Jim Watson
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I still don't understand why GMC still exists,
I assume to let Buick and Cadillac dealers sell trucks without having to take on the whole Chevrolet line.
I still don't understand why GMC still exists,
Not much chance, Remington stopped selling AR-15/G2 based rifles under the Remington brand nearly two years ago. The previous CEO made that choice. The new CEO finished what his predecessor started killing off all AR-15/GII/LR308/ACR production. The only MSRs left anywhere in Remington Outdoor Company catalogs is under Rem Def and they are not making many of those. Remington is, for all intents and purposes, out of the MSR market.much as I hate to see gun stuff go away, when was the last time anybody bought a a bushmaster? There are cheaper and better guns out there. And lets face it, it's not like we are running short on ar15 brands. DPMS was only interesting because of some of the stuff they were doing with the AR10. I's kind of a shame that some of the legacy names are fading, but I shop with my brain, not my heart, and I haven't bought a remington product in 20 years. Or at least, not a remington product manufactured in the last 40 years.
Hopefully the dpms ar10 business will be rebranded as remington. It does make a bit of sense to consolidate branding. I still don't understand why GMC still exists, and I don't miss Oldsmobile or pontiac.
But that's impossible, my Tapco mags have a lifetime guarantee.
I too was really considering a GII. I REALLY want to find an AR-something configuration i really like, and a more compact lighter 6.5CM would have been a nice addition to my stable i think.....might still get one, IF they are around when i can afford it.
Way too many better options anyway, not enough people buying AR rifles of any type right now. Everybody that wants an AR already has 1 or 6. I'm as critical of Remington as anyone, but this is a smart move on their part. You cant stay in business by making stuff people ain't buying.
I assume to let Buick and Cadillac dealers sell trucks without having to take on the whole Chevrolet line.
Very reasonable stand point, and I certainly won't argue that it won't be an issue.There is so much proprietary stuff on a GII that I’d be nervous to buy one knowing they will never support it. I’d have to get a heck of a good deal on it.
Except they are going to try to save the company with hunting firearms and hunting is the fastest shrinking part of the firearms market.
There is so much proprietary stuff on a GII that I’d be nervous to buy one knowing they will never support it. I’d have to get a heck of a good deal on it.
Uhhh not on this planet. Ruger precision is almost 5 years old.I’ve been biting my lip for a few years, as the honest answer for “what’s the best option to start in PRS” really has been the Rem 700,
Uhhh not on this planet. Ruger precision is almost 5 years old.
Uhhh not on this planet. Ruger precision is almost 5 years old.
I can’t remember the last time I recommended a rem or dpms product
Because they are “Professional-Grade”I still don't understand why GMC still exists
Have you ever seen a Rem Ref MSR in person?Virtually everybody and their brother makes AR's. There are plenty enough companies who sell them cobbled together of assorted sourced parts, as well as some of the big name makers who make parts for their own rifles, as well as quietly selling them to other companies.
The loss of the Bushmaster & DPMS names isn't going to leave much of hole in the commercial AR business. (Remington Defense still has their carbine/rifle lines.)