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Vista Outdoor Aims to Exit Several Brands, Including Firearms
May 01, 2018, 04:02 PM
SigmanicVista Outdoor Aims to Exit Several Brands, Including Firearms
I hope a "good" buyer emerges soon and takes these brands to new heights.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/v...-firearms-1525183300May 01, 2018, 04:08 PM
PoacherWon't sell the golden goose of Federal Ammunition though.
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"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Teddy Roosevelt May 01, 2018, 04:08 PM
SFCUSARETIt would be nice to read the referred article without having to subscribe to the Wall Street Journal!
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May 01, 2018, 04:20 PM
dusty3030Friggin hypocrites.
They are fine selling ammo and every other iconic brand they have acquired (Hoppes etc.), but want to dump Savage due to political environment?
May 01, 2018, 04:26 PM
Pale HorseWe need to make a statement to them. If they don't want us, we don't want them.
Stop buying any products they own and let them know why. Hornady is on our side. Buy their ammo from now on.
“Everybody wants a Sig in the sheets but a Glock on the streets.” -bionic218 04-02-2014
May 01, 2018, 04:27 PM
joel9507quote:
Originally posted by dusty3030:
Friggin hypocrites.
They are fine selling ammo and every other iconic brand they have acquired (Hoppes etc.), but want to dump Savage due to political environment?
More like pressure from weak-kneed retailers like this: (quote from WSJ article)
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Outdoor-gear retailer REI Inc. said in March it placed a hold on future orders of any Vista Outdoor products, citing the company’s firearms division and its lack of a public statement outlining “a clear plan of action.” Canadian retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op had also said it would stop ordering all Vista brands.
They have a lot of irons in the fire, and it could well be a business decision - what is the impact of keeping Savage vs. losing a bunch of sales of their other stuff? Just a math problem, once the loons have put their feet to the fire. In this case, it's the distribution channel. There are other loons trying to get the banks/credit cards to hassle firearms makers.
Better to get mad at REI and others of their ilk who are forcing these decisions, rather than to get mad at the manufacturers. And, in the end, does it matter to anyone what corporation owns Savage? I'd bet fewer than 5% of Savage owners know/knew that VSTO owned the brand, and fewer still cared.
May 01, 2018, 04:48 PM
dusty3030REI doesn't even sell most of Vista's brands.
https://vistaoutdoor.com/brands/They say in the release they are going to focus on ammo and shooting accessories.
May 01, 2018, 04:56 PM
wreckdiverBunch of damn hypocrites!! Keep the bullets coming boys, cause I can buy ammo elsewhere!!
I have been happy with Hornady in the past, and feel even more dedicated now.
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May 01, 2018, 04:58 PM
wreckdiverquote:
I'd bet fewer than 5% of Savage owners know/knew that VSTO owned the brand, and fewer still cared.
Guilty as charged!
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May 01, 2018, 05:15 PM
lkdr1989If you want to put a kink in REI's virtue-signalling tail, write them and ask if they're going to stop selling Black Diamond products since Clarus - formerly known as Black Diamond also owns Sierra Bullets
...let him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one. Luke 22:35-36 NAV
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves." Matthew 10:16 NASV May 01, 2018, 06:31 PM
2000Z-71Disappointed to see them caving to REI. Vista is also heavily involved with archery as well as firearms. Just like I can choose which retailers I buy from, I can choose which manufacturers I buy from and recommend to students. I will not be buying or recommending any GoldTip arrows or B-Stinger stabilizers. Bummer because I like and shoot with both of those products.
My daughter can deflate your daughter's soccer ball. May 01, 2018, 08:33 PM
StormThis was just published by the NRA, on the Vista Outdoors and Savage thing.
NRA - American Rifleman: The Keefe Report: Vista’s “Strategic Transformation Plan”—Remain Calm
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ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ May 01, 2018, 09:45 PM
synthplayerThanks, Storm.
Of all the enemies the American citizen faces, the Democrat Party is the very worst. May 01, 2018, 11:11 PM
MitchbSCLooks like I'm done with shots of M-Pro-7 after dinner.
They don't think it be like it is, but it do. May 02, 2018, 12:11 AM
Stormquote:
Originally posted by synthplayer:
Thanks, Storm.
You're Welcome.
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ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ quote:
Originally posted by SFCUSARET:
It would be nice to read the referred article without having to subscribe to the Wall Street Journal!
WSJ article about $VSTOMay 02, 2018, 08:35 AM
Leemurquote:
Originally posted by Storm:
FYI, You all should read this.This was just published by the NRA, on the Vista Outdoors and Savage thing.
NRA - American Rifleman: The Keefe Report: Vista’s “Strategic Transformation Plan”—Remain Calm
Looks like they learned from the companies that have screwed themselves lately. Stay ahead of the madness.
May 02, 2018, 10:31 AM
AckksREI won't get another penny from me as long as I live.
May 02, 2018, 10:50 AM
x0225095quote:
Originally posted by Ackks:
REI won't get another penny from me as long as I live.
Nope. Me either.
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