Winchester Closes New Haven Plant

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  1. Mar 20, 2006 #1
    Ithaca37

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    Due to financial trouble, winchester is closing its New Haven Conn. plant. The company said that it was losing $1 million each month the plant was open and had no choice to close it. This will end production of Model 94, Model 70 rifles, and Model 1300 pump shotguns. I think winchester is in for one hell of a bumpy ride over the next few years. Those Models represent everything the average shooter associates with the Winchester label. One of their spokesmen said that they would continue to develop the remainder of their product line which consists of smome other rifles including a new autoloading rifle, their existing line of autoloading shotguns, and their line of Select O/U shotguns.

    http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2006/01/ready_to_make_a.html
     
    Ithaca37, Mar 20, 2006
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  3. Mar 20, 2006 #2
    aroostookbasser

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    Well there goes Winchester.................. again !!!!!!!!!

    If you have the spare cash buy up some M70's and M94's !!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  5. Mar 20, 2006 #3
    kenton6

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    I have heard their contract to use the Winchester name is expiring and they don't plan to negotiate a renewal. I also hear there might be some interest.
     
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  6. Mar 20, 2006 #4
    sremington

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    Yea, Maine Hunting Today is going to buy into it... :wink:
     
    sremington, Mar 20, 2006
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  7. Mar 20, 2006 #5
    kenton6

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    Whoa, whoa, whoa! Is this before or after the television station takeover?
     
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  8. Mar 20, 2006 #6
    sremington

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    After!
     
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  9. Mar 20, 2006 #7
    Canerod

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    Their licensing of the name "Winchester", from Winchester-Olin, ends in '07. With the plant empty and the name just being rented, I think we'll see someone stepping in. At least, I hope so. It'd be a shame to lose "The Rifleman's Rifle".
     
    Canerod, Mar 20, 2006
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  10. Mar 20, 2006 #8
    Dirigo

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    at least Ithica is back in business
     
    Dirigo, Mar 20, 2006
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  11. Mar 21, 2006 #9
    Ithaca37

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    Ithaca is back? I hadn't heard. It is always sad to see companies that have such rich histories go under like that. Hopefully Winchester can get their financial issues resolved.
     
    Ithaca37, Mar 21, 2006
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  12. Mar 21, 2006 #10
    aroostookbasser

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    Saving a name is meaningless unless they also preserve the reason for the good reputation..........who needs overpriced "labeled" guns made by third world factories.
     
    aroostookbasser, Mar 21, 2006
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