Remington is BANKRUPT

Bed Wetter

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You had 8 years of Obama and came out of it almost 1 billion dollars in debt.


http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/02/13/remington-chapter-11/


BREAKING: Remington to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Posted 1 min ago in Breaking News, Companies, Press Releases by Matthew Moss with No Comments
Last week we reported that Remington was seeking financing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. On Monday the iconic gunmaker announced a financing deal had been agreed with its creditors. A Restructuring Support Agreement has been announced that will reduce approximately $700 million worth of Remington Outdoor Company’s consolidated outstanding debt.

A Remington will also receive a cash injection of $145 million of new capital to keep the business operating and allow for a restructuring program to begin. A press release issued by the company on Monday, 12th February, reassured that:

“Remington’s business operations will continue to operate in the normal course and will not be disrupted by the restructuring process. Payments to trade partners, employee wages and other benefits, support for customers, and an ongoing high level of service to consumers will continue without interruption.”

The bankruptcy comes as the company posts historic losses, with sales dropping 27% in the first nine months of 2017, to $466.7 million, resulting in a $28M operating loss. As part of the restructuring agreement Remington’s creditors will get company equity in exchange for the company’s $950 million debt being written down.

The Executive Chairman of Remington, Jim Geisler, commented in the release that:

“Since its founding over 200 years ago, Remington has been a uniquely American company and brand. Our longevity is owed to generations of loyal customers and hard-working employees who met challenges and delivered results. Difficult industry conditions make today’s agreement prudent. I am confident this regrouping ensures that Remington will continue as both a strong company and an indelible part of our national heritage.”

The press release outlines some of the key elements of the restructuring agreement and notes that the agreement is subject to meeting “specified milestones relating to the filing, confirmation, and consummation of the restructuring.”

The companies CEO, Anthony Acitelli, sought to reassure consumers, creditors and investors saying:

“Importantly, the fundamentals of our core business remain strong. We have an outstanding collection of brands and products, the unqualified support of a vibrant community across the industry, and a deep and powerful culture. We will emerge from this process with a deleveraged balance sheet and ample liquidity, positioning Remington to compete more aggressively and to seize future growth opportunities. We look forward to serving our customers, our partners throughout the industry, and our many fine employees, now and long into the future.”

Remington Chapter 11 Banruptcy Sources:

You can read Remington’s 2017 quarterly financial report here

The full press release is available to read on Cision PR Newswire here
 


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Your going to blame Obama for Remingtons financial problem? What about the other big names, I don't see them filling for bankruptcy.. could it have anything to do with the junk guns they've been putting out?
 

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Not surprised . Remington is crap . I wouldn't take another Remington rifle if it was free.
 

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I am sure Bed Wetter means that with all the gun companies having record sales, because we all knew Obama was a gun grabbing nut job, they should have had record profits.
 

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They never really got into the big guns sales during the Obama years. I know they make some 1911 and an AR rifle but that is about all I can think of. I bet the whole Remington 700 issues didn't help.
 


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I am sure Bed Wetter means that with all the gun companies having record sales, because we all knew Obama was a gun grabbing nut job, they should have had record profits.

Yes, this. They had such a huge stake in a market that absolutely exploded. they could have damn near monopolized the entire industry. It’s real messed up that they came out bankrupt.
 

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Remington is a cautionary tale in the choice between doing things better or doing things cheaper whilst allowing non-shooters to be at the helm.

CRIPES!!! Ruger can wrap a $300 retail American in a Chassis and get $900-$1200 for them by merely twisting/throating them properly.

Barret scales down the 700, puts a decent trigger in, puts a reasonable stock on it, throats/twists it right for the direction projectile R&D has gone and gets $1800ea for them.
 

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CRIPES!!! Ruger can wrap a $300 retail American in a Chassis and get $900-$1200 for them by merely twisting/throating them properly.
Remington should get a subscription to Shooting Times and maybe they would have their finger a little more on the pulse of the shooting community. :;:thumbsup
 

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I used to be a remington 700 and 870 guy but havent bought a new one in years they cheapened the guns up so much they turned into crap meanwhile other gun manufactures started making better guns. Remington made there own bed.
 


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Things have changed over the years. Years ago we would read in Shooting Times, Guns and Ammo and think what these gun writers wrote was gospel. Today people have their own chronographs, some on here Lab Radar, our ballistic programs on our phones, and we can't be bs'ed like we were years ago. Look at the 264 Win Mag for example. They advertised beyond 3200 fps for reloaders. The manuals told us that. Today with a 26 inch barrel we struggle to get beyond 3000 fps. The best powder and hottest load I have tested was 3129 fps with a 140 Berger VLD.

