Remington Ammo Plant

[jasper2408]

Just thought you might like to read an update about how the Remington ammo plant in Arkansas is doing.

https://www.thearmorylife.com/big-green-...gton-ammo/

[BluntForceTrauma]

Theoretically, Remington has a Grendel round, see HERE.

[jasper2408]

Theoretically, Remington has a Grendel round, see HERE.

I saw that and wondered why they picked this bullet to be their first offering for the 6.5 Grendel.

[VASCAR2]

Seeing how Vista owns both Federal and Remington it seems reasonable Remington would use the same bullet as used in Federal Gold Metal Match 6.5 Grendel. Who knows if the Remington will be rebadged Federal or new production ammo from Arkansas Remington plant.

[jasper2408]

I was expecting a CoreLokt or a CoreLokt Tipped cartridge. Could also be due to material shortages. Guess it is better to put out something rather than nothing.

[Fess]

Seeing how Vista owns both Federal and Remington it seems reasonable Remington would use the same bullet as used in Federal Gold Metal Match 6.5 Grendel. Who knows if the Remington will be rebadged Federal or new production ammo from Arkansas Remington plant.

I would imagine that the production equipment for the different bullets is different. Although it sounds like there was an effort to update Remington's existing equipment, I doubt that it would be worth the trouble to actually RE-TOOL the plant for entirely different bullets. For one thing, Remington ammo has a generational loyal following and many people who have had success with Remington ammo would rather not change. For another, there has not been enough time for a re-tooling. When I worked in manufacturing, new equipment often needed a lead time of two or more years. I doubt there has been much of a change, especially since the ammo shortage likely prompted the other existing ammo makers to put in orders for new equipment. There are not many companies who build the manufacturing equipment, so it is easy to overload them.

[hill37]

When I ask them about the 129gr Core Lokt Tipped, I suggested they load it in Grendel.

[BluntForceTrauma]

And I was careful to say "theoretically" Remington had a Grendel round, cuz we all know just cuz something is in the catalog doesn't mean it's on the shelves.