Kevin Brittingham Leaves SIG SAUER to Form His Own Firearms Company

By Nick Leghorn

Kevin Brittingham, the executive behind a wide range of innovative products produced by SIG SAUER, has left the building. In an exclusive interview with TTAG, Brittingham revealed the tensions leading to his departure from the gunmaker’s U.S. division and his plans to start an entirely new firearms company. First, a little history . . .

Brittingham began his rise to the top of the U.S. firearms industry as the original founder of silencer maker Advanced Armament Corp. In 2009, The Freedom Group (now Remington Outdoor) purchased AAC to capitalize on the company’s industry leading products and commercial success.

The Freedom Group put Brittingham in golden handcuffs, but Brittingham chafed under Remington’s corporate culture, to say the least. The partnership ended in a rancorous lawsuit that left Kevin a wealthy man — with unrealized ambitions.

Roughly two years ago, Kevin signed on with SIG SAUER, bringing a team of heavy hitters with him (e.g., Ethan Lessard, Robbie Johnson, Jason Imhoff, Lindsay Bunch, John Hollister and many more). The plan: Kevin and his band would make cool stuff, positioning SIG as the go-to company for innovative firearms designs and engineering.

According to Kevin, his work got bogged down in SIG SAUER’s slower-paced more conservative …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns