Posted November 19, 2018 8:00 am by Comments

By Christen Smith

The back of the Savage Arms display at the Vista Outdoor booth during the annual NRA-AM in Dallas on May 4, 2018. (Photo: Daniel Terrill/Guns.com)
It’s still anybody’s guess who will buy Savage Arms — the affordable rifle maker within Vista Outdoor’s shrinking portfolio of brands — as executives continue teasing investors with mentions of interested parties.
The outdoor conglomerate said earlier this month its moving ahead on a plan to divest Savage and use the proceeds to push innovations in ammunition — the “core” of its business — but offered little else in the way of which other big-name gun makers might secure a deal.
“Smith & Wesson would be a good fit for them because, you know, they don’t have much in the way of long arms,” Rich Duprey, a market analyst and writer for Motley Fool, told Guns.com Thursday. “Of course, Ruger also should be considered. They’re looking to make acquisitions and they have a rifle division already, so they’d be well positioned to take on Savage.”
American Outdoor Brands, Smith & Wesson’s parent company, didn’t respond to requests for comment from Guns.com about its interest in Savage. Spokespersons for both Ruger and Vista likewise declined interviews, citing regulations for publicly-traded

Source: Guns.com

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