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Also it’s a good thing that new plant in Hooks Texas is cranking out the primers! They are aren’t they?
Lee Precision - Family owned global company with production and assembly based in USA that likely outsells all the other reloading companies (who moved manufacturing outside of USA) combined.Are there any independent companies out there that manufacture reloading equipment?
Vista Outdoor currently owns RCBS - https://vistaoutdoor.com/brands/Most have been bought out by others and or just went out of business.
Move. Lots of us in the boonies moved here from metro areas because we got fed-up with HMO’s, nosey neighbors, and poorly managed government services.The near monopoly on primers or powders isn’t nothing for us is it? We are so dependent we really need to decide what size our own personal supply will be and how we’ll maintain it and where we’ll store it.
Those of you in rural areas have some options folks like me it’s in the house, garage, or shed all within a half acre or less.
My wife is actually talking that way but staying in VA just a county or two west of here.Move. Lots of us in the boonies moved here from metro areas because we got fed-up with HMO’s, nosey neighbors, and poorly managed government services.
Not me, of course. I was born in the swamps and raised by gators.
That's what I was taking away from their "Separation Overview" thinking ammunition companies can now better focus on market demand, like for primers and better address supply side. Plans/decisions for expansion can now be made independent of parent corporate bean counters' review and approval with ammunition companies controlling the money purse, especially for new products that parent corporate could see with more "risk" perspective than "benefit".Am I'm of only guy that sees some good potential coming out of all this ... the ammo portion should be good to produce lots of stuff and invest into themselves, not all golf balls ... They still have a building and land that is set up to manufacture bullets, cases, primers, shells, etc.and with that they also have sales people from their own established companies.
I am thinking this is positive step for us reloaders as customers of Alliant powders and CCI/Federal/Remington primers.
Separation Overview lists benefits of better operation of companies to focus on specific industries and "benchmarking" (Quality Improvement?) to market competition
When founders of Missouri Bullet Company passed on, production continued with new owners and old managers.What's going to happen when the owner of CH4D decides to retire?
I am quite certain RMR, Berry's, X-Treme, Montana Gold, Precision Delta and countless other lead/coated bullet manufacturers will keep on producing bullets to meet growing demand.What's needed are companies that make everything else you need.
They did by adding another primer/ammunition manufacturing plant called "Remington".ramp up production
They did by adding another primer/ammunition manufacturing plant called "Remington".
I’m not really reassured by the thought that fewer than half the People are armed. I am slightly reassured when I remember that more than half of respondents to such surveys lie to the survey takers.
Didn’t Remington in Roanoke restart at full production last year?True…… but still an existing plant, not an additional plant.
So the same amount of production…
More than 100 million guns were sold in the past decade and we are still averaging 20+ million guns sold annually.
This is growing customer base with market demand for consumable ammunition with many of them becoming reloaders adding to the demand side for primers and powder.
Adding to military/government contracts, this is a booming industry with no sight of reduction in demand, only increase.
I haven’t listened to the show yet (I do the podcasts) but no mention of it in the show notes. Still I suspect it will be covered by someone from Federal or Remington at some point soon as both company managers are frequent guests on the showI would expect to hear from someone from Vista on this week’s Gun Talk Radio show on Sunday.
Didn’t Remington in Roanoke restart at full production last year?
Maybe ammunition companies at Vista Outdoor corporate meetings got tired of being scapegoated for lower revenue generated by sporting goods companies (While ammunition companies posted record breaking revenues operating at 24/7 basis), perhaps blaming "expanded boycott of ammunition companies by association" to explain lower profit margins.A shift in liability focus, so as to market to iffy vendors while maximizing profitI think there is probably merit in having a separation between the ammunition brands and the other outdoor gear brands.
Maybe ammunition companies at Vista Outdoor corporate meetings got tired of being scapegoated for lower revenue generated by sporting goods companies (While ammunition companies posted record breaking revenues operating at 24/7 basis), perhaps blaming "expanded boycott of ammunition companies by association" to explain lower profit margins.
It’s from 2022, actually. We’re just now seeing the results from a decision made last year.This news was announced nearly 2 months ago.
VSTO stock has had a 10% negative return over the past year. While the S&P 500 has gained over 11%.