Marlin

[Sarge]

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Workers at the Marlin Firearms Co. in Connecticut say they've been told the 140-year-old company will close next year and all 265 employees will lose their jobs.

Workers at the North Haven company say they learned about the closure plans Thursday. They told local news media layoffs will begin in May and the company will close by June 2011.

Officials at Marlin and the company's owner, Remington Arms Co. Inc. of Madison, N.C., didn't immediately return phone messages Friday morning. Remington Arms bought Marlin for nearly $42 million in 2007.

Marlin's Web site says John Marlin opened the company in 1870 in New Haven after having worked at the Colt plant in Hartford during the Civil War. The company says its lever action 22 repeater was a favorite gun of Annie Oakley.
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[bamaz28]

ill be damn

[Mr.C&I]

time to buy my brother-in-laws 30-30

[Sarge]

I got mine
I wonder what is driving this though....I read recently Marlin made more money in the past year than anytime in the past 50 years.

[bamaz28]

I got mine
I wonder what is driving this though....I read recently Marlin made more money in the past year than anytime in the past 50 years.

i guess with Remington behind them they had a fighting chance

[Sarge]

I dunno.
Maybe Remington just bought 'em to close them down.

[0rion]

hate to hear this.....

[2000LS1Bird]

Unbelievable.

And right after gun sales have been so brisk? Strange. Guess I better get that 45/70 Guide Gun soon.

[Sarge]

Well a new twist to this.....basically Marlin is saying they have had enough of liberal Northeast anti-gun lawmakers and unions....and probably will continue to make Marlins in the Southeastern US. Now that makes more sense to this old man.
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/...f-265-workers/

[Willfully Armed]

Take em to Texas! OR Kansas, Id work there.


Damn sad if they shut for good.

[bamaz28]

I dunno.
Maybe Remington just bought 'em to close them down.

could be that too, less competition

[steelerfan]

Well a new twist to this.....basically Marlin is saying they have had enough of liberal Northeast anti-gun lawmakers and unions....and probably will continue to make Marlins in the Southeastern US. Now that makes more sense to this old man.
http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/...f-265-workers/

That sound MUCH better ! Here in the "great" NE part of our country libs seem to have the upper hand in most things ! Sometimes it's hard to believe our country started up here