Vista Outdoor - sells Savage

[whereisfredbeckey]

They didn't say who the new buyer is. Immediately REI issued a release saying they would resume business with Vista...I guess everyone wants their Cambelback and Camp Chef products.

Vista Outdoor press release

 

[Kootenay Hunter]

Meh, they still have Federal and CCI, so the SJW can still gripe about that....

 

[mtnrunner260]

What rifle does the Meateater show use?

 

[ODB]

What rifle does the Meateater show use?

Weatherby.

 

[mtnkid85]

What rifle does the Meateater show use?

They where with Savage before Weatherby though weren't they?
That was my first thought when I saw that head line as well.

 

[WhatAmIDoing]

Could have swore a few of Meateater shows had savage as their rifles.

Either way looking to see what Savage does now that they are out from Vista.

 

[ndbuck09]

They were sponsored by savage until very recently; like up until this past winterish

 

[wesGiddingshunt]

Weatherby.

They did use savage for a long time, I was thinking the same thing

 

[Desk Jockey]

They didn't say who the new buyer is. Immediately REI issued a release saying they would resume business with Vista...I guess everyone wants their Cambelback and Camp Chef products.

Vista Outdoor press release

New buyer is a group of investors led by current CEO. Not sure who backed them but it ended up as a management buyout. Rumor is they shopped it late last year and early this year to major brands but didn’t get a deal done.

 

[cuerro viejo]

I hope Vista tells REI to F off

 

[Still Hunter]

REI is overpriced, period.

 

[ndbuck09]

Well Vista didn't tell REI to F off....they told them they want them sooo bad that they'll sell the gun brand off so that they can get back in REI's good graces.....

 

[ndbuck09]

So they only really emboldened companies like REI to exert economic pressure on another company based on a political stance. It's a sad precedent/win.

 

[ODB]

REI is overpriced, period.

They are straight msrp, like first lite, kuiu, yeti, etc etc.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Hmmm. I am not a big fan of the REI situation, but vista has been selling out of some brands. They sold their eyewear holdings and a few others last year. I will say it is hard for a firearms company to be a public company these days.