Remington Timeline: 1960 – The New Face of Remington Custom Shop

By G&A Staff

Change is a constant in life and the firearms business, and so it isn’t really a huge surprise that the Remington Custom Shop has experienced some growing pains of late— especially as its parent company, the Remington Outdoor Company (ROC), has been going through a series of big changes itself (including moving a huge part of its manufacturing capabilities to Huntsville, Alabama, in the last 18 months).

Actually, the changes to the Remington Custom Shop are pretty significant, too, and they include:

A recent move of the Shop to Sturgis, South Dakota, and closing of the facility in Ilion, New York

• Combining the Remington Custom Shop under one roof with custom operations for Dakota Arms, Marlin, and Nesika (all ROC companies);
• Making custom 1911 pistols a large part of Remington Custom’s offerings;
• And, changing the way the Custom Shop operations and offerings work.

“For decades, the Remington Custom Shop turned out some very high quality rifles and shotguns,” said Carlos Martinez, Senior Manager for the Custom and Premium Firearms division, and the person heading up the new combined custom shop efforts for ROC. “No question about that. However, the …Read the Rest

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