Where the M1885 rifle was rear locking, the updated 1899 version used the standard Lee rear and safety lugs but also had two locking lugs on the bolt head. Lee realized that successful modern rifle designs of his day would need to be well suited for the high velocity smokeless powder cartridges that were on the horizon, and he changed the Remington-Lee design to this end. The rifle was intended for military service, but not adopted – ultimately less than 1500 were build for the commercial market.30-40 Remington-Lee rifle in military configuration One of his less successful designs (commercially speaking) was the modernization and adaptation of the M1885 Lee Navy rifle (in. “If we do close down Huntsville, and Sturgis, and Lenoir City, and concentrate them under one roofline, which will be Ilion, that will more than replace the employees that were lost on the Marlin line,” said Italia.James Paris Lee is one of the less recognized prolific arms designers in American history, between the Lee straight pull rifle adopted by the US Navy and the British Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield rifles. They will be moving out, but Italia said he should be able to bring back the same level of workforce. The Marlin line of weapons, formerly made in the Ilion plant, was bought by Ruger. “We’re talking weeks to a maximum a couple of months. “We’re not talking, we’re not shutting down for six months,” said Italia. They still have to secure parts suppliers that also closed during the pandemic. About 600 plant employees are still on furlough, but it shouldn’t take much longer, according to Italia. Italia plans to bring back as many workers to manufacture guns as possible. “So, I believe that probably was the single biggest mistake that the old management has done.”
“You have this super modern facility with untrained staff and then you go up to New York and you have the opposite, where you have incredible staff, in an antiquated facility,” said Italia. He wants to renovate it and make it modern. “They’re going to be guys that get their hands dirty, guys that are going to walk the floor and talk to the employees.”Īccording to Italia, the building is dated. “Upper management for Remington - and I don’t want to use the word hunters - but they’re not going to be suit and ties,” said Italia. He said he wants the gun manufacturing to continue and be successful.
Italia was alerted to the possibility of buying Remington 10 days before it was sold in bankruptcy court in Alabama. “I grew up with the name Remington, so it definitely hit a chord.” “I’ve been a hunter my whole life,” said Italia. (WUTR-TV) - Richmond Italia is the new owner of the Remington Arms plant in Ilion.
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