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According to the story in NRA/ Shooting Illustrated, Roundhill group (who purchased Rem Arms) has received their FFL and according to Richmond Italia ( roundhill partner) the company will resume production March 1st with 200 employees initially recalled.
The first firearm to be produced will be the Remington 870.
Hopefully this will be a new and successful restart of an American old line gun maker.
 
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I wish them good luck, and, I'm glad to see the start of rehiring the old employees; possibly more can be hired back if company is successful. It can get real confusing (for me, anyway) who owns or controls what gun or ammo manufacturer/brand. You almost need one of those "family tree" type charts for a particular firearm's ownership; kinda like when you look up a certain music band, one of those year to year charts with who was playing in the band at a given time.
I hope the employees are hired back at competitive wages, also.
 
For Remington to succeed they will need to take their legacy products and upgrade them. The 870 needs to be on par with the other pump modern pump shotguns of the world; lighter, smoother, better finish at the price point they currently at. They need to introduce an auto loading shotgun that is on par with Mossberg. The V3 was too expensive for a 3" chambered semi functional semi auto. The Versamax was a decent design but wasn't going to command the same money as Browning, Franchi, Beretta, Benelli. Remington needs to take a serious look at other metal finishes as their recent products rusted just by looking at them. Hell half the parkerized guns I received had a good amount of surface rust when we got them directly from the factory.
 
Hold off on the guns and make some primers! Seriously, Vista Outdoors bought the ammo and accessories part of Remington so hopefully they will get things cranking soon...
 
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Puller said:
I've already seen it repeated that this will make JM marked Remington 870's more valuable on the collector market. :)
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They need to hire JM back :D

Oh, wait, Ruger will be the ones hiring him since they bought the Marlin arm.

Rosewood
 
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Scottrh2 said:
What on earth is a "JM marked REM 870"? JM marked Marlin rifles seem to bring higher prices than Remington made Marlins but why there would be a JM marked 870 is beyond me.
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Sorry, it was a joke. I'm sure the Marlin "JM purist" caught it.

I predict there come a time when REM marked Marlins will be the one's bringing the premium.
 
Mdclinks said:
For Remington to succeed they will need to take their legacy products and upgrade them. The 870 needs to be on par with the other pump modern pump shotguns of the world; lighter, smoother, better finish at the price point they currently at. They need to introduce an auto loading shotgun that is on par with Mossberg. The V3 was too expensive for a 3" chambered semi functional semi auto. The Versamax was a decent design but wasn't going to command the same money as Browning, Franchi, Beretta, Benelli. Remington needs to take a serious look at other metal finishes as their recent products rusted just by looking at them. Hell half the parkerized guns I received had a good amount of surface rust when we got them directly from the factory.
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They need to make NOTHING on par with a Mossberg.
 
Mdclinks said:
They need to introduce an auto loading shotgun that is on par with Mossberg.
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Way back when, Remington made pump shotguns on par with a Winchester 21:

Top:___ Winchester 21
Bottom: Remington 17

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Mike said:
Reading elsewhere. It stated the 870 was the first gun going back into production.
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Makes sense. Smoothbore a lot easier to work out the kinks/teething issues than rifled barrels.
 
Everyone here knows what Remington needs to do . Let's support Roundhill and not criticize everything they do. The new owners just might be as smart as we are . And unlike us they put their money where their mouth is. Armchair quarterbacking is fun, tryin to turn a profit in this environment is serious business. Go Remington I'm pulling for you.
 
I guess I'm something of a purist snob, biased towards old stuff that's more expensive to make and market. This is often a road to ruin for manufacturers as the market niche size must support the product volume or failure ensues. U.S. Firearms comes to mind. Like most large volume producers Remington has cheapened their methods and materials, the storied 870 being the most obvious victim. I have two in my possession, one bought in 1975 and the other in 2012. Both are serviceable, but are otherwise not comparable. Not to denigrate Mossberg fans, but the 2012 model is obviously competing in a lower weight classification with cheap stock material, finish and a plastic trigger assembly. My big idea for Remington (consulting service offered gratis) is to cover all the bases. Offer a low price point gun with commensurate materials, but aggressively market upgrades and accessories. This strategy pays big dividends for car makers. Remington and others too often leave high quality upgrades to the aftermarket when they have the tooling and expertise to make them cheaper than any outside vendor. Remember the days when S&W sold target triggers, hammers and stocks on blister packs in the retail outlets right alongside the guns? S&W also shoved a lot of private label junk down the retailers' throats, but they were happy to carry it to get the firearms. It worked. It's all about marketing strategy to meet the market.

Hooray! Out oldest American gunmaker is back.
 
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Certainly glad to hear being a fan and owner of 3 I bought 40 years back. Love to see the Wingmaster 870 put back in production with decent walnut and bluing like the originals. Hopefully they will succeed.
 
My thinking is 180 degrees from everyone else. You can't compete against Mossberg for the cheap pump shotgun market. Their plant is in Eagle Pass Texas and the last time I checked they didn't have AC? I think they need to take a page from S&W and come out with an 870 classic. Nice wood, and great bluing focus on a quality product. What about a 1100 Classic- 26" improved cylinder, 28" modified. My oldest son had first dibs on either a citori or 1100 26" and he took the 1100 because he has no problem getting his limit of doves. The youngest son didn't complain because he got the citori.
 
Better include the Wingmaster! Had enough of the ugly budget lines that proved disastrous. The price could be challenging is right but those Express models looked pretty bad with hardwood and matte finish.
 
mauser9 said:
Better include the Wingmaster! Had enough of the ugly budget lines that proved disastrous. The price could be challenging is right but those Express models looked pretty bad with hardwood and matte finish.
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You must be an old timer like me. I doubt if shiny bluing and a wooden stock with luster will ever be popular again. If you want that, you can always find an older model for sale at a gun show. Most folks these days want bare bones, as long as the gun functions and holds up. Plastic and bead blasting are here to stay for better or worse!
 
In the Dem/gazzete news paper they stated that the ammo plant south of little Rock has called back people and was starting production, they did not say if shotshell or rifle ammo. Jeff
 
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jrm53 said:
In the Dem/gazzete news paper they stated that the ammo plant south of little Rock has called back people and was starting production, they did not say if shotshell or rifle ammo. Jeff
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Last week I saw Remington target shotshells at the local big box. I'd say it's new production since those have been out of stock for a while.
 
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