Thread: Remington moving shop to more "gun friendly " state

Originally Posted by No.3

Um, who are these non-american manufacturer's that are capable of innovation and are able to sell at competitive prices? Can you post up a list, we'd probably all like to know!

There are plenty if smaller brands in the US that have made some seriously interesting kit over the last few years, most of it either doesn't get to NZ or doesn't get the expected uptake when it gets here. If you are looking at things like Tikka T3 as a comparison, not too much innovation there, basic turnbolt rifle that works but has had some shocking manufacturing issues over the time (the burst barrel era being a good case in point). No different to some of the US made gear in that regard. I will make the comment that the majority of the new calibers being innovated on over the last few decades are ex-US though.

Remington is no different to a lot of outfits that are struggling with QC or have done over the years, Boeing anyone?

Not going to tell you what you should buy. Plenty of remington or ruger fanboys out there, and that is fine. Some people like the tinkering and their "remingtons" (after replacing pretty much every part for an aftermarket version) will work splendidly.

Its like people driving Holdens...

There are firearms available nowadays in NZ that both are accurate enough for general hunting purposes (and many even better than that) with a bolt that does not need to be worked 1000 times with some lapping compound to make it workable and do not requiring extra money for a new trigger, stock etc... And they are not just from finland.

Originally Posted by STC

Not going to tell you what you should buy. Plenty of remington or ruger fanboys out there, and that is fine. Some people like the tinkering and their "remingtons" (after replacing pretty much every part for an aftermarket version) will work splendidly.

Its like people driving Holdens...

There are firearms available nowadays in NZ that both are accurate enough for general hunting purposes (and many even better than that) with a bolt that does not need to be worked 1000 times with some lapping compound to make it workable and do not requiring extra money for a new trigger, stock etc... And they are not just from finland.

I have a bunch of Remington with their original bits that work just fine too.