The way I understand it, according to the original business charter, Remington cannot ever fully leave Illion. Now of course that was drawn up a long time ago, so things can be changed. That said, I believe they will move most, if not all, manufacturing out of Illion eventually. I believe in order to satisfy the original charter, should they choose to do so, they will leave the museum and custom shop, or I hope so at least.

Being born and raised 40 miles from Illion and a die hard Remington enthusiast, I hate to see the doors closed there forever. That's alot of this country's history in firearms to just flush away in my opinion. All my first guns were Remington, so they will always have a special place in my life.

When the new facility in the South will have up to 2000 jobs and the present location in Illion employs significantly less than that, it is hard to visualize a foreseeable production volume increase necessitating 2000 new positions. Thus, the only rational future is moved jobs.

If Zachow's comment about levelling The Arms comes true, maybe corn or soybeans would be a good business plan.

And all the TV ads say New York is open for business again, sounds like a bunch of BS, Remington has a long history, and I am sure they contributed to the local and state economy in more ways than one, but with all that said, if they do move to the South we will welcome them with open arms, Gary

I'm bringing this great thread to the top to complement the recent discussion of prototypes and half frames. Enjoy the pictures.

Well if Remington needs a presence in New York may I suggest building an outhouse across from the governors mansion.