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mickey
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Winchester Question
#36692 - 01/09/05 07:30 AM

I; just got this email. Anybody know or heard about this?

Not a good sign...

Subject: Winchester Out Sourcing

> Was contacted today by rep of the Winchester Company to see if I (my
> Company) was interested in buying the wood working machinery from
> Winchester.
> Seems they are out sourcing all the wood work (with execption of
> customn shop). Sounds like it is going to eastern europe from what he
> said.
> Rep also told me that they are no long making their own barrels anymore
> and sold off their machinery last year.
>
> After FN took over control it was bound to happen.
>
> American made ???
>
> www.hoosiergunworks.com

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500Nitro
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Reged: 06/01/03
Posts: 7244
Loc: Victoria, Australia

Re: Winchester Question [Re: mickey]
#36693 - 01/09/05 08:32 AM

The supposed "404 Jeffrey" that was being made by ? Winchester ?
was having the barrels made outside of ? Winchester ? anyway
so how they could call it a Winchester is a bit like the UK system
with Webley actions retailed by everyone else.

It doesn't surprise me - after all, everything esle is outsourced
now so what does it matter.

500 Nitro

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Mike_McGuire
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Loc: Sydney Australia

Re: Winchester Question [Re: 500Nitro]
#36694 - 01/09/05 08:44 AM

I read sometime ago that HS Precision is the only company that builds the entire rifle in house.

Mike

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vapodog
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Reged: 28/12/04
Posts: 237
Loc: Nebraska USA

Re: Winchester Question [Re: Mike_McGuire]
#37751 - 18/09/05 02:44 PM

I can believe the out sourcing.....but selling off the machinery is not that easy to believe.....it's used and not too many buyers....so it' sells for pennies on the dollar.

Then one cannot replace it if one decided to return to inhouse Mfr.

This is hard to swallow...it don't make good sense.

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