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I just got the email, too.  Came here to see what's up.  Maybe GlobeMaster will know, as I know he's friends with Tom.  Sad to see it.  My first AR was an OA carbine.

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I just got an e-mail informing me that Olympic Arms will cease all operations on Feb 28 2017.....anybody hear whats going on?

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hey I'm still around guys, and I know just about as much as you guys do (so far); and as you all know, yes I'm a bigtime Olympic Arm's fan, and I have been for quite a few years now; and I was really taken by surprise, and rather shocked to read the email this afternoon ... it's sad to see this happen to a local homegrown family business.

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You should change the topic title to "Olympic Arms closing down on Feb 28 2017".  

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I wonder if Tweak will finally tell his stories of when he worked at Olympic Arms.  

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Haven't really heard much talk from or about OA in years, good or bad. Sounds like they have probably been in a slow decline for a while now. With the AR market as saturated as it has become, it doesn't come as any surprise to see some of the players bowing out. They almost certainly won't be the last. It wouldn't surprise me to see Colt go through another bankruptcy.

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are they blowing out pistol kits yet?

Note from Olympic Arms: Your order is very important to us, and we are grateful for your patronage. We wanted to take a moment to clarify our situation. Your order is being processes in the order that it was received. Due to the pending closure of Olympic Arms, Inc. under its current ownership on February 28, 2017, and the fluid nature of any acquisition by a new ownership group, we cannot guarantee that this order will be filled. To be clear, your credit card is not being billed at this time. The credit card system will verify your billing information and "pre-authorize" the purchase. This will put a temporary hold on your funds. In 2-3 days this temporary hold will go away. If your order CAN be filled, we will happily do so, and manually bill your card at that time. In other words, your funds will not be secured until we ship your order. Due to the ever changing inventory levels, and the number of orders already in the queue, we cannot give ANY estimates as to when or IF your order will ship. This is regrettable and we apologize for what we consider poor customer service, but under the circumstances of our closing and possible reacquisition, we really have no other choice and hope you respond with patient understanding. NO DELIVERY ESTIMATES WILL BE GIVEN. If you see the actual charge show up on your bank statement, youll know the product is on its way. Should the situation change so that your order can be filled at a later date under new ownership, you will be contacted and given every opportunity to move forward with your order. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you in these times of transition.

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I suspect the downward pressure on rifle prices ($400-$500 for a fully functional rifle), is squeezing margins for some manufacturers. Those that aren't up to managing that environment are feeling the pressure. With Oly being a 2nd generation family business, I wouldn't be surprised that the current family members aren't up to it, or that interested.

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This is one gun business I'm kinda glad to see go, most of the stuff I've seen from them years ago was shit. Then their building the 7.62x39 pistol that cost us the importation of cheap Chinese 7.62x39, showed or I should say simply proved they could give two shits about gun owners, but were about profit over anything else. I say good riddance, Karma she always gets you in the end.

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While I understand your point, I don't agree that blaming Oly Arms for a .gov action makes sense. Terry Cates of the ATF was behind that. They banned importation of steel tip ammunition in 7.62x39 because they could, but failed (and tried) to ban similar domestic M855 green tip that can be legally shot in an AR platform pistol.   There is no major difference I can see.   I understand the political effects of actions, but should firearms manufacturers be driven by the thought that one of their products might make someone in .gov unhappy?