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Greg Miller
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Posted: Mon Jun 8th, 2009 03:31 pm |
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Almost 75 years to the day after Remington bought the assets of Parker's Gun Works, they have again in the midst of a recession, bought a prestige brand to add to their line. On June 5, 2009 Remington and its Parent Co through new entity bought the assets of Dakota Arms, LLC.
Dakota Arms is a very different company from Parker, in that it has a young vibrant work force using state of the art machinery. What Dakota lacked was a distribution network which Remington brings to the table. The Dakota rifles are a very fine product and I have no doubt that the acquisition will lead to the manufacture of a lot of fine firearms which people will enjoy for generations to come.
Something fitting about Remington marking the 75th anniversary (whether or not they are even aware of it) with the purchase of another fine firearms company. How it will work out, time will tell. They have a lot of resources, but my crystal ball remains rather foggy on where this economy is going. Still my hats off to Remington for stepping into the ring. South Dakota is a very pro business environment with good tax laws for a manufacturer. I hope that the second time is the charm. The Dakota Arms rifles are a nice product.
Last edited on Mon Jun 8th, 2009 04:46 pm by Greg Miller
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John Dallas
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Posted: Mon Jun 8th, 2009 07:41 pm |
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| I dunno. I hope you're right. This from the son of a former Remington director during the DuPont era. Ever since Remington was bought out and taken private, I haven't seen any good product come out - basically more outsourcing and black guns. The one recent bit of creativity - the CT105 semi auto - appears to have fallen on its face.
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RICHARD L ANDERSON
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Posted: Mon Jun 8th, 2009 08:43 pm |
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After Don Allen passed away Dakota Arms was purchased by an individual but his name escapes me right now. I think it was Charlie Kokish or something like that. I think the quality control went down some after Don passed away. The new owner got into the safari business it seemed from all the material I got in the mail and the shotgun end of things didn't go as planned either.
I hope that Remington will keep the company in the gun friendly South Dakota and leave it as a semi custom rifle company doing what Dakota Arms was known for which is/was quality rifles. I have wanted a M10 in either .257R or 7X57 for a long time.
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Don Kaas
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Posted: Mon Jun 8th, 2009 09:33 pm |
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I hope Remington has better luck with Dakota than it had with Parker...today was a Remington day in the mail with a 28" solid rib Model 17B being returned from re-stocking. There also was a set of Parker 30" #3 frame 12 gauge barrels in the mail too Last edited on Mon Jun 8th, 2009 09:34 pm by Don Kaas
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Greg Miller
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Posted: Mon Jun 8th, 2009 11:28 pm |
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Don Allen or Charlie Kokesh's group, the guns were always best quality. If anything, after Kokesh came in, they had much better equipment. State of the Art CNC, large inventories of amazing wood and the line was expanded to include more models. Kokesh' group invested millions into Dakota Arms.
I twice tried to buy the company for clients. A group lead by Kokesh beat me to the company the prior time and Remington's group this time around. I wish them well. This has always been a premium product.
Dakota Arms is off topic for this forum, but I was amused by the historical coincidence of Remington again buying a prestige line during a time of troubles in the economy. Remington today as in 1934 is financially strong. There is a lesson there someplace.
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