Originally Posted by
contender1
Vista Outdoors is basically a bunch of "investors" who bought up a lot of companies,, made it appear they were the "best" and yet,, took a lot of stuff & ruined what used to be great companies. All in the quest for profits. Look at the way they owned (3) of the major .22 RF manufacturers. And look at what the cost of the .22 was & still is. (Thanks Vista!)
As long as Hodgdon keeps it as a private, family owned type of business,, and refuses to let "investor groups" to buy them out,, I see this as a good thing.
Too many investor groups out there nowadays,, all with just one approach to things. "Buy a company,, do things to get good profits,, inflate the value of the company,, and sell after 5-8 years to another investment group." Vista has done it to us for many years by the way they bought companies,, and the products often increased in costs,, the quality suffered in many, and now they are divesting parts of the company.
At the 2023 SHOT Show,, Vista had one of the biggest booths, on the main floor,, and were pushing stuff HARD. Yet,, in 2024,, after Vista sold some stuff,,, (and keeping that crook vanderquack or however his name is spelled,) on as a CEO or whatever,, their booth was NOTHING like it had been in 2023. Much smaller & under a different name. (Revelyst)
I'm GLAD to see Hodgdon get a good product line like RCBS & hopefully they will keep stuff going as it needs to be.