Marlin Firearms Closing

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This may have fit in the Made In China thread, but I wanted to give it it's own. I recently read that Marlin Firearms will be closing its North Haven. CT facility. Is this the end of another Made In USA firearm? Not to mention all the jobs that will be lost.
"The Freedom Group, Inc., announced the closure of its Marlin manufacturing facility, located in North Haven, Connecticut. At the time of last Thursday’s announcement, the Freedom Group was still evaluating several relocation options and will announce the future production site of Marlin firearms when the final decision is made."

The statement by the CEO...
“As competition in today’s global marketplace remains intense, consolidation of our manufacturing processes and operating systems allow us to provide Marlin customers with the highest quality products at competitive prices,” said Ted Torbeck, Freedom Group’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are committed to the Marlin brand, its core product offerings and bringing innovative new Marlin firearms to our customers.”

I've been a Marlin fan since I was able to shoot. I'm also a fan of any product made in the USA. This is sad.
 
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I've read that Marlin's may be manufactured at the Remington plant. The Freedom Group, Inc., now owns both Remington and Marlin.

I can't wait to see the new "Marlington" rifles.
 
Some Marlins to be made in KENTUCKY

Can not find the newspaper which listed the models of Marlins that are going to be produced in the expanded plant.
IIRC none of those included are the lever actions.

Hickory is near Paducah in far western Kentucky.
Remington has been building rifles in the present plant for several years and was happy with the Kentucky work ethic.



HICKORY, KY - Gov. Steve Beshear joined company and community officials in Hickory Wednesday afternoon to announce the expansion of Remington Arms Company, one of the largest domestic producers of shotguns and rifles. The company will add 100 new jobs to the Graves County facility and invest $5 million over the next three years. Remington, which currently employs 91 people in Hickory, plans to add 30,000 square feet to its existing 44,000 square-foot facility to accommodate the relocation of certain rifle production lines from a Connecticut plant.



Joe Gross, COO of Freedom Group, the parent company of Remington Arms said, “We are pleased to be in a position to further our investment in Kentucky to take advantage of the highly productive local workforce and the state’s business-friendly environment. On behalf of Remington Arms and its parent company, the Freedom Group, I would like to thank state and local officials for listening and responding quickly to our site selection and expansion issues. Their willingness to meet our ambitious time frame demonstrates their sensitivity to today’s intensely competitive business environment and their sincere interest in building the economy of western Kentucky.”

Bekeart
 
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Faulkner said:
I've read that Marlin's may be manufactured at the Remington plant. The Freedom Group, Inc., now owns both Remington and Marlin.

I can't wait to see the new "Marlington" rifles.
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You forgot a couple.
Remington, Bushmaster, DPMS/Panther Arms, Marlin, H&R, NEF, Dakota Arms, LC Smith, Parker, AAC, Barnes Bullets, EOTAC and INTC.
 
I read somewhere that they are closing the plant because the union wages and taxes in CT are more than Marlin can afford. If that's true, it's kind of hard to see them moving to NY because they don't gain anything. I bet the whole operation ends up in KY.

New England is going end up an urban wasteland, just like Detroit, if some folks don't wake up.

Bob
 
I guess that I got lucky again when I bought a retail Marlin 39A last Dec.

Regards,

Tam 3
 
What's really weird about the whole moving/closing thing is that I have been looking for a new 1894C Lever action 357 for almost 2 years. Locals couldn't get one, Ozark was out (I really wanted the Stainless) and then a few weeks ago Buds online had them and I ordered one up. Much more fun to shoot than my Marlin 44 Mag. They make great rifles.
 
With you know who in office the whole fo the USA is gona be lokin like Detroit in a few.
 
People migrated to the cities during the Industrial Revolution; I cannot think of a good reason to live in a large city, especially one in decline now.

My blued 1894C from Bud's should arrive Monday. We've evidently got about a year before the move, so I'm buying every (new) Marlin rifle I ever wanted in the next year.
 
I bet we could find some room in Wyoming for them to move here. And in a more firearm friendly state.

wyo-man
 
Heck, the should look into reloacating to Detroit. Lot's of skilled workers doing nothing but twiddling their thumbs and with the recent decimation of the auto industry, any somewhat reasonable wages create a huge line of people looking for work. Fact is I know a couple of machinists who would work at McDonalds if they were hiring. Also, because the tax base has been gutted, just about any community in the area will give big consessions to any company looking to re-locate or expand. Right now, most local cities are more concerned aobut getting people back to work and paying property taxes than they are about collecting taxes from an employer.
 
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