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    I seen today where Remington was filing bankruptcy protection. I have used and bought Remington's all my life and just hard to believe a company this big is going out of business. The famous 870 Wingmaster pump shotgun was and is one of the best pumps ever made. Even the way it sounds when pumping it is well know buy most people without even seeing the gun. I wonder if someone will take it over before it shuts all the way down . Like Winchester was taken over by Henry firearms company. What do you think.


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    Your just watching investment bankers.... crash and burn a company ....it's the new world order. But much of it was made possible by the change in the mindset of the buying public. And add in the liability stuff.

    rather than scale down for a smaller market and maintain the classic products for the limited market. They always try to expand and grow to fast with two many products and two many changes and inadequate quality control or field testing.

    I would have liked to seen all the great sporting goods companies survive as just a smaller, leaner version of themselves. But someone is always going to try to take that name and build big on it. Risky business.
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    I bought a Remington 1100 in 1980. Killed many a dove and a few ducks over the years. According to several outdoor publications, one of the finest auto load shotguns ever made. I certainly concur, it shoots as well today as it did in 1980.
    Hated to read about their downfall.
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    Cerebus bought them and several firearm companies years ago and went on a cost saving spree and did not care they sent out a POS. Over time their market share dwindled due to POS product and POS customer service. I know I got dinged by them twice, bad chamber in a .270 BDL Stainless Synthetic and an 870 that would not run reliably. They could care less even with a very reputable gunsmith that has been around in our area since early 1900's was calling them with the issues. They finally realized that people were not buying their product and starting improving QC and CS but it was too late to save them along with other bad investments. Media will lead to believe it is all due to lawsuits stemming from Sandy Hook, but I find that doubtful. It is really a shame as I have recently bought 2 of their products in the last 4 months and they are again flawless, at least the 2 guns I got, unless I just got very lucky but that is what general opinion as of late has been and why I took the chances. I am sure they will rebound if they can keep their product good and CS remains good. I would hate to see an iconic name in the industry gone.
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    You can't swing a dead cat with out hitting a 870 Wingmaster, great shotguns. I wish I had .25 cents for every one of them made. I've got a couple of older 700 bolt guns in the .243 cal that have always shot well ''Tack Driver's'' as they say. I hope the company can hang on.
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    I purchased a 700 in a 308 last month. No trial run yet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by "D" View Post
    I purchased a 700 in a 308 last month. No trial run yet.
    Chances are you should be fine. I have seen few complaints in the last 2 years+- on firearm forums. I think they finally realized people were walking away from them and had to change course. Even the Marlin leveractions that were absolutely horrible are coming out pretty dang good. The 2 I recently bought are flawless.
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    Remington used to be the most accurate right out of the box of any company but I haven't bought one since the 90s. I have 280 mountain rifle from the custom shop that will put 3 completely under a dime.
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    Quote Originally Posted by deltarat View Post
    Remington used to be the most accurate right out of the box of any company but I haven't bought one since the 90s. I have 280 mountain rifle from the custom shop that will put 3 completely under a dime.
    I have a older Remington 788 in 22-250 cal. That is a tack driver also. Seems like the some what newer rifles just did not have as good of metal in the barrels as the older guns had.
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    ALL my Remington rifles shoot under 1.5 with factory ammo . Cant say much about newer ones as my newest was built in 1979.
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