CZ to build a gun factory in gun friendly Arkansas
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Topic: CZ to build a gun factory in gun friendly Arkansas
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Subject: CZ to build a gun factory in gun friendly Arkansas
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2019 at 5:33pm
| Saw on the News CZ-USA is building a factory in Littlerock. |
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2019 at 8:55pm
Czech-Based CZ-USA Chooses Little Rock, Arkansas, for Firearms Plant04/24/2019“As CZ looked to increase our presence in North America, it engaged in a multi-state search for the ideal location,” said Bogdan Heczko, CZ-USA Chairman of the Board. “The Arkansas workforce, culture, business climate and industry support cleared the way for us to choose Little Rock as our new home.” In 2018, the Czech Republic imported some $2.6 million in commodities into Arkansas, and Arkansas exports to the country totaled roughly $8.2 million. Nearly 300 http://www.areadevelopment.com/LocationUSA/" rel="nofollow - |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2019 at 9:27pm
| Good. |
Posted By: festus51
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2019 at 10:33pm
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Has any else noticed that many US gun companies have manufacturing facilities in Mass , New York or Ct on the east coast in some the most gun restrictive states know to man kind? I wonder why they the gun companies stay there? ------------- We the unwilling Led by the unqualified Doing the impossible for the Ungrateful |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2019 at 12:55pm
The companies were incorporated there 75 to 150 years ago. So they still have a office but I don't know if there is any manufacturing done there. I think all the old name gun companies are foreign owned today. So I don't think anything much the states can suck money from. Roy Weatherbee started in the LA area,his son took over and moved up here in 80's,now the grandson moved it all to Wyoming. Since the son didn't want to live with the "pretty" and cold he is still here for winters at least. So there maybe a office with company name still here. But they dang sure got the big money out of the reach of this ant anything common sense state.
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festus51 wrote:Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2019 at 3:29pm
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Many are closing shop back east, seen that on the news in CT. https://patch.com/connecticut/across-ct/gun-manufacturer-moving-out-ct-facility" rel="nofollow - https://patch.com/connecticut/across-ct/gun-manufacturer-moving-out-ct-facility Also S&W MA moving https://www.guns.com/news/2019/03/21/smith-wesson-closing-massachusetts-warehouse-moving-to-missouri" rel="nofollow - https://www.guns.com/news/2019/03/21/smith-wesson-closing-massachusetts-warehouse-moving-to-missouri These are some years old now: https://www.al.com/sports/2014/04/gun_manufacturers_move_south_r.html |
Posted By: festus51
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2019 at 7:53pm
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Dmiller I am happy for MO. I grew up just east of Mexico. ------------- We the unwilling Led by the unqualified Doing the impossible for the Ungrateful |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2019 at 8:23pm
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In this little county we have Nighthawk Customs and Wilson Combat. The company I work for just built a neat add on to Nighthawk. We built a 32x40 vault in the old part. I can’t afford a Nighthawk but it’s a very interesting place to work. I know several people there and got to see a lot of neat work. |
Posted By: allis g
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2019 at 12:35pm
| Weatherby firearms relocated to Montana and most of Hogue Grips has left the land of fruits and nuts. |
Posted By: Ken(MI)
Date Posted: 30 Aug 2019 at 9:47pm
| It will be interesting to see how this plays out quality wise. The Czech Republic is well known for it's skilled work force, often times working with sub-par equipment, yet still turning out excellent products. And a skilled workforce is rapidly becoming extinct in this country. I may be wrong, but I'm thinking as time marches forward C-Z firearms will be labeled as Pre-USA and Post-USA built, much like Winchester products and 1964. As for Weatherby, they built very little outside of custom work, mostly all they do in house is assembly and finishing. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2019 at 8:52am
Ken I tend to agree but I blame greed not lack of ability. I believe Post 64 Winchester’s were cheapened up intentionally to use less time and material but sell for the same. Same for Remington and Remington turned it around to some extent. There is a reason an American made Hi-point is 200 and an American made Nighthawk is 4000. On the flip I totally agree with the Ckeck CZ’s very well built and durable. Only time will tell what the US version will be. |