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Thread: Samson MFG just filed for bankruptcy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peshawar View Post
    That sucks. But yeah, if you're a gun accessories manufacturer and you can't manage to at least break even this year you might be doing it wrong. There have been like ten times that I've looked at something that Samson makes, thought "Hmmmmm, maybe I'll buy that" then quickly dismissed the idea because of some part of the design. Oh well.
    The filing has nothing to do with profitability...
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    Quote Originally Posted by caporider View Post
    The filing has nothing to do with profitability...
    From article -
    After Samson moved operations to New Hampshire, the judgment was filed in Cheshire Court Superior Court last December in which a judge upheld the judgment for $933,000.

    Not having the cash on hand, Samson requested to make payments over a period of time, but Troy filed a motion in Cheshire County Superior Court to seize the company's property.
    I just made the assumption that since they don't have the money to pay Troy for the settlement, that perhaps business wasn't that great. Perhaps I should put away my Jump to Conclusions mat now...
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    Is there a chance that this is just an April Fool's joke?
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    Quote Originally Posted by VIP3R 237 View Post
    Is there a chance that this is just an April Fool's joke?
    I thought so too, but after seeing this: http://masscases.com/cases/app/76/76massappct575.html

    I'm pretty sure it's not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    They should have merged. Neither of those companies makes anything I'd buy anyway.

    What are you smoking? Troy makes excellent products - some of the best. Samson makes pretty decent products, also.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ^Rb View Post
    I thought so too, but after seeing this: http://masscases.com/cases/app/76/76massappct575.html

    I'm pretty sure it's not.
    Dang, well that sucks for Sampson and Employees. Doesn't Rainier use their rails for their RUC?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Failure2Stop View Post
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    Yes, those two should have merged. That being said, the only Samson product even mildly interesting to me is their Evolution rail (they make a modified version for Rainier Arms that they use on their RUC), and even then it looks way too similar to the old-school Troy TRX rails. I think the new Troy Alpha system is a better design, and Troy makes more interesting products.

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    I like the Samson Evo EX rails as they are a great option to retain a FSB on a tube type rail.

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    They are basically declaring bankruptcy to avoid paying debt from the lawsuit. Or at least thats what I gathered.

    They posted on TOS that there will be no effect on their business, as far as continuing to provide their products.

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    Quote Originally Posted by djmorris View Post
    What are you smoking? Troy makes excellent products - some of the best. Samson makes pretty decent products, also.
    You're better off ignoring M4C's most prolific troll. Troy makes good stuff and people seem to like Samson's offerings too.

    Samson won the patent case but not the Federal case. Too bad they couldn't work things out.

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