Anybody here, heard that Winchester closed the S. Carolina plant down, and moved production?

[Big O]

Anybody here, heard that Winchester closed the S. Carolina plant down, and moved production?

[NCdeerhunter]

I did some research and it seems that Winchester had one plant that was kind of like a subcontractor in SC. They had some problems with the sub. so they bought out the plant. From what I've read, they are planning to (or already have) opened a new plant in Columbia, SC. That's all I could scrounge up, hope it helped!

[Big O]

THANK GOD, thanks Nc, I did some my self and found the same thing out , yes it's up now.

[6phunter]

thx n.c deer hunter for putting in the effort to find some information, I had read this earlier and was curious myself,

[PigHunter]

I did some research and it seems that Winchester had one plant that was kind of like a subcontractor in SC. They had some problems with the sub. so they bought out the plant. From what I've read, they are planning to (or already have) opened a new plant in Columbia, SC. That's all I could scrounge up, hope it helped!

"FN purchased the brand, and now the parts are made in Columbia, S.C., while being assembled in Portugal. It’s still difficult to get a Winchester Model 70 because FN tools their line in Columbia to make a certain gun, retools for the next one, and so on and around it goes. I question whether this is a good business model, but it’s what they do."
http://www.captainsjournal.com/2018/05/07/collectible-rifles-the-winchester-model-70/

[PigHunter]

Not closed.

"FN purchased the brand, and now the parts are made in Columbia, S.C., while being assembled in Portugal. It’s still difficult to get a Winchester Model 70 because FN tools their line in Columbia to make a certain gun, retools for the next one, and so on and around it goes. I question whether this is a good business model, but it’s what they do."
http://www.captainsjournal.com/2018/05/07/collectible-rifles-the-winches...