Remington buys Marlin - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

John A. · 01-25-2008, 07:32 PM

I know this isn't exactly an AR related post, though in a roundabout way, it is, but goes deeper to firearms in general.

We know Cerberus bought out Remington (which we know do now produce AR15's, and hence is why I'm posting it in the AR section as a loophole).

From my info (American Firearms Industry Quarterly), Remington purchased the Marlin Co./ North Haven CT late December 2007. The purchase price is not disclosed in the article, and Marlins' website states this will also affect H&R, NEF, and LC Smith line of firearms. http://www.marlinfirearms.com/news/press.aspx#remington

Moderators, I understand this is the AR section, but with all the shuffling of ownership of major American Firearms companies to a European bottom line (especially the same group of investors) is just raising all sorts of red flags in my opinion and I wanted to give you guys a heads up about yet, another acquisition.

Since Cerberus owns Remington, and Remington now owns Marlin and several other companies, I would feel it is safe to say that the Marlin company strings will be pulled in just the same directions that DPMS, Bushmaster, and Remingtons will be.

Having so many once AMERICAN firearms companies being controlled by outside influences concerns me.

Lazarus · 01-25-2008, 07:44 PM

What does this have to do with ARs?

vafish · 01-28-2008, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Lazarus

What does this have to do with ARs?

Maybe we'll see Marlin AR-15's next.

Since the Remington AR-15's are called R15's maybe the Marlins will be called M15's.

ichy_trigger · 01-28-2008, 10:10 AM

One company owning so many firearm manufactures is nerve racking... Callit a conspiracy but just imagine if they wanted to start closing some doors... Who owns Winchester now?

IHasanXD · 01-28-2008, 10:18 AM

Don't blame the guy buying an American company. blame the greedy American that sells out to a foreigner. No one told Marlin they had to sell to a foreign group.

01-25-2008, 07:32 PM	#1
John A. XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: KY Posts: 514	Remington buys Marlin I know this isn't exactly an AR related post, though in a roundabout way, it is, but goes deeper to firearms in general. We know Cerberus bought out Remington (which we know do now produce AR15's, and hence is why I'm posting it in the AR section as a loophole). From my info (American Firearms Industry Quarterly), Remington purchased the Marlin Co./ North Haven CT late December 2007. The purchase price is not disclosed in the article, and Marlins' website states this will also affect H&R, NEF, and LC Smith line of firearms. http://www.marlinfirearms.com/news/press.aspx#remington Moderators, I understand this is the AR section, but with all the shuffling of ownership of major American Firearms companies to a European bottom line (especially the same group of investors) is just raising all sorts of red flags in my opinion and I wanted to give you guys a heads up about yet, another acquisition. Since Cerberus owns Remington, and Remington now owns Marlin and several other companies, I would feel it is safe to say that the Marlin company strings will be pulled in just the same directions that DPMS, Bushmaster, and Remingtons will be. Having so many once AMERICAN firearms companies being controlled by outside influences concerns me. __________________ "The 2nd Amendment wasn't adopted into the Constitution because the authors liked guns or the destruction they could cause, but to give ordinary citizens the ability to protect themselves and their family and to take up arms against anyone in a governmental position who tried to deny those fundamental and God given rights." Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 Last edited by John A.; 01-25-2008 at 07:35 PM.

01-25-2008, 07:44 PM	#2
Lazarus XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,961	What does this have to do with ARs? __________________ You never know what you'll miss until its gone.

01-28-2008, 10:10 AM	#4
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,525	One company owning so many firearm manufactures is nerve racking... Callit a conspiracy but just imagine if they wanted to start closing some doors... Who owns Winchester now? __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

01-28-2008, 10:18 AM	#5
IHasanXD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 499	Don't blame the guy buying an American company. blame the greedy American that sells out to a foreigner. No one told Marlin they had to sell to a foreign group. __________________ 4" XD .40S&W OD, CZ 40-P, Springfield 1911 G.I. w/ArmorKote and slim carry grips, Ithica Model 37 12G, Mosin Nagant M44, WASR-10, Mossberg Plinkster .22lr.

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