By the early 80's they were hemorging (sp?) cash. Rising costs and quality going down hill eventually did the Ithaca NY Ithaca Gun in. I have heard this from many old time employees. Ithaca Gun was making money and basically General Recreation sucked cash out of it to help fund other endevours to make a long story short. It was pretty popular in the 70's and I guess it was good stuff. The marketed a brand of hunting clothing called 10X. They had companies that made clothing, I think camping gear, and various outdoor products. General Recreation had their hands in many areas. Ithaca Gun was sold to a group called General Recreation. Ithaca Gun was a family owned company up until the 1960's. Here's a very shortend version of the demise of the old Ithaca Gun. but thanks for the compliment, most folks just call me Dave
I hope the current iteration of Ithaca makes it in the long term.ĭr = David R, not Dr. There were probably other reasons, but if you cannot sell the goods you make at a price point that pays the bills and makes some profit to reinvest into the business, you just can't make it. We all have had to track down our particular pieces as, for the most part, you simply cannot walk into Dick's, Cabelas and any of the multitude of places across the country and find them stocked on the shelves like you can a $300.00 870 Express in 12 or 20. All of us here are enamored of an obscure (or so they say) gauge that has no place.
The folks that gravitate to special interest sites like this one are not your average run of the mill citizen of the US of A. It kind of makes you wonder how they could have gone out of business.Īverage Joe American wants cheaper, cheaper, cheaper, doesn't care if buying Chinese puts his neighbor out of works, causes him to lose his car, home, wife, kids and dog, as long as it cost a dollar cheaper.
0 kommentar(er)
