CZ opening new manufacturing plant in Little Rock, AR

boom boom · Apr 23, 2019

It is good to see that an additional name manufacturer of firearms is building a new plant in the U.S.

http://www.kait8.com/2019/04/23/czech-gun-company-open-manufacturing-plant-little-rock/

Here is a bit more
https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBl...ms-maker-to-build-factory-at-little-rock-port

Spats McGee · Apr 23, 2019

I was just about to create a thread about this: https://www.arkansasbusiness.com/ar...n-aedc-make-economic-development-announcement

As I understand it, it will be CZ-USA's first North American factory and should employ about 550 people. That's very exciting for me!

TN Outlaw · Apr 23, 2019

550 people? Wow!

Speaking of CZ and 550, I sure wish they would make the CZ550 again.

Sorry, I got off track

Mark 40 · Apr 23, 2019

Great news for CZ fans and Arkansans.

bannockburn · Apr 23, 2019

Sounds great; definitely a win/win for CZ and for fans of CZ guns! I am kind of curious as to what guns they'll be making at the new factory for the U.S. marketplace.

boom boom · Apr 23, 2019

It might also result in lower costs and lower list prices for CZ arms.

Arkansas Paul · Apr 23, 2019

Great news. With the Sig plant opening in Jacksonville, we're going to have 3 major firearms plants within 20-30 miles of each other.

My father actually retired from the Remington plant in Lonoke.

MidRoad · Apr 23, 2019

bannockburn said:
Sounds great; definitely a win/win for CZ and for fans of CZ guns! I am kind of curious as to what guns they'll be making at the new factory for the U.S. marketplace.

IIRC I thought I read it was supposed to be mainly for the newer polymers pistols like the p10 series.

Spats McGee · Apr 24, 2019

bannockburn said:
Sounds great; definitely a win/win for CZ and for fans of CZ guns! I am kind of curious as to what guns they'll be making at the new factory for the U.S. marketplace.

I'll report back as soon as I solve that particular mystery.

Spats McGee · Apr 24, 2019

Bones741 said:
IIRC I thought I read it was supposed to be mainly for the newer polymers pistols like the p10 series.

Any idea where you read that? I'd love to get a link if you do.

drband · Apr 24, 2019

boom boom said:
It is good to see that an additional name manufacturer of firearms is building a new plant in the U.S.

http://www.kait8.com/2019/04/23/czech-gun-company-open-manufacturing-plant-little-rock/

Here is a bit more
https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBl...ms-maker-to-build-factory-at-little-rock-port

The comments following the blog post are really negative. Typical anti comments and reasoning.

MidRoad · Apr 24, 2019

Spats McGee said:
Any idea where you read that? I'd love to get a link if you do.

Umm I'd have to dig, but I think it was on the CZ forum last year. They only mentioned of opening a factory in the US, but didn't name a specific location. So hearsay. But I thought someone mentioned Kansas. Is there a plant currently there? Been a while since I looked into it.

shoobe01 · Apr 24, 2019

CZ-USA is based in KCK. Used to be North KC. I think in the past they had some minor assembly and smithing work, but it's not a factory as we consider one even if legally it was the manufacturer.

Not like Kansas is gun unfriendly, we have a lot of manufacturing here in KC, so weird all articles are about moving to "gun friendly" AR, as though fleeing a horrible place.

Thomas Mayberry · Apr 24, 2019

Kansas and Missouri were the initial states being looked at but our Governor met up with CZ execs at the shot show this year. Between him and others the CZ ship steered it's course to Little Rock.

ponchh · Apr 24, 2019

shoobe01 said:
CZ-USA is based in KCK. Used to be North KC. I think in the past they had some minor assembly and smithing work, but it's not a factory as we consider one even if legally it was the manufacturer.

Not like Kansas is gun unfriendly, we have a lot of manufacturing here in KC, so weird all articles are about moving to "gun friendly" AR, as though fleeing a horrible place.

Don't believe CZ is fleeing anything, but the governor of Arkansas met with them at the Shot Show and probably offered a lot of incentives to move to Little Rock.
The Kansas facility is a distributorship, Arkansas will be a manufacturing plant.

boom boom · Apr 24, 2019

drband said:
The comments following the blog post are really negative. Typical anti comments and reasoning.

Should have warned folks that the second link was the Arkansas Times which is an alternative web only publication now. It is run by refugees from the defunct Arkansas Gazette which at the end had a largely urban liberal readership.

FlSwampRat · Apr 24, 2019

boom boom said:
It is good to see that an additional name manufacturer of firearms is building a new plant in the U.S.

Caught that in my news feed late last night. Too late to post about it and I knew I wouldn't be the only one to see it. Yay, team!

Spats McGee · Apr 24, 2019

Bones741 said:
Umm I'd have to dig, but I think it was on the CZ forum last year. They only mentioned of opening a factory in the US, but didn't name a specific location. So hearsay. But I thought someone mentioned Kansas. Is there a plant currently there? Been a while since I looked into it.

I'll do some digging, then. Thanks for the heads-up, though. As I understand it, KC has its HQ, but those are offices (as someone else already mentioned). I ask because Choate Machine and Tool, which does a lot of polymer injection molding, is right up the road in lovely, scenic Bald Knob, Arkansas. So I'm wondering if Choate will get a chance at making CZ stocks.

Texas10mm · Apr 24, 2019

Dan Wesson, part of CZ, are located in Norwich NY.

shoobe01 · Apr 24, 2019

ponchh said:
Don't believe CZ is fleeing anything, but the governor of Arkansas met with them at the Shot Show and probably offered a lot of incentives to move to Little Rock.
The Kansas facility is a distributorship, Arkansas will be a manufacturing plant.

I meant the part where the HQ is officially KCK now, but will purportedly (half the news stories) be moving to AR.

And "fleeing" is SO much more fun to say than "moving"!

sevt_chevelle · Apr 24, 2019

I lived in Overland Park Kansas for 12 years, you'd be hard pressed to find two friendlier states then KS and MO. KCK is not the nicest part of town, I'd be fleeing as well.

armoredman · Apr 25, 2019

There IS a brand new plant in Kansas City, where my new CZ P-10S was built. Nice to see the big expansion, wish they had come to AZ, though.

troy fairweather · Apr 25, 2019

cz still makes the 550 but only for the magnum, i wish they would state making the 550 or a updated crf action. cz knows what sells, i just hope they make what i like and can have. id love a z scorpion carbine thats NY compliant.

BigBL87 · Apr 25, 2019

I hope they do tours someday. My sister-in-law lives in Arkansas, so would be a cool diversion when we visit.

lg&m · Apr 30, 2019

Where can I send my application?

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