Anyone know if the Remington expansion is online, yet?

[JAB]

Last year there were a few articles discussing Remington's plan to build a new ammo factory.  I believe it was to be at their existing Arkansas facility but was planned to operate in addition to existing factories, thereby significantly increasing their yearly ammo output.  I remember seeing articles stating that ground had been broken on the project and so on.  According to at least some articles at the time, the new factory was projected to be online by this month (June, 2014.)

 

http://www.guns.com/2013/08/09/remington-begins-construction-on-new-ammo-plant-in-arkansas-video/

 

So, being that there are only a few days left in this month, does anyone know if that projection was met?  Anyone know of any current information?

[Smith]

Current projection is to be in mid 2015 before we seen any production from the expansion.  That's what I've heard some distributors we're told by Remington people for FWTW.

[JAB]

So the rumor has it that they have pushed start of production back by an entire year from the original projections?  Crap.  I was hoping they might start churning out some Golden Bullets and other rimfire ammo (along with some centerfire, too, of course) and maybe help alleviate the current .22LR nonsense.  Not that GBs are my favorite - although I do believe the claims of 'improved' Remington made just before the drought were more than just hype (based on shooting some of the 'improved' stuff side by side with some older GBs I had on hand) but right now I'd be happy for just about anything to keep my meager .22LR stash from dwindling further.

Edited June 26, 2014 by JAB

[JAB]

I just used the 'contact us' email address on the Remington company website to send an email asking about projected start time for production at the expansion.  Maybe I can find something out 'straight from the horse's mouth', as it were.  We'll see.