ORIGINAL: lovethebigguns
I just had a gun dealer tell me that FN bought a factory in Virginia and they've started producing the Winchester Model 70 and 94 there. He told me that he's already placed an order for some!
Has anyone heard anything about this???
FNH has owned Winchester and Browning for a while... (a while as in like decades). They may well have bought a factory in VA, but I haven't heard about that. FN has brought some guns overseas through a place in Fredricksburg before, as has Benelli (H&Ks).
The Model 70s are in fact being made in Columbia, SC. The point of making sure that model 70s will always be made in the USA was important to the company I'm sure. Some (me included) were afraid that they were going to start making them in Mirokou.... but they know better.
The FNH plant where they are being buiilt is the same plant our M-16s, M-60s, PS-90s, and a whole bunch of other cool toys are made.
There haven't been any plans for 94s yet, nor pump shotguns on a large scale.
Like Salukipv1..... me being ever the pessimist and Africaphile noticed a lack of a supergrade and a lack of a .375 H&H. I know its new back on to the market.... but hey.... everyone has their own tastes.
From talking with our product rep for Browning/Winchester, you aren't very likely to see any Model 70s in stores until mid-late summer. Never know. He said that as of now (which was early February when he came by, just before SHOT show), that they already had more orders than guns they were planning to make in the next two years. So if FNH bought a plant or a new place to meet demand, it wouldn't suprise me.