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Offline Busta

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Has Remington already killed off the "NEF" Handi?
« on: November 19, 2008, 06:51:19 PM »
All of the Handi's I have been seeing lately have the "Harrington & Richardson" brand stamped on them. Has anyone seen a new "NEF" lately? In my December NRA American Hunter magazine there is a new Handi Rifle ad, it is all "H&R", and NEF is not even mentioned.

My new Sidekick is a H&R, not a NEF.

I think Big Green killed NEF!

My guess is that all the rifles built under Remington are going to be H&R's.

What do you guy's think?
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Re: Has Remington already killed off the "NEF" Handi?
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2008, 07:00:55 PM »
Probably depends on what names they bought when  they aquired the company, I have a NEF shotgun with a Marlin stamp on it, guess they sort of all blend together.    Larry
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Re: Has Remington already killed off the "NEF" Handi?
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2008, 07:02:09 PM »
NEF is pretty much absent from the H&R1871 website now too.

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Re: Has Remington already killed off the "NEF" Handi?
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2008, 11:43:25 PM »
Wasn't NEF the initials of some previous company? New England Firearms (NEF). I would imagine that Remington does not relish the thought of some other defunct company initials on their guns. ::) ;D ;D
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Re: Has Remington already killed off the "NEF" Handi?
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2008, 12:15:26 AM »
My 2008 vintage 45-70 handi is marked H&R....

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Re: Has Remington already killed off the "NEF" Handi?
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2008, 12:57:22 AM »
I bought a new Sportster this year and it is marked H&R.
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Re: Has Remington already killed off the "NEF" Handi?
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2008, 01:17:10 AM »
As long as the product is still available, that's all that matters to me.
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Re: Has Remington already killed off the "NEF" Handi?
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2008, 01:50:16 AM »
Same deal when Winchester became Winchester again insted of USRA
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Re: Has Remington already killed off the "NEF" Handi?
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2008, 06:33:41 AM »
Quote from: Graycg on November 20, 2008, 12:15:26 AM
My 2008 vintage 45-70 handi is marked H&R....

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Quote from: Doublebass73 on November 20, 2008, 12:57:22 AM
I bought a new Sportster this year and it is marked H&R.

Thanks guy's, I think I see a pattern here. Not that it matters, just pointing out an observation. I just wonder if they killed or are re-labeling the foriegn made NEF shotguns too? I heard they are being serviced through thr Marlin plant?

I think the NEF brand is dead, long live H&R!

Quote from: LaOtto222 on November 19, 2008, 11:43:25 PM
Wasn't NEF the initials of some previous company? New England Firearms (NEF). I would imagine that Remington does not relish the thought of some other defunct company initials on their guns. ::) ;D ;D

I don't think NEF was ever a defunct company, but rather bought out by Marlin, then by Remington. H&R on the other hand was defunct for a while, I believe.
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Re: Has Remington already killed off the "NEF" Handi?
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2008, 07:03:30 AM »
Historically the company is H&R and NEF was merely a blip along the way to keeping the company alive. So yes I'd expect that Remington will let NEF die and maintain only the original H&R name.
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Re: Has Remington already killed off the "NEF" Handi?
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2008, 07:28:18 AM »
Quote from: Graybeard on November 20, 2008, 07:03:30 AM
Historically the company is H&R and NEF was merely a blip along the way to keeping the company alive. So yes I'd expect that Remington will let NEF die and maintain only the original H&R name.

That is exactly what I figure is happening/happened here too. 1871 sure sounds better than 1987 or whatever it was exactly.

I'm just surprised that Remington didn't make an official press release on the matter, but then again they have been surprising me for years.

Thanks for all the input. ;)
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