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The unions sure were a big factor in many of these moves and closings. Winchester was in the news here for weeks. They stood their ground and lost their jobs. We see the same issue with many of the companies that compete for military contracts. Companies like sikorsky, pratt & whitney and electric boat. Connecticut is one of the most expensive states to live and do business. Very business unfriendly.

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I think the difference is that the imported guns come over the ocean in batches versus domestic manufacturers that can offer a steady stream of popular models if they so choose. Additionally many firearms are often only made a few times per year. DPMS will Tell you it can take 3 months to two years to get an LR-308 SASS. This also brings up a capacity issue for all Cerberus/FG brands. Will they expand to accommodate bringing all the brands under 2 or 3 roofs or will they just create a demand with a long lead time. Hell I canceled a barrel order after a year with DPMS

I agree, Marlins customer base has got to be shrinking. Even if the lever actions do sell well currently I have to think the fan base is shrinking. BTW make no mistake Ruger sells more 10/22's then all these other tactical 22's combined.

Yes according to one of the links I read yesterday the lever actions are still pretty popular.

Thanks and glad to have you. A forum is only as good as the members and I'm fortunate enough to have an awesome core group. Better then I could have ever hoped.

Two separate evils i just combined them for a rant. Freedom Group is owned by a venture capital company called Cerberus

I agree with the last few sentences.

Im just not sure Im that talented. I have been thinking of building an oven to try my hand at Cerakote

wow way cool man :thumb:

I honestly cant believe there's any left. If I recall correctly we still have Ruger headquarters, Colt, Stag, Seecamp, Mossberg. There's a high end shotgun manufacturer but I can recall the name. We also still have some spillover for the parts with C Products, Mec Car, Wilson Barrels and probably a few I have forgotten. CT truly has bitten the hand that fed it for decades. With this high capacity magazine ban most likely going to happen what are CP and Mec Car going to do. Stay here and produce an illegal product? I remember a few years ago I believe it was that ass Chris Dodd came on the news and stated the the state of CT would no longer give cash and incentives to Colt because it was a hypocrisy to ban their hardware by name and give then tax payer money to help the business survive. The state could care less about all the jobs. We need to change our license plate from the constitution state to the welfare state or maybe police state >:(

Yes they did consolidate. I am very uncomfortable with how much of the firearm industry Cerberus/Freedom Group controls. I will also be these moves and consolidations do not result in a one for one hire for the jobs lost in CT, Maine and elsewhere.

Freedom Group at it once again. First Bushmaster and now Marlin and Eotac North Haven, Conn. (WTNH) - Employees at Marlin Firearms in North Haven just got word late Thursday afternoon that they will be losing their jobs in the next 18 months. 265 people will be losing their jobs. The layoff will begin in May and the plant will be closed by June of 2011. The company tells News Channel 8 that they are moving the work out of state. Employees we spoke with say they feel blindsided. "We had a meeting at 3:30pm. They gonna phase us out," said one employee who has worked at Marlin for 19 years. Founded by John Marlin in New Haven in 1870, Marlin Firearms is now headquartered in Madison, North Carolina. In 2007, Marlin was sold to the Remington Arms Company. The North Haven plant manufactures a variety of rifles.

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fantastic

Ammunition to go has some in stock

take your phone off of vibrate ;D

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Welcome weather guesser..thats funny :thumb:

I love it!

Thats cool. I wish I still belonged to the local range here. We had similar events.

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Sounds interesting. Here's the link for it at Amazon. Maybe Ill give the kindle version a shot. Paper makes me sleepy

good stuff

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