Anyone seen or heard any 2006 Remington product rumors.

I am hoping (but not holding my breath) for a M700 Ti in 350 Remington Magnum or 338 RSAUM or 358 RSAUM.

Of course I am a realist so I know this won't happen. I can hope can't I?

Here's the link to the 2006 new items for spring:
http://www.remington.com/2006spring/new.htm

What? STILL no re-branded Baikal double rifles?

George

I made a post in the Gunsmithing forum last week that Remington has signed a deal with Zastava to import some rifle barreled actions. There was no description on the action type, but I wonder if it is the actions Charles Daly is importing now?

Probably, once they remove the CRF and add the Remington trigger and safety.

George

George,
You have to wonder with the problems that Remington is having here stateside at their plants, if they will contract Zastava to make their barreled actions (M700) for them.???

I looked at the new Rem Catalog........first thing that opened up was a thumb hole turkey gun shot gun..........oh boy, I can just hear the turkeys clucking on the next outdoor show

wonder if they will use that stock for the mausers............

DPhillips,

Remington has tried to cut corners for years by moving manufacturing to Kentucky and North (or is it South?) Carolina.

Now, they're going to just re-brand cheap foreign goods.

This is what happens when non-shooting/non-hunting investment groups run gunmaking companies. The bottom line is God.

George

That pretty much goes for corporate America in general doesn't it?

I don't know what they teach them at Harvard anymore but it isn't good for the bottom line of anybody but the "select" few anymore.

Gone are the days of pride, quality, loyalty and any resemblence of a decent stable American company to work for.

Unless you want ot move to India with your "American" Job.

Corporate SOB's need to taken out and shot!

For once, there's been something (I think cited above) that made me feel a little sorry for Remington. Their Illion plant was powered by steam provided by a local power company. That company has decided not to provide steam anymore -- not without significantly jacking up prices. Their concession was to allow Remington to operate the power company's steam generation facility. Remington is taking them to court -- proceedings sealed (no news coming from that quarter now).

The impact to local employment will be very bad... but I suspect they're hedging their bets.

Another thing: they're dropping their heavishot products (they'd been contracting with the company that invented hevishot, and informed them they were dropping the product line). They've promised they have enough for this season, and will have a replacement by next year's season.

Dan

Back in the mid 80's the government mandated utilities to buy power at replacement costs (what it would cost the utilities to generate it) from Independent Power Producers (IPPs), if the IPP's provided alternative power in another form to another customer. (PURPA Laws).

IPPs virtually gave away steam and chiiled water to companies just to get the electricity contracts.

The price that the other companies (hosts) paid for the alternative energy (steam) was often less than the bare price of gas used to produce it (20% or so below costs) because the electricity contracts were so lucrative.

Most of the PURPA contracts were for 20 years so many are expiring now and the IPPs are forced to sell power on the merchant power exchange with no guaranteed contracts and can't sell the steam below cost anymore. Steam contracts were usually tied to the PURPA contracts so hosts and IPPs have to renegotiate new deals.

(I guess you can guess what business I'm in.)