The gun writers of yesterday touted fast and flat. The 25/06 was their honey for long range out to 400 yards. Today many people have tactical scopes on top of old Betsy, and expect her to do 1000 yards. People with ballistics programs fell back to long, sleek, heavy projectiles and it took a few years for gun manufacturers to catch on and start turning out rifles with faster rifling twist. Remington still has not caught on to that. That's one problem and the other problem is they are trying to attract those want cheap guns. They think profit comes in the margin between cost of manufacturing and price on the shelf. Others produced better products and pushed their prices up.

The only thing I have against Savage is more often than not you can see milling marks in the bore. Sometimes so bad that pushing a brush down sounds like your doing your jacket zipper. Send them back. However, with the floating head Savage rifles are often still tack drivers because the head self aligns with the bore. They and Ruger started producing what they called platforms rather than stocks. This also increased the accuracy of their run of the mill barrels. I would like to throw my custom barreled Savage action 6.5 Creedmoor into my Savage 10 BA Stealth platform, but I had the throat cut so long the cartridge will not fit in the magazine. Darn. New barrel?

Edit: Ooop sorry the proper terminology is not platform it's chassis. Like the Ruger Precision and the Savage 10 BA Stealth. I see Winchester now has one also. Remington? Nope.
Speaking of Winchester do you remember their thermal bedding? It was nothing but a form of hot glue.
 
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I am really not sure when the last time in the past 7-10 years I ever considered buying a new Remington. Now there are even more quality gun manufacturers so what does that tell a person. With one of the 1911 my uncle bought the only thing that impressed me was how many times he had to send it in right away and it still didn't operate reliably, didn't cycle correctly if I remember correctly or something was binding.
 


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Things have changed over the years. Years ago we would read in Shooting Times, Guns and Ammo and think what these gun writers wrote was gospel. Today people have their own chronographs, some on here Lab Radar, our ballistic programs on our phones, and we can't be bs'ed like we were years ago. Look at the 264 Win Mag for example. They advertised beyond 3200 fps for reloaders. The manuals told us that. Today with a 26 inch barrel we struggle to get beyond 3000 fps. The best powder and hottest load I have tested was 3129 fps with a 140 Berger VLD.

The gun writers of yesterday touted fast and flat. The 25/06 was their honey for long range out to 400 yards. Today many people have tactical scopes on top of old Betsy, and expect her to do 1000 yards. People with ballistics programs fell back to long, sleek, heavy projectiles and it took a few years for gun manufacturers to catch on and start turning out rifles with faster rifling twist. Remington still has not caught on to that. That's one problem and the other problem is they are trying to attract those want cheap guns. They think profit comes in the margin between cost of manufacturing and price on the shelf. Others produced better products and pushed their prices up.

The only thing I have against Savage is more often than not you can see milling marks in the bore. Sometimes so bad that pushing a brush down sounds like your doing your jacket zipper. Send them back. However, with the floating head Savage rifles are often still tack drivers because the head self aligns with the bore. They and Ruger started producing what they called platforms rather than stocks. This also increased the accuracy of their run of the mill barrels. I would like to throw my custom barreled Savage action 6.5 Creedmoor into my Savage 10 BA Stealth platform, but I had the throat cut so long the cartridge will not fit in the magazine. Darn. New barrel?

Edit: Ooop sorry the proper terminology is not platform it's chassis. Like the Ruger Precision and the Savage 10 BA Stealth. I see Winchester now has one also. Remington? Nope.
Speaking of Winchester do you remember their thermal bedding? It was nothing but a form of hot glue.

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Sales dropped 27% in the first 9 months of 2017. Thanks a lot Trump
Lol that's like saying we are having a 20% off sale after raising the prices 30%. The fact is they made huge profits and somehow pissed it all away. I'd blame it on their CEO first and foremost.
 

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It should also be noted that every gun company Serberus/Freedom Group touches turns to shit. I’ve heard some say it’s a conspiracy and intentional. I’m beginning to believe it.
 

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Lol that's like saying we are having a 20% off sale after raising the prices 30%. The fact is they made huge profits and somehow pissed it all away. I'd blame it on their CEO first and foremost.
I truly hope you didn’t think I was being serious. It’s obviously Pence’s fault. Not Trump
 


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