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Most comment seem to agree that Remington stopped making quality guns, with the obvious effects on profitability. When did this happen? Is it a cause or an eff
by HelloNurse 6y ago
Most comment seem to agree that Remington stopped making quality guns, with the obvious effects on profitability.
When did this happen? Is it a cause or an effect of the mentioned private equity funds? Is it an Intel-like bad period on the product design and R&D front?
- snarf21 6y agoIt is private equity. I have a bunch of Thompson Center guns. I love them and found the quality to be quite good. They were then rolled up into Smith & Wessen in 2010. They cut most of their line and the quality is now shite. I wouldn't buy one anymore. So sad.
- blaser-waffle 6y agoPrivate equity, mostly. That's shorthand for corporate raiders taking over, cutting QA and other costs, trying to diversify the product lines, and banking hard on the brand to keep things going. If it worked, great, keep making that money, and if not then milk the sucker and run -- which is what we're seeing. Problem is that modern manufacturing has gotten cheaper and more effective, and offerings from China, Turkey, Japan, and other brands in the US are only getting better, while Remington stayed the same (or even declined). I think the trigger thing was more hype than reality, but why risk getting a bad one when there are so many good choices on the market that are at or below the Remington price?
- banku_brougham 6y agoIts the Sandy Hook lawsuit in CT. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23984730 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23984730