Well gents, it looks like the prophets knew what would happen, but we can only (GUESS?) the reason. Just recd. word from a guy in the Remington booth at a trade show in Las Vegas that the infamous Spartan side by side rifle is discontinued. Cheers

That's terrible news ! I wanted so much to get one in 45-70 and take it to Africa to take the Big Five !! ...I'll just have to stay home and use my 45-70 single shot on deer , they only take one round !

Like many here, I am shocked to hear this.

Gee Whizz,,, (sniff, sniff) I'm sadddened.

Well what sad news.

That just saved a heap of band width and pages
on AR, NE and other gun forums !!!

Now the price on Spartans will skyrocket !

I never even got to see one.

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Originally posted by Wink:
I never even got to see one.

Don't worry, wasn't much to see anyway !!!

Much more important things in the world to
see that those.

Does anyone want to venture a guess who'll be the next to give it a try? The ChiComs at Norinco? (Think cheaper labor than the Russians)

yet another misconception ...

I am on the phone with rem RIGHT NOW ...
non-catalog item ... 30-06 are still coming in, 45/70 are still planned 1q/08

tom, how many did you buy up?

Wasn't Remington just the importer of these? The implication is that someone else can import them instead of Remington.
Peter.

savage-stevens....

Spartan is the Remington version of the Russian rifle. In Russia, it is called Ñоздатель widow. Or женщина Ñупруг мертв от плохой винтовки.

Thanks Jim

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Originally posted by Jim Manion:
Spartan is the Remington version of the Russian rifle. In Russia, it is called Ñоздатель widow. Or женщина Ñупруг мертв от плохой винтовки.

too funny
the spouse [of] The woman is dead from a bad rifle.

but isn't вдова widow?

"i didn't receive that which i thought i was purchasing, at a high price"
Я был ввернут, доверÑÑ Ñ‡Ð°Ñтной компании продавца нефти змеи

Jeffe

I thought вдова was an old woman, but you could be correct.

Well since Remington pulled the plug,who's going to pick the ball and run? Ruger should but not going to.Maybe Browning no,well who? This is alway the problem just when the working class think they have good thing it not.So when will the working class hunter enjoy the good life? I knew this would happen anytime a group buy a company they pull the plug,will we ever see the so Spartan agin? This is my take.

Ñоздатель widow.( Roughly means 'widow maker') женщина Ñупруг мертв от плохой винтовки.(Roughly means womans husband that was killed by bad rifle.) And вдова Does indeed mean widow. You guys are pretty good!( Even if you're Texans..)

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Originally posted by n/a:
Well since Remington pulled the plug,who's going to pick the ball and run?

Who TF would want to ?

Seriously, with what people are wanting to do
to these guns and the "problems" already,
I think whoever would be leaving themselves
wide open.

Tha's my take on it.

I heard the ACME company is looking into picking up the ball. At least that's what I heard from Wyle E. Coyote....

remington is not dropping the spr22

the sky is falling... as tommy thought he could buy up all the 30-06s and make a mint...

remington has made damn certain they 45s will take at least 28K loads
and they will, but at "modern" loads, they were cracking ....

and, just a little QC, they are going to being in them spr22 in 45/70 that ACTUALLY is safe...

shesh... stop whistling in the dark... it aint gunna impact the price of ya'll high dolar guns... itll still be an eastern european cheap made rifle...

kind of like a CZ....

no wait...................

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Originally posted by n/a:
I knew this would happen anytime a group buy a company they pull the plug,will we ever see the so Spartan agin? This is my take.

yeah, and this "group" just happens to have bought marlin .. yeah, they don't want guns in the hands of shooters...


and a simular group (very much, actually) just bought chrysler... think they are going to can the viper and the v-10 truck?

NO... niche products improve general sales.. and remington has NEVER, since brass cases, had this much interest in a rifle.

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So when will the working class hunter enjoy the good life?

After the revolution, Comrade!