German SIG plant closing...

[IdahoSharpshooter]

It appears SIG has finally had enough of the increasingly anti-firearm government in Germany. They announced June 4th, that the plant in Eckenroede (sp?) is closing. It was opened in 1751.

FORUM Boss:
Here is a Bulletin article that has much information on the subject:

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2020/06/sig-sauer-will-shut-down-german-production-facility/

SIG Sauer spokemen say this will NOT affect USA operations. However this means certain types of arms will have to be produced elsewhere.

 

[hoz53]

It appears SIG has finally had enough of the increasingly anti-firearm government in Germany. They announced June 4th, that the plant in Eckenroede (sp?) is closing. It was opened in 1751.

thats a sad milestone. where else does sig have plants

 

[3Sigma]

New Hampshire is one.

 

[Liven The Dream]

Few Years back Made a Trip To Germany with the Famous Mauser Factory on my List.
The Factory and the Large Mauser Sign is on the Hill side.
It was a Sig Run Operation then No Chance of a Tour

There was a small Museum in the Town the High Light for me A Complete K98K in Parts on a Display Board in the White .
A few Anti Tank Rifles and some Rusted WW2 Lugers and MG's .

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Arkansas has a sig plant. CZ USA is building one a block away from my office

 

[lb-ft]

What a shame.

MADE IN GERMANY used to really mean something. MADE IN USA sure does.

Oh well, they did it to themselves.

HK still MADE IN GERMANY?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

What a shame.

MADE IN GERMANY used to really mean something. MADE IN USA sure does.

Oh well, they did it to themselves.

HK still MADE IN GERMANY?

Made in germany is almost like made in china these days. Its a shame what has happened to germany

 

[DaveTooley]

Arkansas is where the ammo plant is located

 

[Knotwild]

Made in germany is almost like made in china these days. Its a shame what has happened to germany

Germany has a pretty strong track record of messing itself up.

 

[TIMO]

Few Years back Made a Trip To Germany with the Famous Mauser Factory on my List.
The Factory and the Large Mauser Sign is on the Hill side.
It was a Sig Run Operation then No Chance of a Tour

There was a small Museum in the Town the High Light for me A Complete K98K in Parts on a Display Board in the White .
A few Anti Tank Rifles and some Rusted WW2 Lugers and MG's .

When stationed in Germany back in the 90's I stopped by to see if I could take a tour also. No tour, they did send me a brochure and hat pin in the mail.

Tim

 

[Cecil S.]

This is awful. 1751 was a long time ago true history being smashed in the name of LEFTY emotions.

 

[Walt Krafft]

Sigs optics plant is in Oregon.

 

[DukeDuke]

This is awful. 1751 was a long time ago true history being smashed in the name of LEFTY emotions.

just short of a mile

 

[bugman]

The dim moron, angela merkel, is just too politically "woke" to permit free enterprise and firearms to continue in Germany. She had no problem opening the dole to illegal immigrants.

 

[jdh47]

They'll all wake up and find themselves learning chinese before too long and it'll be too late to turn back. I'm not so sure it'd be in our interest to bail them out.

 

[Steve Donlon]

You'd think we'd learn something from what the world has to show us.

 

[DukeDuke]

We learn from history that we do not learn from history

 

[Steve Donlon]

If we wait to long it will be to late, that is what I have learned. Hope enough people have the courage to do something.

 

[IdahoSharpshooter]

the german hierarchy is learning. This is how hitler did it, and it nearly worked in the late 1930's. Disarm the general public first...

 

[JEFFPPC]

The total lack of support I received from SIG after buying a new 1000.00 handgun that was not shootable , they can close all their factories as far as I am concerned. So after spending 200.00 to correct it, it's fine, but I will never buy another SIG product. Yes, that was 2 years ago, I am still pissed. I talked face to face to SIG rep at a show who said they were working to improve their customer service. No offer from him concerning the problem I encountered. I was refered by someone on this forum on where to go to resolve my problem. I made the phone call across the country and first words spoken by the individual who answered were, Where are you calling from I don't recognize the area code. I told him, and then he asked if I was a new Sig owner, amazing.For those who buy now, I hope they have improved there customer service, I use the term loosely.