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| Above, the Remington 870 Express shotgun.Few American firearms companies fell harder than Remington according to the article Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Gun manufacturers are not immune to making bad decisions, be subjected to changing economic conditions or even taken over by bean counters.
Over the years, some manufacturers have produced once proud and quality products only to have them be victimized by cost-cutting and poor quality control.
The Avid Outdoorsman took a look at ten firearms brands that have lost their way.
They begin with:
A respected firearms name can survive a surprising number of bad decisions. Shooters often remain loyal because they remember what the brand once produced, even when its current catalog barely resembles the one that built its reputation.
Some companies were weakened by bankruptcy or ownership changes. Others abandoned popular models, allowed quality control to slip, or chased crowded sections of the market while ignoring the firearms customers actually wanted. A few have started correcting course, but each of these brands went through a period when shooters had good reason to wonder what happened.
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