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WINCHESTER CLOSING ????
toolsforfools
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I sure hope not.There have been rumors that this is going to happen.If this is true we will lose one of the biggest pieces of american history ever to be.I think america would be very different today if the winchester rifle had not been made.I'm pretty dam sure that the america we love would not exist.A winchester rifle has fought in many a war defending our country.This gun fed and protected the families moving into the west in the 1870's and 80's.The united states goverment can not allow this to happen.IF they can bail out chrysler motors than there is no reason they cannot help winchester.PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN!!!!!!!!![:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!][:(!]
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Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
Former NSSA All American
Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
MO, CT, VA.
IF they can bail out chrysler motors than there is no reason they cannot help winchester
The government didn't give any money to Chrysler; they co-signed Chrysler loans to keep hundreds of thousands of Americans from losing their jobs. They did this only after Lee Iacocca presented a plan for profitability and survival under his tough leadership. This plan proved successful through the joint determination of management and labor. Unfortunately, as much as Winchester laborers may want the company to survive in Connecticut, the owners are obviously unconcerned about either American jobs or the Winchester legacy. They are simply hell bent on profitability no matter what country they derive it from. It's going to be the sad end of a proud American heritage with a legacy that will never be forgotten.
Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
Former NSSA All American
Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
MO, CT, VA.
Don't hold back your criticism redman, tell us what you really think.
The opinions of Winchester quality, of course will be varied. In the 1960s, a friend had a cartridge stuck in his Rem. M700 and when he sharply hit the bolt handle with the heal of his hand, the bolt handle came off the bolt, being only soldered in place. I have never since bought a Remington rifle. My prejudice is without foundation, but we all have our reasons to like brands or not.
The Winchester M94 has accounted for more game in the USA then any other single model rifle made by anyone. Junk it may be, but it still enjoys a healthy following of hunters who bring home the meat year after year.
As I say in my sig, "dream" and "reality". What is in folks heads, in terms of "dream" dies hard. If the Winchester name is picked up and produced in China, I will look hard at that product. When Browning first began having their patents made in Japan, many Americans referred to products from Japan as "JapCrap"! The belief in Japanese inferiory died years ago. With quality control the Chinese can and will be producing quality durable goods very quickly as doing so is the way to success and they know that. Motorcycles are already being imported to the US from China. China is producing millions of automobiles, but I am not certain whether Chinese cars have passed US EPA standards yet, or not. The US may be the last to accept Chinese made automobiles, but can Chinese made Winchesters be far behind?
I agree with redman, concerning military rifles made by Winchester being no better or worse than those made by other contractors. The Winchester made US M1 Rifle enjoys a higher value only because of the magic of the name. Same goes for the US M1 Carbine, who's original design came out of Winchester. Winchester was already occupied with a number of military contracts and threw open their R&D on the Carbine, so that any contractor could begin producing same under military contracts. The Winchester US M1 Carbine with all Winchester parts will fetch a high premium, but again, this due to "dream" and "reality" being confused.
For Remington lovers out there: we should hope the Winchester name continues to be produced and to compete with Remington. The two have always kept each other on their toes, in terms of satisfying the firearms buying public.
Providing for the rest of the world, if that is what the USA does, is not all that altruistic. The rest of the world has been the customers of the USA as well. Certainly the USA pumped billions into re-building Japan and Europe, following WWII, after which both Japan and Europe became trading partners. Nations have no friends. Nations only are involved with other nations who have common goals.