Just as the title says. They got a big, fatty contract so they'll be staying in anti-gun NY.
http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/04/remington-sells-out-to-ny-for-80-million-sniper-rifles-government-contract/

Oops! Fixed.

Are you telling us that you wouldn't avoid the huge cost of moving if someone was giving you $80 million?

If my facilities needed a 20 million dollar update and were in NY state?  The bribe would need to be much bigger.  In the long term a move to a right to work state could  have been a better choice.  Current ownership in not concerned about the long term,

The quality of my R1 disappointed me. ... The R51 is a disaster. ... 700  recall.... Just waiting until the announcement about the 870s being outsourced fir production to Mexico or somewhere so I can say screw the lot of 'em

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They're owned by FG, which (IIRC) is not owned by 'gun people.'  Any decision that makes them a quick buck, or saves a dime, is going to be their course of action.



Kaso

I'll buy the best gun for my purpose. I don't really care where it's made, who it's made by, who makes money from it. Just like I watch movies that entertain me and I don't care about the political views of the actors. I don't pay them for politics, I pay them to entertain me.

If the company has wronged me (like Taurus, Walther, and a few others), or makes junk, I won't do business with them anymore. But if their only sin is location, I'll buy the product that suits me.

That said, I never understood the love affair with the 870. I have a Mossberg 500 that does everything an 870 does. I have two Mossberg 930s that beat any semi-auto Remington has ever put out. The 700 used to be the end-all-be-all of the bolt gun world, but Savage is catching up, especially in the aftermarket, and for a lower price.