More Remington stupidity!

[commander faschisto]

Response from Remmy about the lack of availability of Rem factory ammo for 450b: "We have currently stopped production on the .450 Bushmaster cartridge for this year. Next year we will start producing it again in a limited run. We currently do no have the production schedule."

More top-quality customer service from our buddies at Freedom Group!

[Colohunter]

Isn't ammo normally produced in batches? I wonder if that means they are scaling back, or if it is the batches they originally planned for.

[Hoot]

FWIW, next year is a little over three weeks away.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that they discontinued the R15 450. Perhaps that has something to do with it.

Note, I do not know for certain whether the R15 450 is actually discontinued. It's just something I remember reading on the internet.

Hoot

[Indy Joe]

You think the 450 ammo situation is bad ? Try to get ammo or even brass for the 30 Remington AR!

[BillytheKid]

As I recall, the rumor surrounding the discontinued R-15 was only because they changed camo patterns.

I think I have about 100 rounds or so of their .450b ammo. I sighted in using the Hornady, so that's what I took hunting. Those green tips on the Remington ammo sure looks pretty. I guess that makes it be best ammo I never shot! LOL

[Colohunter]

You think the 450 ammo situation is bad ? Try to get ammo or even brass for the 30 Remington AR!

That's a cartidge that seemed to drop off the radar pretty quickly. But I started shooting the 300 Fireball (Whisper) a couple years ago and unless you wanted to spend $40/20 rounds, you pretty much had to reload. Now that the 300 Blackout is getting more attention, it is getting easier to find barrels, ammo, etc.

[Texas Sheepdawg]

Don't waste your time calling Freedom Group. Hammer the other guys and Hornady. I'm through buying remmy ANYTHING.

[commander faschisto]

The Rem version 450b looks to be still in production, it shows in their current catalog, with Mossy Oak New Break-Up camo, 18" barrel. Lots of internet listings, but none in stock anywhere that I could find. Hmmm....no ammo in stock; no rifles in stock....Remington marketing at its best, again.

[Hoot]

The Rem version 450b looks to be still in production, it shows in their current catalog, with Mossy Oak New Break-Up camo, 18" barrel. Lots of internet listings, but none in stock anywhere that I could find. Hmmm....no ammo in stock; no rifles in stock....Remington marketing at its best, again.

I think I saw that musical a few years back. IIRC, it was called "How to fail in business without really trying". To think how they once commanded such a loyal following. Remember successes like the Xpress, Power Piston, Corelokt, Almighty 700, 870, 1100, 742, you name it. A sad state of affairs now for such a huge legacy of hits. Call me sentimental, but it's truly heartbreaking. Heck, I learned to type on a Remington Electric Typewriter when I was in high school. Not pretty, but reliable. Take my wife, please!

Hoot

[commander faschisto]

Hijack alert! Hoot=young whipper-snapper...back in my day, I had to learn to type on a Remington MANUAL typewriter. Required for H.S. graduation in Missouri back then. You can imagine how thrilled the students, and teachers, were about that state of affairs!