... I hope they improve upon what Freedom Poop did to Remington and caused them to go bankrupt... I hope they bring back the 5R Milspec lineup, and add some more chamberings with modern twist rates, to the lineup. I'd LOVE to see a 5R with a 16.5"-20" 1:8 twist barrel chambered in 6.5 Grendel. And a 16.5" threaded 5R 1:8 twist .300 Blackout. That would be awesome!
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Savage was sold off in 2019.
 
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Yes sig opened a plant in Little Rock. They are up and running but I don’t think they are in full swing. And federal owns the old Remington plant but are producing it under the Remington name
 
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aaron_presser said:
Yes sig opened a plant in Little Rock. They are up and running but I don’t think they are in full swing. And federal owns the old Remington plant but are producing it under the Remington name
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I’ve been seeing Sig branded ammo show up that isn’t a set defense load. They had Sig branded 9mm 115gn fmj at scheels when I was there yesterday
 
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Hollywood 6mm said:
Savage was sold off in 2019.
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Ahhh, I was not aware of this. Thanks for the correction. Savage was shit before Vista owned them...I sold Savages at the gun store back in the early 2000's. We sent back more Savage 10/110 rifles than anything else. Bad chambers, bad barrels, bolt problems, etc... Then Vista managed to bring them out of the toilet, and made them a decent company. I hope they do the same for Remington.
 
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Hateca said:
They should have took the time to get the hell out of NY.
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They have a huge plant here in Alabama... They should have just added-on, and bought brand new cutting-edge equipment for it. And then sold off the Illion, NY plant and that old outdated equipment to another fledgling gunmaker to use their own name. Just my personal opinion.
 
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MudRunner2005 said:
They have a huge plant here in Alabama... They should have just added-on, and bought brand new cutting-edge equipment for it. And then sold off the Illion, NY plant and that old outdated equipment to another fledgling gunmaker to use their own name. Just my personal opinion.
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The Huntsville plant equipment, spare parts, etc all went to Vista. The plant itself seems to at least in part belong to the city. Here's a short news article about it. Honestly, I haven't a clue what Vista has planned for that stuff.
 
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Hollywood 6mm said:
The Huntsville plant equipment, spare parts, etc all went to Vista. The plant itself seems to at least in part belong to the city. Here's a short news article about it. Honestly, I haven't a clue what Vista has planned for that stuff.
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I thought PSA got AAC, which was being built in the Huntsville, AL plant...So they should have gotten all that equipment.
 
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Sierra got Barnes in the shuffle which is actually turning out really well. They are cranking out the ammo like mever before. Upgraded machines, near round the clock shifts, they are going for the fence full speed ahead.
 
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MudRunner2005 said:
I thought PSA got AAC, which was being built in the Huntsville, AL plant...So they should have gotten all that equipment.
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PSA bought the IP and name for AAC, no physical inventory or machines. There's been hell for people trying to get their AAC cans back from warranty service over on AR15.com and PSA cleared up the acquisition over there, nothing they can do about it.
 
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Vista got the deal of a century. They paid something like $80M for remington's ammo division, and word from folks I knew inside remington said the ammo division had $4 BILLION in backorders. Don't write and article and quote me on that, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if it were actually more than that now.

Hornady supposedly has 2 years of production orders now.

I have been seeing primers starting to pop up here and there though, not a ton though. They get bought in seconds after the inventory hits the sites. Powder too, I got 16lbs of H4350 last week, 8lbs of H335 too. there was some varget yesterday, but only 1lbs jugs, limit 2.

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WhiteDingo said:
PSA bought the IP and name for AAC, no physical inventory or machines. There's been hell for people trying to get their AAC cans back from warranty service over on AR15.com and PSA cleared up the acquisition over there, nothing they can do about it.
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I never bought any AAC cans...Although I was going to years ago. Glad I didn't now. A buddy of mine has a few, but he doesn't shoot enough to ever really have an issue. I swear, I think he bought them "just because". 🤣 Hey, more power to you... I think everyone should own at least 3...Rimfire, Pistol, and rifle. I've got several cans sitting in NFA jail right now. 👍🏼
 
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GTOJOSH said:
Sierra got Barnes in the shuffle which is actually turning out really well. They are cranking out the ammo like mever before. Upgraded machines, near round the clock shifts, they are going for the fence full speed ahead.
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Glad to here this. I hope it is true. I month or two ago I tried calling their ph and the line was disconnected and sent an email and it bounced.

I have only two rounds of their .300Win VOT-TX LR 190gr my HMR loves. Have not seen a box of that for sale in months. I know I am going to wince when I see the price but man my HMR loves that round.
 
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WhiteDingo said:
PSA bought the IP and name for AAC, no physical inventory or machines. There's been hell for people trying to get their AAC cans back from warranty service over on AR15.com and PSA cleared up the acquisition over there, nothing they can do about it.
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Hm. Guess I am out of excuses when it comes to getting my SND6 cut up for a better mounting system.
 
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MudRunner2005 said:
Ahhh, I was not aware of this. Thanks for the correction. Savage was shit before Vista owned them...I sold Savages at the gun store back in the early 2000's. We sent back more Savage 10/110 rifles than anything else. Bad chambers, bad barrels, bolt problems, etc... Then Vista managed to bring them out of the toilet, and made them a decent company. I hope they do the same for Remington.
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Vista Outdoors DOES NOT own the rights to any Remington firearm designs.

So no, they won't be able to make "Remington" a decent company.
 
