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Ridge
11-02-2012, 19:08
http://beachcarolina.com/2012/11/02/remington-arms-company-llc-acquires-tapco/


Madison, NC – Remington Arms Company, LLC (Remington), part of the Freedom Group Family of Companies, announced today it has acquired The American Parts Company Inc. (TAPCO).

TAPCO is a designer and marketer of American-made aftermarket accessories and replacement parts for handguns, rifles, shotguns, modern sporting rifles and other tactical firearms. All aspects of the product development cycle are managed from within the company. State of the art computer aided design, rapid prototyping and extensive testing have allowed TAPCO to bring innovative and dependable products to the shooting marketplace.

“TAPCO has been in business for more than 25 years and has established market strength through its high quality U.S.-made products,” said George Kollitides, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Group. “This acquisition will enhance our positioning in the accessories market and allow us to further our research and development capabilities.”

“With the acquisition of TAPCO, Remington continues to demonstrate its commitment to the firearm parts and accessories business,” said Scott Blackwell, President of Freedom Group. “TAPCO is well-known as a leader in delivering innovative and dependable products to the shooting marketplace. We are excited about the breadth of the products they bring to our portfolio, and we look forward to utilizing our resources to ensure our consumers and OEM partners benefit from this important acquisition. We welcome TAPCO and its employees into our family of companies.”

TAPCO will continue day-to-day operations at its Kennesaw, Georgia, facility.

spqrzilla
11-02-2012, 19:18
Does that mean Remington will be making crappy AK's with plastic furniture? [ROFL2]

Great-Kazoo
11-02-2012, 21:37
Does that mean Remington will be making crappy AK's with plastic furniture? [ROFL2]

More along the lines of a shotgun to compete with some other Tactical abortion. Flip side, Visualize an AK with this on the sidehttp://www.remington.com/%7E/media/Images/Buttons/Rem-Licensed-Products.ashx?w=169&h=112&as=1

JohnnyEgo
11-02-2012, 22:22
Cerberus Capital Strikes Again!

That now makes Bushmaster, Remington, Marlin, DPMS, AAC, and a bunch of other companies I've forgotten that are rolled up into the mix. Guess the company shirts at Tapco are about to get nicer.

Great-Kazoo
11-02-2012, 22:29
Cerberus Capital Strikes Again!

That now makes Bushmaster, Remington, Marlin, DPMS, AAC, and a bunch of other companies I've forgotten that are rolled up into the mix. Guess the company shirts at Tapco are about to get nicer.

Pocket T's......AND COLLARS! [LOL] YES!

jerrymrc
11-03-2012, 06:56
Buddie is going to retire I guess. I remember when they made only about 15 items and sold kits. [Flower]

Great-Kazoo
11-03-2012, 07:13
Buddie is going to retire I guess. I remember when they made only about 15 items and sold kits. [Flower]
Weren't they the ones who brought out FAC (Federal's) inventory?

T-Jet
11-03-2012, 08:06
Ok - who owns Cerebus? I've heard ALL kinds of wild things from one extreme to another ...

sniper7
11-03-2012, 08:06
hopefully they don't put tapco stocks on factory 700's...

Ronin13
11-03-2012, 09:23
hopefully they don't put tapco stocks on factory 700's...

Oh I can see it now.... Tacticool R700s... Ugh[Bang]

Ridge
11-03-2012, 09:27
Ok - who owns Cerebus? I've heard ALL kinds of wild things from one extreme to another ...

It's not Rahm Emmanuel, which is likely what you've been hearing. That was a bullshit email going around and nothing backed up it's claims.

T-Jet
11-03-2012, 09:34
No - latest one has Soros pulling the money strings on Cerebus.

Ridge
11-03-2012, 09:38
That one is also a lie.

sniper7
11-03-2012, 09:43
so who is it?

jerrymrc
11-03-2012, 11:00
Weren't they the ones who brought out FAC (Federal's) inventory?

I do not think so but there was not much left it seemed like. I remember looking at a list of the stuff that was left one day and it was all 2-3-5 of each.

flan7211
11-03-2012, 11:53
Great two shitty companies combined.

Squeeze
11-03-2012, 16:13
Man, gotta be pretty desperate to want to buy Tapco. It's like going around the board on Monopoly and landing on Baltic Ave - buy it just because you're there and it's cheap. [Shake]

Remington can church it up all they want, but regarless...paint it, polish it...a turd is still a turd. But I suppose it is fair to see what comes of it (insert positive thinking here).