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I might have to get me a Beretta
« on: January 30, 2014, 08:16:30 AM »
Since they've decided to build a plant in Gallatin, just north Our Fair City, instead of up in Maryland.  I don't especially want one though.  I've always liked the idea of their 9mm carbine, but I can't justify the cost. 

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20140130/BUSINESS01/301300066/Beretta-says-TN-good-fit
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Re: I might have to get me a Beretta
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2014, 12:54:34 PM »
You'll have time to save up, as they will not be turning out product immediately.

Which, BTW, is why they are om my plus-list.  It takes guts to tell the stockholders that there will be a pause in the profit stream.

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Re: I might have to get me a Beretta
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2014, 01:39:30 PM »
That's okay.  I can wait. 

By coincidence, El Presidente is in town today.  I hear he's going to be talking about job creation and gun control among other things.  Somehow I doubt he'll mention the 300 new manufacturing jobs coming to Middle TN because of the new Beretta facility.  :angel:
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Re: I might have to get me a Beretta
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2014, 01:43:18 PM »
Quote from: vaskidmark on January 30, 2014, 12:54:34 PM
You'll have time to save up, as they will not be turning out product immediately.

Which, BTW, is why they are om my plus-list.  It takes guts to tell the stockholders that there will be a pause in the profit stream.

stay safe.

Well, Beretta is fortunate in that the "stockholders" are all family members:

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/24573846/significant-economic-development-announcement-at-state-capitol

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Beretta is the oldest family-owned company in the world, operating since 1526 in Italy. Beretta makes a variety of firearms, ranging from hunting shotguns to the U.S. Armed Forces M-9 pistol.
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Re: I might have to get me a Beretta
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2014, 01:45:22 PM »
(Of note, it isn't the oldest family owned company, despite the claim in that article. It is likely the oldest family owned corporation, but I remember an interview with one of the Berettas who talked about the older family-owned companies, including an inn in Japan owned by the same family for over 1000 years.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_companies

Oh, hey, look at that. The FIVE oldest family owned companies in the world are all Japanese. (I just noticed they aren't all Family owned. The Nisiyama Onsen Keiunkan is, however.)
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Re: I might have to get me a Beretta
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2014, 01:51:32 PM »
Huh, surprising how many hotel/inn/bar/brewery/ restaurant type businesses are on that list.
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Re: I might have to get me a Beretta
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2014, 02:06:44 PM »
Quote from: Balog on January 30, 2014, 01:51:32 PM
Huh, surprising how many hotel/inn/bar/brewery/ restaurant type businesses are on that list.

Not so surprising when I think about it.  So many other businesses have been made obsolete over the years, but there's always demand for restaurants, hotels, bars & booze.  I did a quick sort of the page and was not surprised to see Japan way out ahead of everyone for total number of businesses open over such a long period of time.

Japan:   427
Germany:   183
Austria:   43
UK:   37
Italy:   26
France:   25
Switzerland:   23
Netherlands:   18
China:   11
Czech Republic:   10
Belgium:   9
United States:   9
Poland:   6
Sweden:   6
Ireland:   4
Spain:   4
Norway:   3
Finland:   2
Portugal:   2
Slovakia:   2
Turkey:   2
Canada:   1
Denmark:   1
Estonia:   1
Lithuania:   1
Ukraine:   1
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« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2014, 05:01:57 PM »
China likely would have more were it not for the "improvements" Mao installed

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Re: I might have to get me a Beretta
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2014, 08:43:06 PM »
Isolate yourself for a few hundred years while avoiding that whole invading armies tromping hither and yon, plagues, and political turmoil and quite a few businesses can last several centuries. 
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Re: I might have to get me a Beretta
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2014, 09:20:29 PM »
Their sporting shotguns are very nice.
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Re: I might have to get me a Beretta
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2014, 11:57:43 AM »
Quote from: scout26 on January 30, 2014, 08:43:06 PM
Isolate yourself for a few hundred years while avoiding that whole invading armies tromping hither and yon, plagues, and political turmoil and quite a few businesses can last several centuries. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion

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Re: I might have to get me a Beretta
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2014, 06:13:01 PM »
I no longer have a 92, but I've owned several.  Trading fever always got the best of me.  I always liked them, and figured I'd pick up another some day.
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Re: I might have to get me a Beretta
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2014, 06:16:59 PM »
If I never got around to getting an autoshucker shotgun, there's a good chance it'd be a Beretta.
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