DPMS, Bushmaster, and Tapco - Dust in the Wind?

Discussion in 'Firearms' started by 3M-TA3, Feb 9, 2020.


  1. 3M-TA3

    3M-TA3 Cold Wet Monkey

    The brands are no longer listed as part of Remington's holdings and the individual web sites no longer list any parts for sale.

    Is Remington Leaving the MSR Market? DPMS, Bushmaster and TAPCO Sites are Shuttered - The Truth About Guns

    "TTAG spoke to a Remington representative who said the direction on the brands isn’t clear at this point and they were emphasizing sporting-directed firearms from Remington and Marlin at the SHOT Show. ..." More at link
     
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  2. RouteClearance

    RouteClearance Monkey+++

    This is not a good thing to hear.
     
  3. Gator 45/70

    Gator 45/70 Monkey+++

    PSA has become the Walmart of the gun community...................
     
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  4. RouteClearance

    RouteClearance Monkey+++

    If they would buy the rights to the DPMS designs,it would make them better
     
  5. 3M-TA3

    3M-TA3 Cold Wet Monkey

    They are likely up for sale, brand name and all. Remingtom ownership has also correlated with quality issues of their acquisitions. Hopefully all three brands will be given new life elsewhere. It IS a hard market right now.
     
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  6. Ura-Ki

    Ura-Ki Grampa Monkey

    Everyone needs to divest them selves from ATK sports and break the strangle hold they hold, and the basic brands need to be reformed separately! Remington, Marlin, Para Ordence, BlackHawk, Bushmaster, ext, all need to go their seprate ways and figure out how to keep their market positions intact, and even rebuild to gain back what ATK sucked outta them!
     
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  7. HK_User

    HK_User A Productive Monkey is a Happy Monkey

    You can get an original 458 SOCOM upper and a PSA lower and have a real good hog rifle.
     
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  8. BTPost

    BTPost Stumpy Old Fart,Deadman Walking, Snow Monkey Moderator

    Does. this mean my custom built DPMS AR-10 is worth more, now that itis no longer being built??? I could use some “Good News” like that...
     
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  9. Altoidfishfins

    Altoidfishfins Monkey+++ Site Supporter+

    Yep, www.dpmsinc.com redirects to the Remington web site. Used to be an on-line catalog with complete rifles and parts for sale.
     
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  10. oil pan 4

    oil pan 4 Monkey+++

    It been a hard 3 years for the gun industry with out the antigun hillery, Obama, Biden crime syndicate running things.
    Hillery is done and watching Biden is like watching the Titanic.
     
  11. Bandit99

    Bandit99 Monkey+++ Site Supporter+

    I think it is more about numbers/bottom line than anything else. Hell, there are so many firearms producers now that it must be hard to keep the books balanced. I do hope this is the real reason and Remington doesn't know something that we don't; however, with the crap going on in Virginia - well - the writing is on the wall...
     
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  12. oil pan 4

    oil pan 4 Monkey+++

    If you want to sell a lot of something get the government to tell people they shouldn't have it.
    In the late 1980s and early 1990s no one cared about "assault weapons".
    A few people started to care after 1986.
     
  13. Gator 45/70

    Gator 45/70 Monkey+++

    Thinking you can double the price if you resell
    Ultra rare, Hard to find, etc etc
     
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  14. BTPost

    BTPost Stumpy Old Fart,Deadman Walking, Snow Monkey Moderator

    Since I never sell Personal FireArms there is not much I can recoup in that kind of deal... But it is nice to know anyway, for the Insurance Man....
     
  15. HK_User

    HK_User A Productive Monkey is a Happy Monkey

    And Rising Tides.
     
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  16. wideym

    wideym Monkey+++

    I don't want to see gun businesses close the doors....but they have to be able to run a business effectively. Everybody has seen the trend in AR-15s since 2016. Just about everybody has an AR already or will buy a knock off parts kit rather than almost double the amount for a Bushmaster or DPMS.
     
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