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Im2bent said:
Looks like vista is already cranking out ammo.
www.google.com

Bullet Sales Are Booming As Vista Brings Remington Factory Online

Vista Outdoor reported another record quarter for ammunition sales fueled by fears over civil unrest and gun control, as the company brought its recently acquired Remington factory online to keep up with unprecedented demand.
www.google.com www.google.com
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I was at an LGS yesterday, the only ammo on the shelves was 140gr Remington "Open Tip Match" in .260, and they had a lot of it. Of course, they did not indicate what bullet they are using, so I didn't buy it, but it appears to be factual.
 
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It’s kinda ironic, Rem 700 is the industry standard for most custom actions, bottom metal and sticks/chassis.
Created the glorious 260 Remington and failed with it.
Created the fantastic 7 saum and failed with it.
Bad luck?
 
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Steel head said:
Rem 700 is the industry standard for most custom actions, bottom metal and sticks/chassis.
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It's the standard only and exclusively only because it's the most numerous. It makes perfect sense to design your aftermarket product to fit the largest customer base.

There is little to recommend the Model 700 action's design from a technical point of view except from the point of view of low cost manufacturing.

A Howa 1500 or push feed Winchester Model 70 is a superior design when it comes to interfacing with a stock and with a barrel.
 
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Hollywood 6mm said:
The Huntsville plant equipment, spare parts, etc all went to Vista. The plant itself seems to at least in part belong to the city. Here's a short news article about it. Honestly, I haven't a clue what Vista has planned for that stuff.
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I'm interested to see what happens. My uncle worked at a shop in Huntsville that got some of Remington's outsourced warranty work (not cans) and he told me Remington was going bankrupt a year before being officially announced. Everyone in that shop basically retired rather than try to fill the gap of lost work.

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It's the standard only and exclusively only because it's the most numerous. It makes perfect sense to design your aftermarket product to fit the largest customer base.

There is little to recommend the Model 700 action's design from a technical point of view except from the point of view of low cost manufacturing.

A Howa 1500 or push feed Winchester Model 70 is a superior design when it comes to interfacing with a stock and with a barrel.
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Unfortunately you are correct. Having inherited 3 Weatherby Vanguard (Howa 1500) LAs, there's barely anything out there for them in comparison. Manners and AG Composites won't inlet their stocks for them, the only AICS compatible bottom metal I've seen are PTG (and we know how that goes). Been debating buying a Woox vs having LRI custom inlet ($$) a Manners EH1 and either LRI or SAC true the action. It's odd to wish my dad had bought 700s instead. Crappier initial quality but so many options for making them better.
 
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BigPrince said:
I'm interested to see what happens. My uncle worked at a shop in Huntsville that got some of Remington's outsourced warranty work (not cans) and he told me Remington was going bankrupt a year before being officially announced. Everyone in that shop basically retired rather than try to fill the gap of lost work.


Unfortunately you are correct. Having inherited 3 Weatherby Vanguard (Howa 1500) LAs, there's barely anything out there for them in comparison. Manners and AG Composites won't inlet their stocks for them, the only AICS compatible bottom metal I've seen are PTG (and we know how that goes). Been debating buying a Woox vs having LRI custom inlet ($$) a Manners EH1 and either LRI or SAC true the action. It's odd to wish my dad had bought 700s instead. Crappier initial quality but so many options for making them better.
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I have an MCS-T inletted by Manners for a 1500 SA. Do they no longer inlet for any Howa or just not for the long actions?

The aftermarket world for the 1500 short actions is a bit better than for the long ones.
 
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Johnny00K said:
97% I can guess the issue without even looking at the gun. The slot on the bolt is not cut correctly. It causes the extractor to hang up on the bolt. Usually it is above the extractor that is the issue. You have to file the slot to where it is flat on both sides so the extractor doesn't rub on it. While you are at it replace the extractor with a non-MIM extractor and it should cycle just fine. I've fixed 4-5 new 870s that wouldn't extract worth a damn. I'm not a gunsmith but I am semi-pro at fixing 870s and Mossbergs. Don't be afraid to file on the bolt, it doesn't work anyways. Put a little bluing on the are you filed and it will even look good. If you need any more info just hit me up.
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That and give the chamber a polish.
 
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Hateca said:
They should have took the time to get the hell out of NY.
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No doubt. You'd think given the overt, hard lurch to Communism via NY's 'elected' officials, that was a high-priority topic by Roundhill's investors and management teams. It's probably not easy (definitely not cheap) to move that kind of manufacturing equipment, but given the open attack on NRA by NY's AG's and NRA's move to TX? It got their attention, I'm sure...the writing is on the wall.
 
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With the current run on guns and ammo it is NOT a good time to be shutting down and moving a factory. They are smart to start production and get in on the run. Then when things calm down and a glut forms it would be the time to move.

Plus if the Dems go after guns as hard as they want to, the factory might just limp along at its present location until the end. As why spend lots of money to buy new machinery and a new facility when you are starring at being legislated out of existence.
 
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I have been watching this closely as I have owned Remington 700's and 870's most of my life. The Roundhill Group is the one who bought the Firearms manufacturing plant in Illion NY. The have gotten a Federal Firearms Manufacturers License and reports are the the Engineers and Plant Maintenance Staff are going back to work in Mid-February. What I have read is that they are hoping to start production in early March. Like others have said...I hope they address some of the ridiculous quality issues and focus on quality guns...not cheap firearms like objects to be sold in big box stores. In the past a Remington 700 was premium product. Having owned varmint specials back in the walnut black forend cap days....they were rifles you were proud to own. In more recent days...the rifles action and barrels were decent, but things like stock and triggers were garbage.
 
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